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Congressman Ted Poe (R-2nd District, TX) spoke on the subject of criminal justice reform at CPAC 2011. Congressman Poe talked about the need for reform at both the Federal and State levels. Ted Poe, now a member of Congress, has spent most of his life in the criminal justice system. Poe started out as a prosecutor for 8 years in Harris County, Texas - trying capital murder cases. After that he was a felony court judge for 22 years presiding over cases ranging from theft to murder.   Read more »

Congressman Ron Paul (TX-14) has always been a popular speaker at CPAC. Below are some excerpts from his speech:

I understand we had a few new members sent to Congress and we have you to thank for that, but I do want to take a moment to take a little special privilege and say we also have a new senator from Kentucky, and we like that too!

There's a lot of exciting things going on. There is truly a new revolution going on in this country,

There's no question that Sarah Palin is a media star. So when a woman with Sarah Palin's iconic hairdo, dressed in a bright red skirt suit with an American flag pin, oh and don't forget the trendy thin-framed glasses, shows up in the lobby of the very hotel where the Conservative Political Action Conference is being held, there's going to be a mass frenzy!

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Gov. Mitt Romney was my choice for the Republican nomination for President in 2008.  So far I have yet to see anyone ready to change that.  In was was clearly designed to be a Reagan style speech of the greatness of American exceptionalism and the optimistic future of our country, Romney received several standing ovations from the CPAC crowd.  Here are some excerpts from his speech.   Read more »

The point I walked away from this program with is that Security and national safety are major concerns for all Americans. When we, as Republicans allow Democrats to shut this discussion down with charges of racism and bigotry, we lose on the issue of security. In other words, without other discussion the president wins on security.   Read more »

Congressman Paul Ryan hit the mark when he took the podium at CPAC.  Ryan declared that the nation is at "halftime." "The first half of this fight was one where we saw the left unpluged. We saw what they want to do. The people spoke up - we have one of those great founding principles in this country that we have government by consent of the governed, and, you know what? The governed did not consent and there they went out of the mahority and we have a conservative majority in the House of Representatives now."

Ryan then went on to describe the policy battles that the 2011 Congress

As the leader of one of America's most conservative organizations, the NRA, Wayne LaPierre stepped to the podium to address CPAC about the gun industry, the second amendment and American freedom.

Because of the last election, people are reading the Constitution like never before.

Introduced video of Charton Heston talking about the medias love of dramatizing the tragedy of carnage. LaPierre read off a list of 12 names. Asked if anyone recognized the names. No one did. They were the names of the dead from VA Tech. He talked about the commonality of public shootings by establishing "gun free" zones that leave people defenseless.

Donald Trump made a surprise visit to CPAC 2011 to annouce his potential bid for Republican nominee for President:

I deal with people from China, I deal with people from Mexico. Other countries view our leaders as weak and ineffective. They laugh about what they can get away with.

Over the years, I've participated in many battles, and have come out very victorious almost every single time. I have fairly and intelligently made billions of dollars. This is an indicator of my abilities. I have always been told that people of great accomplishments cannot run for office.

Congressman Rick Santorum talked about American exceptionalism. Said Obama really does not belive American is exceptional. Criticized the Obama apology tour.

Talks about turning our backs on our allies. The worst was turning our back on the revolutionaries in Iran. Obama did not call the powers in Iran to step down. He sided with the people in power, our enemies. Now he sides with the protesters instead of our ally.   Read more »

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich making a grand entrance to a standing ovation of presidential proportions. Looks like a president entering Congress for a State of the Union Address.

So, what is the state of Conservativism in America? Gingrich harkened back to second CPAC in 1975 when Reagan called for a bold colors proposal that led to the fall of the Soviet Union and strong economic growth.   Read more »