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William F. Buckley would weep at the CPAC circus coming to Orlando The right's historic meat-and-potatoes issues are being treated as an afterthought at the four-day Conservative Political Action Conference.  By the Editorial Board the Orlando Sentinel February 25, 2021 — 11:41am Text size Copy shortlink: But that's not what CPAC is bringing to Orlando, Fla., starting Thursday. We're getting a new breed of 21st-century conservatives, who, instead of focusing on economic policy and foreign affairs, obsess over fables of stolen ele...

Donald Trump will use CPAC comeback speech to repeat false claim he won the election and push for voting 'reforms' after losing scores of court challenges to results Trump to use speech Sunday at the Conservative Political Action Conference to push repeated claims that he is the true victor of the 2020 presidential election  The conference will include several panel discussions focused on election fraud  One panel will include an appearance from Cleta Michell, a former Trump campaign attorney attempting to overturn the election results Another will include former Nevada Attorney General Ada...

CPAC is a breeding ground for Trump's dangerous brand of misinformation like the 'big lie' that led to Jan. 6 Capitol riots. '

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WILLIAM GUMEDE | Lazy police have failed SA by hiding behind the ‘roadblock strategy’ Law enforcement has shown SA mirrors a near failed state with its lack of proactive policing of Covid protocols 18 January 2021 - 20:46 The government’s appalling lack of enforcement, especially the police, the front line enforcement agency, is much to blame for the terrifying second wave of Covid-19 and variants infections. The Covid-19 crisis has yet again exposed the shortcomings of the enforcement and leadership capabilities of the police services locally, provincially and nationally.�...