Out front of CPAC
this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/Zk87oyC3ix— M?TT G?STZ' C?o?n?t?i?n?g?e?n?c?y? P?l?a?n? (@krisalteyespy) March 2, 2023
‘Tragic: the Gathering’ was TBogg’s name for CPAC, back when Erick Son of Erick was promoting it for a bunch of grifters, wanna-bes, and young interns networking(ifyouknowwhatImean) with each other, and the ‘mainstream’ media mostly showed up to mock them.
What a roster at CPAC! Perhaps the most extraordinary collection of grifters, gropers, conspiracists, and apologists for authoritarianism that has ever been gathered together in one place, with the possible exception of when Benito Mussolini dined alone. https://t.co/Ao1reLB2mf
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) March 1, 2023
Then Matt Schlapp groped Gym's crotch, and Gym didn't see a thing. https://t.co/OIN6aK1sRi
— Frances Langum (@bluegal) March 2, 2023
Also if you haven’t bought your ticket yet … well, no rush on that, either. pic.twitter.com/A4CahJPQEv
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) March 2, 2023
#Dilbert headlines #CPAC pic.twitter.com/lrntp12pgB
— CHUNTERKAP (@chunterkap) March 2, 2023
NewsMax reporter:
Just caught up with one of the most popular attendees at CPAC: @SarahPalinUSA pic.twitter.com/ArxTcohqj9
— Logan Ratick (@Logan_Ratick) March 2, 2023
It’s *always* projection…
Of course, in reality, Perry is under criminal investigation for his role in Trump's attempted coup.
He was so fearful that he asked Trump for a pardon. https://t.co/QaMILgKrU5
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) March 3, 2023
more or less guarantees a COVID outbreak imo https://t.co/HbrUeO450l
— post malone ergo propter malone (@PropterMalone) February 28, 2023
CPAC tickets require you to sign a waiver for Covid. They said Covid was a joke, but they require you to sign a waiver in case you die from the joke. pic.twitter.com/OSUNu5PbZD
— Lock Them Trumps Up ?????? —NO DMs— (@Youtalkingtume) March 2, 2023
Trump henchmen dragging Desantis for skipping CPAC has begun. pic.twitter.com/hKrVcrRgFM
— Ron Filipkowski ???? (@RonFilipkowski) March 2, 2023
Happy anniversary, y’all!
11 years ago today, the World lost one of the greatest Conservative Leaders in history.
His legacy lives on in each and every Patriot fighting for America, many of whom are at #CPAC this week. Thank you, Andrew Breitbart. pic.twitter.com/sjrOiXFTYH
— Matt Schlapp (@mschlapp) March 2, 2023
.@JoyAnnReid on CPAC: "The once august gathering is now more like the Star Wars cantina. A collection of castoffs and losers. And that's not a dis, we're talking *actual* losers."@DavidJollyFL joins #TheReidOut with more. pic.twitter.com/jYP0dQQ4UR
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) March 2, 2023
NotMax
The P.D.Q. Bach of conventions.
Amir Khalid
I literally LOL’d.
Mike in NC
I, for one, would be happy to declare dead Andrew Breitbart a bigger piece of shit than live Matt Shlapp.
different-church-lady
You mean ‘interfacing’.
Elizabelle
I still remember the thread when the news of Andrew Breitbart’s demise reached us.
Fun times.
Ken
@Amir Khalid: It reminded me of RMONEY. Except that was a photoshop job, and this is reality, or at least whatever passes for it when within 100 meters of CPAC.
different-church-lady
Pronoun trouble.
Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
Haven’t read all of the threads for today, but has this been talked about?
Biden tells Democratic senators he won’t veto effort to rescind DC crime law
Sure Lurkalot
Junior’s “fiancée” with a grift all her own. Now, who wouldn’t invest their nest egg with that track record?
And though I try not to comment on a person’s visage, I have no idea why anyone would do that to themselves.
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1631403288234020874
Spanky
Morans!
piratedan
all they need at CPAC to make it complete would be an on camera takedown of an attendee with a large caliber automatic rifle screaming about how DeSantis sent them to do “God’s work”
PatrickG
@Elizabelle: I remember that thread too. Makes me realize just how long I’ve been lurking here!
Jay
Briebart is still dead, right?
sdhays
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): Thanks, CNN. After reading the article, I have literally no idea what they’re talking about.
