This year’s edition of the Conservative Political Action Conference ended yesterday. But the move that drew the biggest laugh actually happened before CPAC got underway.
The American Conservative Union, organizers of CPAC, invited users to submit questions for CPAC speakers on Twitter.
Have a question for a speaker for any of the sessions? Use our hashtag, #CPACQ, to send in your question. #CPAC2015 pic.twitter.com/tJiJ6dkWC3
? CPAC (@CPACnews) February 26, 2015
The ACU thus fell into the same trap as most of its colleagues on the fringe–they forgot that the reality-based world is watching everything they do. So you can probably imagine how well this went. But you don’t have to–Raw Story collected some of the real gems among the responses, and I found some as well.
Which @BobbyJindal will Louisiana be sending to speak? #CPACQ pic.twitter.com/CAWPMx9kfC ? Scott Wooledge (@Clarknt67) February 27, 2015
#CPACQ Which represents “freedom” more to you: the inability to make a living wage, or the inability to purchase affordable health care?
? skullsinthestars (@drskyskull) February 26, 2015
Will @ScottWalker finally say whether he thinks President Obama loves America? #CPACQ
? PFAW (@peoplefor) February 26, 2015
How many of you look in the mirror in disgust every morning until you look at your bank balance padded by big oil lobby funds? #CPACQ ? Andrew Coe (@coe_47) March 1, 2015
Why do you say there’s a #WarOnWhites when you’re the ones taking away white people’s Food Stamps? #CPAC2015 #CPACQ http://t.co/zIalRXonUq
? The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) March 1, 2015
#CPACQ Are you going to propose corporations pave roads themselves?
? Ace (@ManOfManners) March 1, 2015
We already knew that the right has been playing catch-up in social media since the 2008 campaign. This episode just proves how far behind they still are.
