Tonight was the must-attend OC Republican Party Annual Flag Day Dinner fund raiser. Tonight’s event was bigger than ever–over 1100 attendees. The dinner also raised about $400,000 for the County Party.
Governor Schwarzenegger was the keynote speaker. He did a good job. He told some funny stories and worked the crowd–two things he has always been good at. He mostly avoided talk about present day public policy issues–a smart move on the part of his staff.
Then came the red meat–talk show host and syndicated columnist Dennis Prager kept the entire crowd in their seats and silent (except for applause) for a 45-minute passionate speech about conservatives vs. liberals and he explained the meaning behind so many things in the news today. At almost any event, especially political dinners the crowd thins as the hour gets later. Not tonight–every one of the 1000+ attendees were eyes front and listening to every word Prager said.
All the statewide GOP nominees (except for McClintock) were in attendance as were most of Orange County’s legislators.