What are the crime issues that have Congress’ panties tied up in knots? What actions has the DC City Council taken or not taken to cause Congress to feel the need to take time away from doing fuck-all about national problems and focus on meddling in city problems? What is “controversial” about…whatever it is? CNN can’t tell you!
strange visitor (from another planet)
this breaking news just in: andrew breitbart is still dead.
sdhays
Did anyone else read the Jason Miller…wet fart(?)…and think, “Hey, now, Jason. Your boss probably doesn’t want you poo-pooing fundraising dinners at hotels in Palm Beach.”? I would think that would hit a little close to home (literally).
Steve in the ATL
@NotMax: #NPRdeepcuts
HumboldtBlue
I just did a search for TBogg on Breitbart’s death, and it was during his time at FDL and those words no longer exist from what I found.
Here’s a BJ thread authored by DougJ.
And here’s a link authored by Zandar with 567 comments.
And one from ABL
And here is John Cole being quoted by The Week, and he was in high dudgeon!
Citizen Alan
@Mike in NC: Every time I see a reminder that Andrew Breitbart is dead, it brings a smile to my face.
sdhays
@Citizen Alan: Your post made me think, “Every time you remind someone that Andrew Breitbart is still dead, an angel gets its wings.”
different-church-lady
@HumboldtBlue:
Cole = class. Even without pants.
Splitting Image
It’s times like these I wish I were a Greek goddess. I could inscribe a golden apple with the words “for the most conservative” and throw it into the middle of this den of vipers. Then we’d only have to deal with the last man standing.
Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
@HumboldtBlue:
Whatever happened to Zandar? Or Elon James White? They used to be regular Front Pagers
Steeplejack
@Jay:
😹 Exactly what I was going to say.
HumboldtBlue
@different-church-lady:
Nah, he’s being far too kind, far too accommodating to a despicable asshole.
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka):
No clue, although Zandar may have been called back to his home planet.
Look at the all the commenter names on Cole’s post about Breitbart.
Benw
I do need to ease up on the scale, but I’m not sure the Scott Perry weight loss for Democrats program sounds super healthy
Shalimar
@Jay: If you had made me guess at the time, there is no way I would predict that walking pre-existing condition Steve Bannon would be the one from that evil pair who was still alive in 2023.
sdhays
@Benw: We should probably interpret it as a cry for help. “I’m losing bone density because I can’t eat because I’m so scared!!! Please, someone help me!”
West of the Rockies
Jordan and that ubiquitous, stupid yellow tie and rolled up sleeves… he clearly thinks he appears studly. It’s like Trump and the fucking 12-foot red tie. Boring cosplay catastrophes.
I would love for their ugly mugs to be Super Glued to each other for life.
Honus
@Mike in NC: I just wish they’d used that picture of himnin his bathrobe yelling at people.
Ohio Mom
@HumboldtBlue: Zandar is still blogging: http://zandarvts.blogspot.com/?m=0
Redshift
@Ken:
Nah, if you read the thread, the guy who posted it admits it’s a joke.
sralloway
@different-church-lady:
Mopping the floor naked.
espierce
Andrew Breitbart: still dead and I’m pretty sure his expiration occurred when TBogg had his own place.
Amir Khalid
@Redshift:
So they were trolling CPAC? Even better!
Urza
I’m still bothered always wrong Bill Kristol is on our side now
Origuy
@different-church-lady: Jackson Browne’s Lawyers in Love came to mind:
Among the human beings, in their designer jeans
Am I the only one who hears the screams?
And the strangled cries of
lawyersright-wingers in lovehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxXiitZAjiY
Mike G
@Urza: This. “Apologist for authoritarianism” fitted Kristol not so long ago.
Danielx
@Elizabelle:
And better yet, he’s still dead.
Danielx
@piratedan:
Don’t give up hope, there are days to come. That scenario would not surprise me.
Frankensteinbeck
And you built this, Bill. You said “Fuck the truth, grinding the weak and Other into the dirt is more important.” You said it with long words to fellow rich white men, but you pushed that for decades. Congratulations, you convinced a whole bunch of people that hate was more important than reality, and this is what happens: Rage addicts and ignoramuses who don’t care about being smart because, after all… fuck the truth.
lgerard
@Mike G:
Or as Jon Stewart once introduced him, “The first person to be wrong about Iraq”
NotMax
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
Front pagers come and front pagers go
Rarely talking of Michelangelo
:)
ian
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka):
I believe this is the same Zandar
http://zandarvts.blogspot.com/
frosty
@HumboldtBlue:
There’s three of them still around that I recognize: D-C-L, Ruckus, and Elizabelle.
Off to bed, much too late. Flying into Detroit tomorrow with a forecast of 7″ of snow. Via Southwest. Wish me luck!
oatler
@Ohio Mom:
His blog looks like Ballune Juice. Maybe there are Bizzaro World jackals too?
