OCTOBER DELIGHT
Wondering who’ll be at the conservative/Libertarian event of the year?
BY CHUCK MUTH
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Chuck Muth is president and CEO of Citizen Outreach. He is a professional political consultant. Find more about him and read more of his work at www.chuckmuth.com.
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Rightoberfest — the 2007 Conservative Leadership Conference being co-hosted by Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform and myself — will be held Oct. 11-13 at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Resort and Casino in Reno/Sparks. You do not want to miss this one, folks! Among the 50-plus speakers who have already been confirmed as of press time include:
- Rep. John Shadegg of Arizona (Honorary Conference Chairman)
- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford
- Rep. Dean Heller of Nevada
- Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Freedom Works
- Former Congressman Bob Barr of the Libertarian Party
- Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth of Citizens United
- Former Ambassador Jerry Carmen
- Mickey Barnett of Postal Board of Governors
- Frank Fahrenkopf of American Gaming Association
- Rich Galen of Mullings.com
- Kerri Houston, U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission
- Adrian “Good Morning, Vietnam!” Cronauer
- Author/conservative fundraising guru Richard Viguerie
- JoAnn Davidson, Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee
- Bill Redpath, National Chairman of the Libertarian Party
- Shannon Reeves, African-American Leadership Council
- John Fund and Steve Moore of the Wall Street Journal
- Steve Greenhut of the Orange County Register
- Chris Simcox of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
- Jennifer Gratz of the American Civil Rights Institute
- Amanda Hydro of the Reason Foundation
- Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America
- Paul Jacob of the Sam Adams Alliance
- Talk-show host Brian Wilson
- Glen Caroline of the National Rifle Association
- Horace Cooper, National Center for Public Policy Research
Among the panel discussions tentatively planned:
- A Look at the 2008 Presidential Horse Race
- The Politics of Immigration Reform
- Ending the Era of Big-Government Conservatism
- Labor Pains: Big Problems from Big Labor
- How the Internet is “Going Postal” on the Post Office
- 2nd Amendment & the Democratic Congress
- Using the Internet to Break the Public School Monopoly
- Taxes, Taxes and More Taxes
- Pork-Busters, Earmarxists and Transparency…Oh, My!
- Ending Affirmative Action As We Know It
- The Unfairness of the Fairness Doctrine
At Rightoberfest, there will be a full day of training seminars and workshops on Thursday for both traditional grassroots activists and candidates, as well as a separate program for bloggers and cyber-activists. Also expect an exhibit hall, book signings and a presidential straw poll.
Evening events include a Thursday night Margarita Beach Party welcoming reception featuring Las Vegas’ own Tommy Rocker, a Friday night Western BBQ, and a Saturday night awards dinner honoring Sen. Barry Goldwater, former Reagan adviser Lyn Nofziger and Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. Plus a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.
This is the conservative/Libertarian event of the year … and it’s right in Nevada’s backyard for as little as $100 for all three days. Be there or be square.
For an updated speaker list and registration information, just go to www.rightoberfest.com.
