Notes and tidbits from last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference, held in Woodley Park’s Omni Shoreham Hotel.
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» Did American Spectator founder Emmett Tyrrell have a senior moment? There he was in the Omni Shoreham’s bar Friday when someone asked him for the time of his book signing.
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“I’m not sure,” Tyrrell said. “Sometime Saturday, I think. Mid-day.” That was when an American Spectator employee turned to a Yeas & Nays spy and whispered, “His book signing was actually today. He forgot. He didn’t show up.”
» Sen. John McCain had a rough go of things at the CPAC conference Friday. Although he tried to assuage the attendees’ concerns that he wasn’t a die-hard conservative, he still had to endure a handful of boos and jeers. His supporters, apparently, didn’t have much better luck. McCain supporters threw together a party Friday night on the Omni Shoreham’s second floor, but it ended up being a dud.
First, people started Sssh’ing when it got a little noisy, causing one to quip, “I feel like I’m back in college again trying to have a party in the freshman dorm.” And another: “What, are we in someone’s parents’ basement?” And finally: “That’s pretty much the worst party I’ve ever been to. I’ve been to parties where guys had to wear dresses, and that’s still the worst partyI’ve ever been too.”
» Friday night featured “Mainefest,” a party at the Pour House sponsored by the Maine College Republicans. There was free beer and rail drinks, but only two bartenders, which caused some frustration among the hundreds of college kids. One particularly annoyed girl shouted to someone in front of her in line: “Why should YOU get to order first? You’re not even FROM Maine. I’m actually FROM Maine. …”
