The Washington Briefing 2007, Oct 19 - 21, Washington, DC
October 10, 2007 | By Jack Yoest
Charmaine at the podium
addressing last year's
crowd of 1,700 The Family Research Council is having their annual Briefing in Your Nation's Capital.
This year will be interesting. All GOP presidential candidates will speak. Sen. Sam Brownback, Rudy Giuliani, Rep. Ron Paul, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Rep. Duncan Hunter, Sen. John McCain, Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Tom Tancredo, Fred Thompson.
No Democratic candidate has accepted.
Liberals: won't fight; won't debate.
From FRCAction,
The Washington Briefing 2007: Values Voter Summit is cosponsored by American Values, Focus on the Family Action, Alliance Defense Fund and High Impact Leadership Coalition.The Briefing will be held October 19-21 at the Hilton Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C. A presidential straw poll, exhibit hall, radio row, book signings, bloggers' row, and much more will be packed into this three-day conference. Saturday evening Dr. James Dobson will be honored at a gala dinner where he will receive FRC's inaugural Vision and Leadership Award.
Members of the media must register for FRC media credentials prior to the event.
Contact J.P. Duffy at jpd@frc.org or fax, names, numbers and e-mails on company letterhead to 202.393.2134.
For more information regarding the log onto www.frcactionwashingtonbriefing.org or call the FRC Press Office at (866) FRC-NEWS.
More from FRC Action, the C(4)
In addition to the GOP presidential candidates, the speaker line-up includes Sean Hannity, Newt Gingrich, Chuck Colson, Gary Bauer, Bishop Harry Jackson, Alan Sears, Mark Levin, Roger Hedgecock, Rich Lowry, Paul Weyrich, Dr. Richard Land, John Fund, Ed Meese, Ben Stein, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, Representatives Marsha Blackburn and Jean Schmidt, Star Parker, Phyllis Schlafly, Senator Rick Santorum, Michael Steele, Father Frank Pavone, Bill Bennett, and Judge Robert Bork.
Charmaine, as Vice President for Communications for FRC will be working The Political Blogosphere with Soren Dayton, Political Consultant; David All, The David All Group; Matthew Eppinette, Americans United for Life; Erick Erickson, RedState; Joe Carter, Director of Web Communications for FRC
Thank you (foot)notes:
From last year: The Real Story: The Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC
The Family Research Council, FRC Action Briefing: Family, Faith and Freedom
FRC Action Briefing September 2006
People for the American Way weighs in FRC's Perkins Suggests Romney Better Than Huckabee on Religious-Right Issues
For more info,
Attendees at the Summit will now have the chance to make their own assessments of the GOP contenders in person at the Summit. In addition, members of FRC Action (see the web site address that follows) can vote in the first-ever Values Voter Presidential Straw Poll, either online or in person on October 19 and 20.For information or to register, go to www.thewashingtonbriefing.com or call toll-free at 1-888-372-2284.
Pam Spaudling's take at Mark your calendars for the 2007 Values Voters Summit/Washington Briefing
A Buck For Huck has Washington Briefing
Comments
Maybe if they were to bring up poverty the democrats would be interested.
Posted by: Russ | October 12, 2007 1:59 PM
Hasn't Charmaine figured out yet that the way to get the Democrats to speak is to ask nicely and wear a red power suit. Much like Angela Lansbury waving the Queen of Hearts playing card at Lawrence Harvey.
Posted by: Pat Patterson | October 14, 2007 7:17 AM