Is CPAC Getting Less Crazy?

Conservatives are taking baby steps to lighten up at their annual convention by allowing a Muslim to join a panel and a gay group to attend.

Published Mar. 4 2014 5:45AM EST

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For years I thought that the “C” in CPAC stood for crazy. And I’m not saying that because I believe that conservatives inherently have a mental disorder.

Dean Obeidallah

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Is CPAC Getting Less Crazy?

Conservatives are taking baby steps to lighten up at their annual convention by allowing a Muslim to join a panel and a gay group to attend.

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Dean Obeidallah