Conservative Pulse

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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‘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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More observations from the ‘American Dream’ Summit

A couple more observations from the ‘Defending the American Dream’ Summit… The positives… The venue is fantastic. Lots of space, nice ballrooms, and access to an underground tunnel that leads to an underground mall. There’s also an attached Metro Station right there. It makes it very easy to get around. Also glad I [...]

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Waiting for SamSphere to begin

Still having wi-fi connection issues. For a conference so heavily geared toward new media, it would be nice to have more expansive and easily available wireless Internet. But oh well. Right now I’m waiting for the SamSphere training seminar to begin in Salon J. The room is at least half empty, which makes [...]

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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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