West of the Rockies
@NotMax:
Let us go then you and I…
Anne Laurie
Don’t get your hopes up; there’s a very strict security ban on weapons at the CPAC site, and has been for as far back as I can remember.
Republicans — if it weren’t for hypocrisy, they’d have no ethics at all.
opiejeanne
@Urza: When Bill Kristol endorsed Hillary and predicted that she would win, I took that as an omen.
Of course, the approaching chaos was evident with the Cubs winning the World Series.
lowtechcyclist
@Sure Lurkalot:
Good Lord. What size trowel do you think she used to apply her eye make-up?
lowtechcyclist
What, they couldn’t get Orban this year?
Barney
What is the “MΔTT GΔΣTZ’ Contingency Plan” (@kristaleyespy) Twitter account? I’d assume a spoof of Matt Gaetz, but it restricts who can view it, which is not very useful for a spoof account. Has this picture been put anywhere else?
lowtechcyclist
@frosty:
And Brachiator, Nicole, different-church-lady, and HumboldtBlue.
HeartlandLiberal
Tried to see the first Tweet quoted in post; got this: “You’re unable to view this Tweet because this account owner limits who can view their Tweets“
Betty
Not sure when my Rep, Scott Perry, went that far bonkers, but wow! Nice to see hom express himself so clearly.
Dorothy A. Winsor
@West of the Rockies: “While the evening is spread out against the sky, like a patient etherized upon a table.”
Or words to that effect. Now that’s an image that’s stuck with me.
kalakal
@Sure Lurkalot: Third place in an Ozzy Osborne Look-a-Like competition
satby
@HumboldtBlue: both were hounded out of here by racists, as was ABL. ABL and Zandar are still on twitter (at least as of yesterday).
NotMax
@satby
Not quite fair. Mr. White’s posts fairly quickly degenerated into nothing more than a brief blurb promoting a link to his own webby place.
satby
@NotMax: true, but he got a lot of shit about his race too, or so I’ve heard. Mostly all of the harassment to all of them was in email, IIRC, and vile. Not all lurkers were warm fuzzy kindly folks.
satby
@lowtechcyclist: some changed their names, more (well, me anyway) were spent by earlier, longer threads on the topic.
“I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure” Clarence Darrow, but misattributed to Mark Twain
A Man for All Seaonings (formerly Geeno)
@HeartlandLiberal: Me too
What’s in the picture?
Butch
@HeartlandLiberal: I got the same notice. I came to the comments hoping someone would tell me what it shows.
Another Scott
@HeartlandLiberal: @A Man for All Seaonings (formerly Geeno): @Butch:
It was public earlier, I guess they took it down because it was getting too much notice.
SECDEE!
Heh.
HTH!
Cheers,
Scott.
Another Scott
@Urza: @Frankensteinbeck:
Bloody Bill was (until very recently) on the board of the Manhattan Institute, home of the monster Christopher Rufo.
Bloody Bill is not on our side.
But I just checked, and he’s no longer listed on the MI board. Interesting. So maybe he’s slowly learning (or maybe they kicked him out)??
Cheers,
Scott.
MisterDancer
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): No idea why Elon James White left here, but it might be related to the fact that his name is mud in a lot of circles these days; indeed, he left Twitter long before the current debacle w/Musk.
To sum up, he indirectly insulted a lot of Black Women activists and had people who worked for him calling him out publicly for underpaying them. I can’t find a lot of direct links but I recall me pulling away from his work after some tales; I think even Imani Gandy called him out.
Paul in KY
Mussolini didn’t die alone. His mistress was executed with him.
Paul in KY
@HumboldtBlue: i think Zandar was from the same planet as The Silver Surfer. On the other side of the universe…
Paul in KY
@HumboldtBlue: I was in the Zandar thread! My comment re Beatbro: ‘I feel about the same as when Micheal Kelly died.’
Tarragon
@HumboldtBlue:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130524162953/http://tbogg.firedoglake.com:80/2013/03/01/andrew-breitbart-died-which-is-why-we-have-a-black-president/
Rugosa
@Frankensteinbeck:
Upvoted
Mike G
@Another Scott: You have to wonder exactly when Bloody Bill realized the leopards were eating his face and “It’s not a problem until it’s MY problem” took effect. He was happy to consort with fascists when he was helping choose the targets of the cruelty and oppression.
JerrytheMacGuy
@lowtechcyclist: Her eye makeup is disturbing, but it’s her flapping mouth and Botox lips that evoke the greatest terror. They won’t shut up!
misterpuff
@oatler: Bizarro BJ has no jackals, just hyenas.