Jezebel managing editor Erin Gloria Ryan and I spent most of last week at the Conservative Political Action Conference, in part because we thought it would be hilarious fun (it was). I also went because I wanted to get a better sense of the right's priorities for women. It's that deluded instinct that got me standing…
I am sitting in a rented banquet chair watching Carly Fiorina remove her headset. In a moment, I will stand, smile with false confidence, and replace Fiorina in the chair she vacates, facing the questions of two right wing radio hosts. I was out until 3 a.m. last night drinking whiskey with both of my imminent…
Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson, who believes "sexually immoral" gay people, much like "male prostitutes," will not be able to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, won an award today for free speech. Robertson accepted an Andrew Breitbart Defender of the First Amendment Award today at the Conservative Political Action…
Jezebel managing editor Erin Gloria Ryan and I are here at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where the politics are a deep crimson, the lip colors hew to a ladylike coral, and some of the hair is so close to heaven it's practically one with the Lord. We managed to grab a quick Q&A with the ladies of Style…
When Jezebel decided to send two people to CPAC, I'm sure people familiar with this site's typical political line thought we'd spend the whole time shitting on it. Before we arrived, we feared we were about to walk into what is essentially a conference for angry Fox Nation comments. But the reality is actually... kind…
At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Thursday during an interview with talk radio host Laura Ingraham, Chris Christie tried his best to woo a somewhat tepid crowd of conservative voters who are never, ever, not in a thousand years going to nominate him for president. So Christie rolled…
It's morning in America and at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where Jezebel managing editor Erin Gloria Ryan and I are alive and well and talking to fresh-faced college Libertarians about why personal freedom is good and abortion is bad. But we've already experienced one serious disappointment: Phyllis…
Another beautiful morning at CPAC, another beautiful digital clusterfuck.
Hello from CPAC, folks! Day one's going great!
