CPAC -- The Right Wing Olympics

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Published on Sunday, February 21, 2010 by CommonDreams.org

CPAC -- The Right Wing Olympics
by Tom Andrews

The Games are on! We’re not talking about the ones in Vancouver, but the ones in Washington, D.C. The Conservative Political Action Conference is underway in the land of the wicked to showcase their best to the nation and rally the faithful. The right-wing is on a roll in American politics as right-wing Members of the House and Senate beat back such socialist ideas as access to health care for all Americans; a sustainable planet; and the U.S. criminal justice system.

Would-be right-wing leaders are now in competition to build their own base among the faithful. They are bringing their best to Washington to try and win Gold in the hearts and minds of potential right-wing followers. Some are seeking to lay groundwork for a campaign for Congress or the White House, while others want to lay claim to more listeners, readers and bloggers, so that they might move the direction of their movement and the Republican party ever more to the right.

So, as our skiers, skaters and hockey players compete for the gold in Vancouver, right wing bomb throwers, bloviators and fear mongers have assembled to go for right-wing gold in Washington DC, inspiring their base and informing the rest of the country as to what is in store if they get their way in November.

We think that this is a good idea. The more Americans know the truth about those being showcased at CPAC, the more they might think twice before being taken in by their focus group driven campaign commercials and casting their votes this fall.

AND, we would like you to help out. Who among these right-wingers deserve to win the Gold Medal in the Right-Wing Olympics? Unlike the ELITE, Perrier sipping judges at the Olympics – most of who are not even American – we thought that we would let YOU, the PEOPLE decide who wins our Gold Medal competition.

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