Perry, others highlight weekend conservative summit in Denver

[harvey007]

Source: Denver Post

The conservative movement spotlight will be shining on Denver Friday night as big name Republican presidential hopefuls — both confirmed and rumored — appear at the Western Conservative Summit.

The three day conference will feature a keynote speech by Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, who comes to Colorado on the winds of heavy speculation he will make a 2012 run.

Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_18571482

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The powers that be have already anointed Rick Perry to be the next President of the United States.

[Angry Dragon]

1. That means the next President of the United States

will be a gay guy .............. never knew the republicans would vote gay

[Veracious]

2. The powers that be Pffffffffffft

Why even post this if you are seemingly sooooooo disempowerd. I am soo sick of this type of energy stealing position. I understand there are forces working against progress, but I refuse to give up. I know elections have been stolen and politicians have been bought. But arguing for your limitations/defeat makes them your automatically. Now is not the time to give up!

[abbeyco]

3. I'm staying the fuck out of downtown Denver this weekend

Don't want to run into the inbred rethugs that'll be hanging out down there for this loser-fest. Knowing Rick the Prick will be in my fair city is just vomit-inducing :puke:

[Veracious]

4. LOL Noooo Way

It's my City. I say bring the Republiklan ON. I will not change my behavoir one bit for these bad bad men.

[Ghost Dog]

6. Can somebody do some, you know, 'eavesdropping' there,

hack them, whatever (use their own sleazy methody against them)?

[SoapBox]

5. ...freak show.

Wake up America...before these Radicalized Right Wingers cram their religion up your arse.

[No Elephants]

7. Perry was a highlight? IOW, this was the kind of event only Republicons deserve.

[librechik]

8. I feel nauseous

now I know why

[pampango]

9. Here's the full schedule for the event. Pick the most wacko session.

http://www.ccu.edu/centennial/events/wcsummitlive.asp

Friday, July 29 – Sunday, July 31

FRIDAY
3:30 pm Registration & Exhibit Area Open
4:30 pm Summit Welcome Reception
5:45 pm Keynote Dinner with Former Sen. Rick Santorum & Gov. Rick Perry – “America at the Crossroads”
9:00 pm AEI Presents – Young Conservatives Late-Night

SATURDAY
8:45 am Convening of Summit Session A

Tucker Carlson – “What Americans Want from the President & Congress”
Foster Friess – “Replacing Obamacare after Its Repeal”
Frank Gaffney – “Our Choice: Sharia or the Constitution”
John Bolton – “Defending America in a Dangerous World”
John Andrews – “Lone Tree Declaration II – Freedom in the Balance”
Juan Williams – “Why Washington Is Broken & How to Fix It”
Reagan Centennial Luncheon with Dennis Prager – “Lessons from Reagan for a New Century”

2:00 pm Convening of Summit Session B

Arthur Brooks – “Free Enterprise vs. Big Government”
Kevin Jackson – “Answering the Big Black Lie”
Pat Caddell – “Understanding the Culture Wars”
Kevin Miller, Theresa Melaragno, John Andrews – “Debate: Is Freedom or Responsibility Paramount?”
5:30 pm Reception & Exhibit Area Open
6:30 pm Summit Banquet with Mark Steyn – “America Alone”
8:30 pm Dessert with Brad Stine – “Too True to Be Funny”

SUNDAY
8:45 am Convening of Summit Capstone Session

Chapel Service with Cal Thomas – “The Two Kingdoms”
Kate Obenshain – “Young and Conservative: Anybody There?”
Herman Cain – “This Time, Real Change”
11:15 am Freedom Brunch with Dick Morris – “2012 Preview & Call to Action”
1:00 pm Adjournment of Western Conservative Summit 2011 – See You Next Year at Summit 2012

My favorites are in bold. I had to look up what the Lone Tree Declaration is:

We gather as grateful Americans, on the week of Independence Day, in the shadow of the Continental Divide at Lone Tree, Colorado. Our signatures on this declaration, to which we invite others not present to add their names as well, affirm six tenets of who we are and what we stand for:
1. In our adherence to the self-evident truths of the American Founding, we are conservatives.
2. In our debt to the civilizational heritage of Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and Philadelphia, we are Westerners.
3. In our concern for the mounting threat to liberty, seeing freedom in the balance, we convene with solemn purpose at this Summit.
4. We seek a conservative renewal for our country through civic action that puts principle above party, resists the corruption of power, bridges intramural disagreements or rivalries, and protects an open public square centered on the nation’s Judeo-Christian core.
5. We commit ourselves unswervingly to a political and social order that upholds individual freedom and personal responsibility, limited government and the rule of law, free enterprise and private property, traditional family values and sanctity of life, compassion for the poor and voluntarism in service to others, natural law and morality, strong defense and secure borders, all in keeping with the original intent of the Constitution.
6. We reject, and will resist, the socialist temptation, transnational progressivism, secular utopian illusions, appeasement, disarmament, or capitulation to jihad and sharia.