OCTOBER DELIGHT
Wondering who’ll be at the conservative/Libertarian event of the year?
BY CHUCK MUTH

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. Other stories by Chuck Muth

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.