CPAC

Ace Wins CPAC 2008 Blogger of the Year
By NB Staff | February 8, 2008 | 1:53 PM EST

Conservative bloggers embody the political and patriotic spirit of Ronald Reagan argued Ace, winner of the 2nd Annual CPAC Blogger of the Year Award (read his blog Ace of Spades HQ here), as he accepted the honor earlier this afternoon at the conservative gathering.Heritage Foundation blogger Robert Bluey introduced Ace, who lamented that while it may take another generation for another Reagan to rise to the presidency, everyday Americans can and should work to hold the political class

CPAC's Presidential Banquet Featured MSM Bias Victim Rep. Blackburn
By Ken Shepherd | February 8, 2008 | 10:55 AM EST

I had the honor of attending the Presidential Banquet last evening at the 2008 Conservative Political Action Conference. Speakers included Bob Novak and Rep. Marsha Blackburn, as well as former ABC White House correspondent Sam Donaldson (who good naturedly needled Novak in a speech introducing and praising his career in journalism). Blackburn spoke eloquently about having the "best district" in America and how faith, family, and a can-do volunteer spirit characterize her constituency. "Not once," Blackburn emphasized, did anyone she spoke to on Wednesday in the aftermath of devastating tornados, "ask where's FEMA?"Blackburn, NewsBusters fans may recall was the target last September of an inaccurate and unfair ambush at the hands of MSNBC's David Shuster. For an archive of NewsBusters posts on that, check here. See also Mark Finkelstein's Sept. 26 post complete with MSNBC's David Shuster apology for ambushing Blackburn:

Open Thread
By Matthew Sheffield | February 7, 2008 | 9:21 AM EST

Today's starter: Anyone going to CPAC? If so, be sure and visit the various MRC functions which include:

  • An 11:30 book signing today for Brent Bozell's book "Whitewash"
  • The official MRC booth where you can meet our staff as well as get some nice swag
  • The NB presence at "Bloggers' Row." Managing editor Ken Shepherd and myself will be in and out throughout the conference
  • A 12:00pm panel Saturday on web politics at which MRC will present our new Eyeblast video hosting service