David Horowitz's Restoration Weekend Gets 5 Stars

North Star Writers Group ^ | November 19, 2007 | Nancy Morgan

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I was surrounded by sartorial splendor at the magnificent Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach last weekend as world-class experts expounded on some truly frightening topics – our government's handling of the war on terror, the pitiable state of Muslim women unfortunate enough to be born under Sharia law, and the consequences of a Hillary Clinton victory in 2008.

The Restoration Weekend, hosted last week by David Horowitz's Freedom Center, is my all-time favorite conservative gathering. Unlike CPAC or other well-known conservative conferences, attendees have three days to hobnob with true conservative luminaries. To hold actual conversations with the likes of Ann Coulter, Mark Levin, Bill Sammon, David Horowitz, Robert Spencer, Fred Barnes, Michael Barone, Tom DeLay, James Woolsey, John O'Neill, etc. To get the inside scoop on the issues of the day in relaxed and elegant surroundings.

Pricey? You bet. Worth it? Absolutely...

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“Ret. Lt. Colonel Gordon Culculla moderated a Friday morning panel on The State Of Jihad. No cameras were allowed and certain portions of the discussion were declared not for publication due to their sensitive nature.

Panelists Steven Emerson, Robert Spencer, Melanie Phillips and Douglas Murray succeeded in driving home a few basic truths on the war on terror:

The capitulation of Britain to creeping sharia and the real-life consequences of Britain’s policy of appeasement, the infiltration of our U.S. government agencies and policy-making branches by Muslims whose agenda includes conquering America from within, and most frightening, the aquiescence, cooperation, and capitulation of the very government agencies we have entrusted with America’s security.

Scary stuff. The overwhelming conclusion: Americans cannot, and should not, rely on the State Department, Treasury, FBI, CIA, ICE and the myriad other government agencies to protect us in this war on terror. It is up to us, the American people, to make known the threats we face from both without and within.

Friday and Saturday included several other fascinating panels, most memorable being the plight of Muslim women. Syrian born Wafu Sultan’s address was memorable.

She is a Muslim woman who roundly denounced all aspects of Islam and closed with a passionate “God Bless America”. Yes, there are voices of sanity and courage out there. I would recommend visiting the web site, www.FrontPageMag.com, reading the transcripts and viewing the video.”