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Conservatives booed at CPAC

Conservative columnist and political analyst Mona Charen was ready to fight at CPAC - the Conservative Political Action Conference. Now she says she was “glad to be booed.”

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By Warren Olney • Feb 27, 2018 • 28m Listen

Conservatism and the Republican Party are no longer one and the same. Case in point: National Review Online columnist Mona Charen. She says it’s “hypocrisy” to claim support of both #MeToo and a president who boasts about his sexual conquests. She got the angry reaction she expected when she confronted CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, with that and other “truths.” But on social media, it’s another story. She says millions of traditional conservatives agree that the GOP is moving fast in the wrong direction. And there’s hope for a GOP challenger if Trump stands for re-election.

Mona Charen speaking at CPAC, February 24, 2018. Photo credit: YouTube

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Producer

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    Mona Charen

    Columnist. Senior Fellow Ethics and Public Policy Center. Author of Sex Matters

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