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(46,292 posts)
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:12 PM Mar 2016

Donald Trump Ditches CPAC To Go To 'Witchita, Kanasas'

Source: Right Wing Watch

Donald Trump’s campaign announced today that he is pulling out of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an annual right-wing event put on by the American Conservative Union, which Trump was scheduled to address tomorrow morning. Several conservative activists had been planning to protest Trump at the event. His campaign released a statement saying that the candidate will instead hold a rally in “Witchita, Kanasas” and return to CPAC as president of the United States:

Read more: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/donald-trump-ditches-cpac-go-witchita-kanasas#sthash.cxyON7x2.dpuf



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AxionExcel

(755 posts)
4. Wichita, Kan.-based Koch Industries, Inc. began as Wood River Oil and Refining Co. in 1940...
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:26 PM
Mar 2016
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FailureToCommunicate

(14,005 posts)
16. As a Show Me free-stater we had no kind words for the Border Ruffians or worse the Bush
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 04:54 PM
Mar 2016

whackers descendants where we were grew up.

Good thing we've all come a long way about race relations since then isn't it.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
6. He wants the blessing of the Kochsuckers, obviously
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:34 PM
Mar 2016

So much for not taking any campaign $$$$ ---my guess is he will, via the anonymous donation superPAC route.

RKP5637

(67,080 posts)
8. Shows how bad the GOP is! Trump can't even stand them! He's playing them like a fiddle and
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:52 PM
Mar 2016

the GOP can't do a F'en thing about it. I'm loving it!

BumRushDaShow

(128,269 posts)
10. And since his shtick is a stinkin' pile
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:56 PM
Mar 2016

he'll be sure to attract all the media flies, which will put a big dent in the coming wall-to-wall coverage that CPAC normally gets from the M$M. If anything, he'll steal any lunatic thunder that Cruz might have planned during that event (as the master of CPAC crazy-speak).

RKP5637

(67,080 posts)
11. Yep, exactly! The media flies are chasing his butt around. Whereever he goes, the media flies will
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:59 PM
Mar 2016

follow.

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