ACU board bewildered by Milo Yiannopoulos CPAC invitation, may revolt at…

Source: The Blaze | February 20, 2017 | Leon H. Wolf

ACU board bewildered by Milo Yiannopoulos CPAC invitation, may revolt at this week’s meeting

Every year, the American Conservative Union hosts the Conservative Political Action Conference, one of the largest gatherings of conservative activists in the country. After ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp announced last week that alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos would be speaking at this year’s CPAC, controversy immediately erupted — a controversy that was exacerbated when multiple videos surfaced of Yiannopoulos arguing for the legalization of sexual relationships between teenage boys and adult men, as well as making anti-Semitic comments about Jews in the media.

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Cracks began to appear in the facade almost immediately, as ACU board member Ned Ryun began immediately tweeting his displeasure with the decision, alleging that the ACU board was not consulted and that the invitation to Yiannopoulos was an affront to “basic decency.”

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Other ACU board members spoke to TheBlaze about the decision to invite Milo on the condition of anonymity. They indicated that the ACU board has not met in over six months and confirmed Ned Ryun’s public allegation that they were not in any way consulted or informed that Yiannopoulos would speak. According to these board members, the decision to invite Yiannopoulos was made unilaterally by Schlapp, as far as it can be determined. The board will meet this week prior to the start of the conference, and it is expected that the invitation to Yiannopoulos will be a point of major controversy.

One board member went so far as to tell TheBlaze that he intends to submit his resignation from the board if the invitation is not rescinded and additionally predicted that he would not be the only one to do so. Multiple board members also indicated that they considered it likely that CPAC would lose major sponsors due to the controversy, even if the invitation was rescinded.

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