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Video from the Bloggers Room at the ‘Defending the American Dream’ Summit

Here is a little video clip of the Bloggers Room they put us up in at the summit this weekend. This is where I’ve been writing the majority of my posts from and it’s the only place I’m getting decent wi-fi access. AFP has done a great job of making bloggers feel at [...]

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Santorum addresses AFP’s ‘American Dream’ summit in Washington

Former Republican Senator Rick Santorum addressed the closing session of the ‘Defending the American Dream’ summit put on by Americans for Prosperity. The focus of his short address to the assembled group was that conservatives should engaged in a fight for America’s culture. Liberal documentaries rake in big bucks at the movies while [...]

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‘American Dream’ Summit in Washington

Austin has sent back some pictures from the summit in Washington, D.C., despite the extremely spotty internet service.  This is like getting pictures back from a Mars lander…I had no idea what it looked like until now.  Actually it’s just hotel meeting rooms, of course. By the way, Americans for Prosperity has been extraordinary at getting [...]

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Saturday morning’s General Session at the Defending the American Dream Summit

The ballroom used for last night’s dinner has been converted into what looks like a political party convention floor. Tables with signs that indicate each state’s delegation. It makes one wonder if this organization exists to lay the framework for some future ‘Prosperity Party’ or other more directly electoral evolution. They’ve got a live feed going [...]

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George Will energizes Americans for Prosperity crowd

The highlight of tonight’s Americans for Prosperity dinner dedicated to Ronald Reagan was an extended speech by conservative columnist George Will. Will used his time to speak about the current economic crisis facing America. He described the root cause as an “excess of consumption” and the “democratization of credit” in our nation. [...]

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Americans for Prosperity presents the ‘Tribute to Ronald Reagan’ dinner

It’s been an exciting day here at the ‘Defending the American Dream’ summit in Washington, DC. A rally on Capitol Hill, training sessions for new media and bloggers, and then the main event of the evening… a huge dinner with numerous major speakers. There’s an interesting mixture of high-energy power ties, rank and file grassroots [...]

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First impressions from the Defending the American Dream Summit

I arrived at Reagan National Airport around 5pm today and made my way over to the hotel shuttle area. The Marriott shuttle arrived about 20 minutes later. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize that there are three different Marriott brand hotels right next to the airport. First, I jumped off the shuttle at the [...]

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