BlogCon 2012: Charlotte (37 Pics)

by John Hawkins | April 23, 2012 6:42 am

The Franklin Center[1] and Freedomworks[2] teamed up to put on BlogCon 2012 in the Queen City this year. They brought me in to….um, I don’t know, hang out, take pictures, cause I am that damn charming? Something — I don’t know, but I love doing these events and I’m glad they did.

Day 0: Arrival

Looked at #blogconclt[3] agenda & was thinking “Geeze, Tabitha is lazy. This is just like the last one.” Then I realized it was the 2011 agenda

— John Hawkins (@johnhawkinsrwn) April 19, 2012[4]

On the day everyone arrived, there was nothing scheduled before Blog Bash[5]; so I got some people together for dinner at a local wing restaurant.

[6] Kristina Ribali[7], Kurt Schlichter[8], Irina Moises[9]

[10] Andrew Lawton[11] reacts to some horrific news, perhaps that Barack Obama ate a dog, John Hawkins

[12] James Skyles[13] looks disgusted as he hears some appalling news, perhaps that Barack Obama ate a dog, Datechguy[14]

[15] Doug Ross[16] gets punched in the face by John Sexton[17], who was outraged, perhaps after being told that Barack Obama ate a dog.

[18] Datechguy[14], Steve Eggleston[19], and Kurt Schlichter[8], who appears to be furious, perhaps after learning that Barack Obama ate a dog.

After dinner, we headed over to Ali Akbar[20] and Melissa Clouthier’s[21] Blog Bash[5].

[22] Jim Geraghty[23], Andrew Malcolm[24]

[25] Holly Bacon[26], Breeanne Howe[27]

[28] Maggie Thornton[29], Leslie Carbone[30]

[31] Erik Telford[32], Teri Christoph[33]

[34] Katie Pavlich[35], John Hawkins

[36] Kelly Maher[37], Fingers Malloy[38]

[39] Kira Davis[40], Kemberlee Kayne[41]

[42] Katie Hedrick[43], Sarah Rumpf[44]

Day 1: Breitbart is here

There were a lot of great panels on the opening day. My favorite was Lee Doren[49] talking about YouTube. I learn a half dozen new things every time he opens his mouth on the subject. “David vs. Goliath: Slaying the Legacy Media” was also a lot of fun. That one featured James O’Keefe[50], Pamela Geller, John Nolte[51], and Jon Fleischman[52].

[53] Kira Davis[40], Pamela Geller[54]

[57] Pamela Geller, John Hawkins[58]

We also got to see part of an unfinished Andrew Breitbart movie project. It was impressive.

Afterwards, there was a presentation for Team Breitbart[61].

[62]

Here are a few other pics from the day’s events.

[63]
Surprised Liz Mair[64] is SUPRISED!

[65] Disapproving Liz Mair[64] is DISAPPROVING!

[66] Liz Mair[64], April Gregory[67], Irina Moises[9]

[68] Neri Martinez[69], Jerri Ann Henry[70]

[71] Francesca Chambers[72], Alexa Shrugged[73], Katrina Rice[74]

After the day’s festivities ended, there was a Freedomworks[2] candidate reception. Sean Bielat[76], who has an excellent opportunity to beat a Kennedy for Barney Frank’s seat, was the biggest name candidate in the room.

[77] Amelia Hamilton[78], Tabitha Hale[79]

[80] Somebody from The Blacksphere[81], Kevin Jackson[82]

[83] Melissa Clouthier[84], Cheryl Prater[85]

After the candidate reception, everyone rolled into a local BBQ joint and took it over for dinner. For some reason, every Yankee at the event was DYING to eat some AUTHENTIC North Carolina BBQ. Apparently “real” North Carolina BBQ is vinegar based or uh…not vinegar based, or something. I’ve only lived in the Carolinas my whole life and I’ve never heard anybody who lives here going on and on about BBQ. Of course, maybe we do and everyone just talks about it at the Nascar races that I don’t attend, so who knows? Anyway, after dinner, I decided not to go to the 10:00 P.M. cab ride away, karaoke event. Still, it’s hard for me to go from point A to point B at one of these events without running into other bloggers, usually in the hotel bar, and chatting for a while before I make it up to my room.

[90] Mandy Nagy[91], Kira Davis[40]

[92] Chris Loesch[93], Dana Loesch[94], Steven Crowder[95].

Day 2: Pitching, Bowling, And Lawyering

For the second day in a row, there were lots of great panels. I got some great ideas from “Pitching and promoting your work” which featured Liz Mair[64], Guy Benson[97], and Tony Katz[98]. Stephen Moore[99] also did a magnificent speech with some great information in it.

Kurt Schlichter[8], James Skyles[13], and Emily Zanotti[104] did a particularly useful panel on legal issues.

