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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,186 posts)
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 01:20 PM 6 hrs ago

CPAC..empty seats, sleeping attendees, cheering at the wrong moments

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/wild-moment-cpac-audience-member-1761501

Wild moment CPAC audience member falls asleep as hundreds of seats left empty
The conference had hundreds of empty seats as the audience seemed in a sleepy mood, as the crowd cheered for impeachment hearings in an awkward moment

An unidentified member of the press was seen dozing off on the third day of this year's Conservative Political Action Conference.

The conference had hundreds of empty seats as the audience seemed in a sleepy mood, as the crowd cheered for impeachment hearings in an awkward moment.


Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the American Conservative Union, asked the crowd if they wanted to see impeachment hearings take place, and the crowd responded immediately, making him immediately regret asking. The crowd erupted into cheers after hearing the question, and the embarrassed speaker was left shocked, quickly following up by saying, "No... that was the wrong answer."
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CPAC..empty seats, sleeping attendees, cheering at the wrong moments (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd 6 hrs ago OP
Excellent! May this hideous organization go down in flames for the hell they have wrought on us! Initech 6 hrs ago #1
They thought he said Peach Schnapps! displacedvermoter 6 hrs ago #2
Lol. MustLoveBeagles 5 hrs ago #7
Conservatives (let's be honest...MAGA) have an enthusiasm gap this year. NCDem47 6 hrs ago #3
Basement trolls don't know how to act in public IA8IT 5 hrs ago #4
Republicans in disarray. mercuryblues 5 hrs ago #5
Saw the clip. BlueKota 5 hrs ago #6
They thought that he meant impeaching Dems in government is my guess. wnylib 4 hrs ago #10
Molester Matt is still in charge? yellowcanine 4 hrs ago #8
mayBE, but have qualms whether the local No Kings will similarly be quieted down. UTUSN 4 hrs ago #9
Falling asleep is a nod towards TSF. Sneederbunk 4 hrs ago #11
Exactly popsdenver 3 hrs ago #12
Like when they all wore ear bandages IbogaProject 3 hrs ago #13
I recently asked a MAGA voter popsdenver 3 hrs ago #14
Did we have a "woke" moment at CPAC? patphil 3 hrs ago #15
Worth clicking on the link and looking at the photos. There really are 100's of empty seats - no exaggeration. TheRickles 3 hrs ago #16

Initech

(108,708 posts)
1. Excellent! May this hideous organization go down in flames for the hell they have wrought on us!
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 01:22 PM
6 hrs ago

NCDem47

(3,468 posts)
3. Conservatives (let's be honest...MAGA) have an enthusiasm gap this year.
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 01:27 PM
6 hrs ago

Last edited Fri Mar 27, 2026, 05:38 PM - Edit history (1)

SAD!

BlueKota

(5,331 posts)
6. Saw the clip.
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 02:17 PM
5 hrs ago

It made me laugh. Maybe they all fell on their heads and had some sense knocked into them.

wnylib

(25,939 posts)
10. They thought that he meant impeaching Dems in government is my guess.
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 02:55 PM
4 hrs ago

But the mistake is funny.

Or, they haven't updated their reactions to that word since Biden's term ended.

popsdenver

(2,275 posts)
14. I recently asked a MAGA voter
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 04:19 PM
3 hrs ago

if Trumps actions were hurting him, and he replied that pain the Trump/Republican's actions were causing him and his family were nothing compared to the pain they all suffered when the Republicans stuck a needle into their heads and withdrew half of their brains......

TheRickles

(3,375 posts)
16. Worth clicking on the link and looking at the photos. There really are 100's of empty seats - no exaggeration.
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 04:23 PM
3 hrs ago
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