From: LaJfA@aol.com
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 1995 01:51:04 -0400
Subject: special from c.c.watch 9/9


DIRECT FROM THE WASHINGTON HILTON

To:  The c.c.watch Internet Network
Subject: Report from the CC Road to Victory Conference (DAY II)
Date: September 9, 1995

The fifth annual Christian Coalition RTV conference came to an end with a
gala banquet featuring remarks by Pat Buchanan (with his boilerplate campaign
rhetoric), Oliver North and the Rev. E.V. Hill (a pastor from the Mt. Zion
Missionary Baptist Church in L.A. who proclaimed that he was an American
Negro, not an African-American black!). There was a good measure of
enthusiasm for Candidate Buchanan, but surprisingly little for "radio talk
show host" Ollie North. Cash awards were made to the Christian Coalition
state organizations and local chapters with the most delegates; for the fifth
straight year, South Carolina took top prize, with 223 delegates.

CC Executive Director Ralph Reed told the assembled that when the first RTV
was held five years ago, there were 125 people there. This year, there was a
total of 4,260 registrants!

This morning, Mr. Reed had paid special attention to two of the
speakers--Charles Colson (Prison Fellowship) and Judge Robert Bork. At the
end of Colson's highly-charged remarks, Reed presented him with the CC
Protestant Layman of the Year Award. As for Judge Bork and all future Judge
Bork's, Mr. Reed had this to say: "We will never allow what happened to him
happen to any other nominee in America." (Was that a threat or a promise?)

The day's program was crammed with speakers, state caucuses and break-out
sessions. Speakers included presidential candidates Richard Lugar, Lamar
Alexander, and Alan Keyes. State caucuses were closed to the press and
included basic marching orders and networking. Break-out sessions covered 37
different topics like: UN Beijing Conference, Gambling-Rolling the Dice on
America's Future, CyberDemocracy, and Influencing Federal Legislation. 

Of particular interest was a session on the organization of the Catholic
Alliance, a soon-to-be-born subsidiary of the CC tailored for Catholics.
Keith Fournier, Executive Director of the American Center of Law & Justice,
was the main presenter--and he delivered his message swathed in the latest
papal encyclical "Ut Unum Sint" (That They May Be One), a 46-page handout.
The pope has called for all forms of cooperation with other Christians. And
the room was packed.

For the second day, demonstrators located themselves at the back entrance of
the hotel at mid-day. Today's demo was sponsored by the National Gay &
Lesbian Task Force and featured a lesbian wedding.

Goodnight and good luck.

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