Mandy Nagy[91] and Brandon Darby[105] did a useful, in depth presentation on “Opposition Research: Digging up the Dirt.”

I don’t want to slight the other people who spoke because there were no bad speakers, but those were the ones that really stood out for me. Here are a few pictures taken during the day.

[106] Tabitha Hale, Kurt Schlichter[8]

[108] April Gregory[67]

[110] Deneen Borelli[111], Lindsay Hollandsworth[112]

[113] Deneen Borelli[111], John Hawkins

[114] Kemberlee Kayne[41], Kristina Ribali[7]

[115]Jerome Hudson[116], Stephen Kruiser[117], Javier Manjarres[118]

[119] Brandon Darby[105], Kathleen McKinley[120]

[121] Dana Loesch’s[122] tattoo.

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. — Ephesians 6:12-13

That night, we finished the conference off — officially — with a little pizza and bowling.

[123] John Hawkins, Steven Crowder[95]

[125] mosesmosesmoses[126], Nice Deb[127]

[128] Emily Zanotti[104] prepares to bowl two straight gutter balls, undoubtedly on purpose, in order to spare me the humiliation of coming in dead last (I bowled once in high school before this) while Jerome Hudson[116] Tebow’s after bowling a strike.

This year’s BlogCon didn’t turn out to be as eventful as last year’s event, since the Charlotte Occulosers weren’t on the ball enough to crash the event, but it was still an outstanding event that was extremely useful to the bloggers who attended. Much thanks to the Franklin Center[1], Freedomworks[2], Erik Telford[32], and Tabitha Hale[79] for putting on the event!

Also see,

The First Inaugural BlogCon 2010 (27 Pics)[129]
BlogCon 2011: Denver (45 Pics)[130]

