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45. CPAC has been going on for over half a century - since 1974

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 07:52 AM

4 hrs ago

So 45 not being there is irrelevant.

EVERY FUCKING SPRING, the media fell over themselves to give 24/7 coverage of RW loons, blanking out everything else.

For example - I post this clip of Grover Norquist's speech often (now from 14 years ago), where he presaged what we are living through today -

February 11, 2012

I always wished that events like NetRoots or SXSW that often featured progressive voices, would get more coverage but alas.

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US media is going to go the way of the rotary phone in a couple of years at this rate. NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #2

And it will be equally tone deaf! dickthegrouch 16 hrs ago #36

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Which is totally understandable 😜 wanderer54 19 hrs ago #34

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The mainstream media is owned by billionaires - TBF Yesterday #9

For the first time in YEARS BumRushDaShow Yesterday #10

That was probably because trmp wasn't going to be there. spanone 14 hrs ago #38

CPAC has been going on for over half a century - since 1974 BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago #45

The NBC evening news last night showed coverage from all over the US kimbutgar Yesterday #11

NBC five minute top of the hour radio news mucifer 23 hrs ago #30

and ABC gave it good coverage on their Sunday morning TV news show... Jack Valentino 14 hrs ago #40

I have nothing to back this up statistically but... llmart Yesterday #12

People need to flood phone lines of the daytime news show like meet the press to ask why they're not covering it more ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #13

nothing on the spectrum front web page either onethatcares Yesterday #14

Sun-Sentinel is doing their part, as usual bagimin Yesterday #15

It was all over MSNow yesterday radical noodle Yesterday #16

All the local papers in each US city are covering these rallies FakeNoose Yesterday #17

Local media covered it very well in Portland; Amaryllis Yesterday #21

Protests are usually bad for their causes gulliver Yesterday #18

Really? Got a list of references on that? dedl67 5 hrs ago #43

ABC Covered it as lead story Playingmantis Yesterday #19

it's pathetic barbtries Yesterday #20

100% Lemon Lyman Yesterday #22

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8 million people is only a number to them. Roughly the size of Washington or Virginia. Imagine if one of those were to Ford_Prefect Yesterday #24

I know two Rebl2 Yesterday #25

AP covered it under US (it wasn't on their splash page - at least not early this am) harumph Yesterday #26

Our local paper, The Lincoln Journal Star, buried the article as well. 1WorldHope Yesterday #27

They learned this during Bush II's illegal war. If you don't report about them it is like they travelingthrulife Yesterday #28

Back then PATRICK 23 hrs ago #31

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MS NOW showed little else yesterday... Rhiannon12866 19 hrs ago #35

Washington Post buried it too Betty Boom 14 hrs ago #37

All over the media here. LeftInTX 14 hrs ago #39

Who owns the media? donheld 11 hrs ago #41

Just further proves that our media is owned by fascist billionaires who only want more money. Initech 11 hrs ago #42

CLEARLY MaeScott 5 hrs ago #44

The Bezos Post tried to hide it lower in their feed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 3 hrs ago #47