Although much of the attention on the main stage every year at Conservative Political Action Conference, it is the events side event of the real kookiness. Events can be organized and CPAC attendees a headache as they try to walk the line between taking certain groups under the umbrella of the conservative movement, but also want to make it clear they do not want to associate themselves with Some of these groups' more questionable qualifications.
For example, a session on the dangers of multiculturalism, which included participants from the VDARE website, labeled as white nationalist hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Rep. Steve King was one of the people had to walk the fine line. When questioned about the Law Center Southern Poverty describes his other panelists answered the first to go on the attack. "I would not be sitting up on a panel with anyone from the Southern Poverty Law Center," King told the reporters. "I am not able to judge people in the way they seem to be as free to do."
However, King then a series of delicate dance of mental pirouettes. He explained that the top dog valued at VDARE, Peter Brimelow, and who have returned from taking a full-on. Brimelow was not, he said, he met a good person before the panel, although he had read his book.
"I remember but I've read his book and I put his name in my memory, and I remember that his reasoning but reasoning that I could keep track and I'm glad we have a voice," said in response to a journalist question about the relationship pair.
For example, a session on the dangers of multiculturalism, which included participants from the VDARE website, labeled as white nationalist hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Rep. Steve King was one of the people had to walk the fine line. When questioned about the Law Center Southern Poverty describes his other panelists answered the first to go on the attack. "I would not be sitting up on a panel with anyone from the Southern Poverty Law Center," King told the reporters. "I am not able to judge people in the way they seem to be as free to do."
However, King then a series of delicate dance of mental pirouettes. He explained that the top dog valued at VDARE, Peter Brimelow, and who have returned from taking a full-on. Brimelow was not, he said, he met a good person before the panel, although he had read his book.
"I remember but I've read his book and I put his name in my memory, and I remember that his reasoning but reasoning that I could keep track and I'm glad we have a voice," said in response to a journalist question about the relationship pair.
Meanwhile, CPAC seemed to keep their distance, a spokeswoman Daily directing the caller to Alex Pappas with the sponsoring organization for comment and pointing out that it was not organized by the American Conservative Union.
The host of the event was officially the ProEnglish group, and their executive director, Robert Vandervoort. CPAC opened itself up to criticism of him in the scene as well, because it "was the organizer of the white nationalist group, Chicagoland Friends of American Renaissance" in accordance with the Institute for Research on Education and Human Rights person.
Still, at least they got some thanks. Vandervoort leaders praised the CPAC for "to stand up to the left-wing thugs who want to shut down this conference and our freedoms of speech and assembly."
The panel discussion itself focused on the idea that multiculturalism and making arrangements for non-English speakers so they can do things like vote or receive public education, America is a terrible thing to do.
Dr. Rosalie Porter, chairman of the board confirmed ProEnglish and a former bilingual teacher who thinks now of bilingual education as "a crazy idea," it said that part of multi-culturalism "The idea that all cultures as valid, and one must be judgment and one must not say anything critical about the culture. "
Brimelow said bilingualism was "because of the power distribution of the society" and "the elites decide without pressure to assimilate immigrants."
King was late to the panel and was not even on the agenda, but he blended right in when he showed up, calling English the language of "success" and asking why the left was "obsessed" with multiculturalism.
Multiculturalism has infected even the House Republicans, according to the King. He recalled how a leader would not let him anonymous Republican floor manager have sponsored a bill to make English the official language of the United States was not an immigrant.
"I wanted to bring it up in the House, I was perfectly able to do that, I had all the co-sponsors, I worked, I earned it and the time limit should be political, and the answer I got was that 'we are looking for someone who is an immigrant or the son or daughter of immigrants to be a floor manager of the bill', "said King. "And the answer I gave that leader anonymous 'I do not have much of a positive action plan to select the bill floor managers.' And so have no fear of criticism. "