Endnotes:
  1. Franklin Center: http://www.franklincenterhq.org/
  2. Freedomworks: http://www.freedomworks.org/
  3. #blogconclt: https://twitter.com/search/%2523blogconclt
  4. April 19, 2012: https://twitter.com/johnhawkinsrwn/status/192897317068750848
  5. Blog Bash: http://www.blogbash.org/
  6. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt01.jpg
  7. Kristina Ribali: http://twitter.com/#!/ORlibertygal
  8. Kurt Schlichter: http://admin.bighollywood.breitbart.com/author/kschlichter/
  9. Irina Moises: http://twitter.com/#!/irinamoises
  10. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt18.jpg
  11. Andrew Lawton: http://landmarkreport.com/author/andrew
  12. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt27.jpg
  13. James Skyles: http://nakeddc.com/
  14. Datechguy: http://datechguyblog.com/
  15. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt39.jpg
  16. Doug Ross: http://directorblue.blogspot.com/
  17. John Sexton: http://www.breitbart.com/
  18. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt41.jpg
  19. Steve Eggleston: http://norunnyeggs.com/
  20. Ali Akbar: http://viceandvictory.com/
  21. Melissa Clouthier’s: http://melissablogs.com/
  22. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt51.jpg
  23. Jim Geraghty: http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot
  24. Andrew Malcolm: http://www.investors.com/AndrewMalcolm/
  25. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt61.jpg
  26. Holly Bacon: http://twitter.com/#!/HollyBacon77
  27. Breeanne Howe: http://redstate.com/breeanneh/
  28. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt71.jpg
  29. Maggie Thornton: http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/
  30. Leslie Carbone: https://twitter.com/#!/lesliecarbone
  31. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt91.jpg
  32. Erik Telford: http://www.franklincenterhq.org/
  33. Teri Christoph: http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com/profile/TeriC
  34. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt811.jpg
  35. Katie Pavlich: http://www.amazon.com/Fast-Furious-Bloodiest-Shameless-Cover-Up/dp/1596983213/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335165583&sr=8-1
  36. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt1011.jpg
  37. Kelly Maher: https://twitter.com/#!/okmaher
  38. Fingers Malloy: http://www.fingersmalloy.com/
  39. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt111.jpg
  40. Kira Davis: http://kiradavis.net/
  41. Kemberlee Kayne: http://www.therightscoop.com/
  42. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt121.jpg
  43. Katie Hedrick: http://jkhedrick.com/
  44. Sarah Rumpf: http://www.sunshinestatesarah.com/
  45. #somuchforgettingtobedearly: https://twitter.com/search/%2523somuchforgettingtobedearly
  46. April 20, 2012: https://twitter.com/johnhawkinsrwn/status/193185054514614273
  47. johnhawkinsrwn: https://twitter.com/johnhawkinsrwn
  48. April 20, 2012: https://twitter.com/TabithaHale/status/193477361260445696
  49. Lee Doren: http://leedoren.com/
  50. James O’Keefe: http://www.theprojectveritas.org/
  51. Pamela Geller, John Nolte: http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/
  52. Jon Fleischman: http://www.flashreport.org/
  53. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt151.jpg
  54. Pamela Geller: http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/
  55. #BlogConCLT: https://twitter.com/search/%2523BlogConCLT
  56. April 20, 2012: https://twitter.com/kiradavis422/status/193325639498084353
  57. [Image]: http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/
  58. Pamela Geller, John Hawkins: http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/
  59. bit.ly/ykSyX6: http://t.co/82OlDFVm
  60. April 20, 2012: https://twitter.com/johnhawkinsrwn/status/193397012094386176
  61. Team Breitbart: http://www.breitbart.com/
  62. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt141.jpg
  63. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt4021.jpg
  64. Liz Mair: http://www.lizmair.com/
  65. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt251.jpg
  66. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt171.jpg
  67. April Gregory: http://twitter.com/#!/aprildgregory
  68. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt131.jpg
  69. Neri Martinez: https://twitter.com/#!/neriann88
  70. Jerri Ann Henry: http://www.jdafrontline.com/
  71. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt191.jpg
  72. Francesca Chambers: https://twitter.com/#!/fran_chambers
  73. Alexa Shrugged: http://www.alexashrugged.com/
  74. Katrina Rice: https://twitter.com/#!/veribatim
  75. April 20, 2012: https://twitter.com/AlexaShrugged/status/193435706008408064
  76. Sean Bielat: http://www.seanbielat.org/
  77. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt221.jpg
  78. Amelia Hamilton: http://www.ameliahamilton.com/
  79. Tabitha Hale: http://tabithahale.com
  80. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/04331.jpg
  81. The Blacksphere: http://theblacksphere.net/
  82. Kevin Jackson: http://theblacksphere.net/
  83. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt201.jpg
  84. Melissa Clouthier: http://melissablogs.com/
  85. Cheryl Prater: https://twitter.com/#!/cprater
  86. JohnHawkinsRWN: https://twitter.com/JohnHawkinsRWN
  87. bit.ly/JgosaN: http://t.co/W3QHFGEi
  88. #tcot: https://twitter.com/search/%2523tcot
  89. April 21, 2012: https://twitter.com/directorblue/status/193803228960391168
  90. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt2411.jpg
  91. Mandy Nagy: https://twitter.com/#!/liberty_chick
  92. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt231.jpg
  93. Chris Loesch: http://www.shockcitystudios.com/
  94. Dana Loesch: http://thedanashow.wordpress.com/
  95. Steven Crowder: http://stevencrowder.net/
  96. April 21, 2012: https://twitter.com/johnhawkinsrwn/status/193711870832689153
  97. Guy Benson: https://townhall.com
  98. Tony Katz: http://www.tonykatz.com/
  99. Stephen Moore: http://topics.wsj.com/person/M/stephen-moore/5675
  100. April 21, 2012: https://twitter.com/johnhawkinsrwn/status/193734389862117376
  101. #BlogCongclt: https://twitter.com/search/%2523BlogCongclt
  102. April 21, 2012: https://twitter.com/johnhawkinsrwn/status/193735466820964354
  103. April 21, 2012: https://twitter.com/johnhawkinsrwn/status/193756020072386560
  104. Emily Zanotti: http://nakeddc.com/
  105. Brandon Darby: https://twitter.com/#!/brandondarby
  106. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt261.jpg
  107. Tabitha Hale, Kurt Schlichter: http://tabithahale.com
  108. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt281.jpg
  109. April 21, 2012: https://twitter.com/DLoesch/status/193764727774646273
  110. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt291.jpg
  111. Deneen Borelli: http://www.deneenborelli.com/
  112. Lindsay Hollandsworth: http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/
  113. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt3011.jpg
  114. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt3111.jpg
  115. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt341.jpg
  116. Jerome Hudson: http://jeromehudsonspeaks.weebly.com/
  117. Stephen Kruiser: https://twitter.com/#!/stephenkruiser
  118. Javier Manjarres: http://shark-tank.net/
  119. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt351.jpg
  120. Kathleen McKinley: http://blog.chron.com/texassparkle/
  121. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt3311.jpg
  122. Dana Loesch’s: http://thedanashow.wordpress.com/
  123. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt361.jpg
  124. John Hawkins, Steven Crowder: http://twitter.com/#!/johnhawkinsrwn
  125. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt3711.jpg
  126. mosesmosesmoses: http://mosesmosesmoses.wordpress.com/
  127. Nice Deb: http://nicedeb.wordpress.com/
  128. [Image]: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/blogconclt381.jpg
  129. The First Inaugural BlogCon 2010 (27 Pics): https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/picture-dumps/the-first-annual-blogcon-2010-27-pics/
  130. BlogCon 2011: Denver (45 Pics): https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/special/blog-con-2011-denver-45-pics/

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