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Conservative Political Action Conference: The U.S.' most conservative political candidates and activists are gathering in Orlando for a conference to energize their supporters and hone campaign strategies.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC)
in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 24, 2022. (Fox News)

Here's what you need to know about CPAC 2022:

When is CPAC this year?

CPAC 2022 runs from Thursday, Feb. 24, to Sunday, Feb. 27. Events run all day, every day, beginning with a 7:30 Catholic Mass by Father Frank Pavone.

Click here for the schedule of speakers.

What are some of the topics at this year's CPAC?

Along with speeches from governors, senators, representatives, former President Trump and other GOP leaders, the conference is loaded up with special topics. Just some of the items are the agenda include: Domestic Terrorists Unite: Lessons from Virginia Parents; School Boards for Dummies; How to Talk to Your Neighbor Without Starting a Backyard Brawl; Obamacare Still Kills; The Truth about January 6th; Making Middle East Peace Great Again; Lock Downs and Mandates: Now Do You Understand Why We Have a Second Amendment; Put Him to Bed, Lock Her Up and Send Her to the Border; Why the Working Class Hates the Democrats; Fire Fauci; and The Moron in Chief.

CPAC will finish off Sunday afternoon with a live performance by Lee Greenwood.

Where can I watch CPAC?

The easiest way is to go to the CPAC 22 Florida site, where a live stream is on the home page.

CPAC also will be livestreamed on Fox Nation throughout each day of the conference. Fox Nation is a paid site, but they're offering a 30-day free trial with the code CPAC.

Some conservative YouTube channels such as Right Side Broadcasting also are streaming it live. Here you can watch live via this playlist of their videos - beginning with full first days (Day 2 follows Day 1, followed by individual sessions - commencing with the 5th clip (advance via upper right).

On Cable TV (and online), C-SPAN will be providing some roundup CPAC coverage for major speeches. CPAC Day 1 (starting at 1:20 p.m. E.T. Thursday) | CPAC Day 2 (starting at 11 a.m. Friday) | CPAC Day 3 (starting at 3:15 p.m. Saturday) | Former President Trump speaks at CPAC (starting at 7 p.m. Saturday) 

Some events that are open to the public, such as the keynote address, may be broadcast on media outlets.

Will President Trump be at CPAC this year?

Former President Donald Trump is expected to deliver the keynote speech at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will be speaking at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24.

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Freedom Defense Initiative holds CAIR-opposed contra-jihad event alongside CPAC

Freedom Defense Initiative held "Jihad: the Political Third Rail alongside the Conservative CPAC Convention in Washington today, despite protestations from CAIR to CPAC to prevent it.



Hosted by Robert Spencer (Jihad Watch) and Pamela Geller (Atlas Shrugs) this video introduced by Ms. Geller includes a composite of remarks by Mrs. Wafa Sultan and former-Pentagon advisor Stephan Coughlan. Also participating were Lt. Col Alan West, Sudanese human-rights activist Simon Deng, and European contra-Islamists Anders Gravers and Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff.

Many attended (standing-room only) demonstrating interest in the topic, not sufficiently addressed within the official CPAC curriculum.

Mark Koenig chronicles the event in David Horowitz' NewsReal:

Robert Spencer introduced the next speaker – Stephen Coughlin – a former Pentagon Islamic law specialist who was fired from his job for his analysis of Islamic infiltration. Coughlin provided a clear and cogent analysis of the Islamic threat. He explained that the question of whether or not these terrorists are following ‘true’ Islam is irrelevant from a fact-driven perspective. They have repeatedly told us these are the reasons they fight jihad.

A vital part of Coughlin’s discussion dealt with the doctrine of abrogation within Islam. This doctrine states that Mohammed was given progressive revelation of Allah’s will, and that the later Koranic verses supersede and nullify earlier contradictory more peaceful verses. This is something that is recognized by all schools of Islamic jurisprudence. Coughlin also demonstrated that since the 9-11 commission report, political correctness has expunged words such as Muslim, enemy, Al-Qaeda and Islam from official government documents including the Ft. Hood massacre report. Coughlin:

“The 9-11 commission has been completely undermined. You cannot defeat an enemy you are not allowed to define. By definition, this administration has no strategy to defeat this enemy since they refuse to define it.”

Watch full videos (courtesy Jesse Petrilla):