Jonah Goldberg Discusses His Book Tour At YAF Conference

Conservative political pundit Jonah Goldberg pulled no punches when discussing his recent book The Tyranny of Clichés and the ensuing book tour, slamming journalists like Piers Morgan and other unfriendly interviewers who employed the very tired, liberal cliches he highlights in his book.

Goldberg told the young crowd at the Young America’s Foundation (YAF) annual conference, “One of the many things I was unprepared for was the tendency of interviewers to think that the best way to rebut my book’s thesis was to confirm its point.”

By /// August 3, 2012

Bay Buchannan Address YAF Conference, Encourages Young People To Stand Up to Leaders

President Ronald Reagan’s former Treasurer of the United States, Bay Buchanan, addressed the Young America’s Foundation (YAF) conference Thursday to discuss leadership, where she encouraged young people to remain true to their convictions and get involved in the political process.

Buchanan is the sister of former presidential candidate and conservative political columnist Pat Buchanan.

By /// August 2, 2012

Young America’s Foundation Premier Short Film ‘The Conservatives’

The Young America’s Foundation (YAF) premiered its latest video Wednesday night making the case against the Statists and for small government and conservatism in The Conservatives.

The 28-minute video features some of the brightest minds and most influential leaders in the conservative movement today, including: Mark Levin, Stephen Moore, Jonah Goldberg, Walter Williams, Monica Crowley, Michelle Malkin and Peter Schweizer.

By /// August 2, 2012

Bachmann Urges Young Voters To Get Behind Romney At YAF Conference

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) urged young people to do what they can in this year’s presidential election when she addressed the Young America’s Foundation (YAF) conference Wednesday morning. She stressed the use of social media to support House and Senate candidates and ultimately, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

Bachmann said that despite the political tide of the country in the last few years, she is optimistic about this fall’s election. However, she had a dire warning for young people, saying that there is more at stake for them, than there is for her generation.

“Each one of you, in your own way has a very important sphere of influence,” said Bachmann.

By /// August 1, 2012

Restore Our Future Video Highlights Romney’s 2002 Winter Olympics Success, Parallels To A Romney Presidency

A video posted today by the Restore Our Future PAC gives 2012 Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, a lot of credit for saving the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

The video features former Olympic medalist Kristi Yamaguchi—among others—who briefly share how their experience on the world stage would not have been possible without Romney. “Mitt Romney brought a huge sense of hope,” Yamaguchi said.

The video was timed to be released with the 2012 games, which are currently under way in London.  Romney was also in the United Kingdom over the weekend for the opening ceremonies of this year’s Summer Olympics.

By /// July 30, 2012

YouTube Celebrity Zach Wahls Bashes Social Conservatism, Says It Is ‘Driven By Fear’

The tolerant and open-minded You Tube celebrity, Zach Wahls, did not mince words at the Campus Progress conference Thursday afternoon where he bashed conservatives as being motivated by fear.

“Social conservatives have done a brilliant job of setting up their point of view as an ideal of family values,” said Wahls, but he went on to say that conservatives, motivated by fear, are losing the battle for the younger generation.

Wahls said that the Left needs to come up with their own alternative take on the family in order to combat the Right. “Not only do liberals have values, but our values are superior to those on the Right,” he told the progressive crowd. “As best as I can tell, most aspects of social liberalism have been driven by pursuit of liberation from fear.”

Wahls, a staunch LGBT activist, painted a picture of two opposing world views and two competing ideologies, but from only the liberal

By /// July 27, 2012

Progressive Campus Progress Panelists Try To Shame States That Enact Voter ID Laws

A “voter suppression” panel at the Campus Progress National Conference featured a group of panelists who made the argument that a recent string of voter ID laws in certain states are purposefully kicking minorities and students off the voter rolls. But it was Lee Rowland from the Brennan Center for Justice who made the most egregious statements regarding how voter ID laws were meant to “screw over students.”

Rowland said there were also five states that gained a “scarlet letter” when it comes to voter suppression and there are three states that have “explicitly” designed their laws to exclude students. According to him, the worst offenders include Texas, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

Rowland believes photo ID laws are generally bad because 1 in 10 Americans do not have any kind of government-issued ID.

By /// July 27, 2012

Young Support For Obama Falls Below 2008 Levels, AEI Panel Agrees

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) hosted a panel Wednesday, regarding the role of Millennials in the 2012 presidential election, and the general consensus was that the President has some ground to make up. The panelists agreed that though these young people are more socially liberal than ever, it is the poor state of the economy that will drive them to the polls in November.

The panel was moderated by AEI research assistant Andrew Rugg, and the panel included Neil Howe, the president and co-founder of LifeCourse Associates, Scott Keeter, director of survey research at the Pew Research Center and Ruy Teixeira, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation (TCF) and the Center for American Progress (CAP).

By /// July 26, 2012