Milo Yiannopoulos gets booted from CPAC speaking list over pedophilia comments

[Anti Federalist]

BREAKING: Milo Yiannopoulos Disinvited From CPAC Over Pedophilia Commentary

http://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-milo-yiannapolous-disinvited-from-cpac/

by J.D. Durkin | 1:14 pm, February 20th, 2017

According to Townhall editor and frequent Fox News contributor Guy Benson, controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos has been disinvited from speaking at the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in DC, a report that was quickly confirmed by the ACU Chair.

Milo will be disinvited from #CPAC, I’ve just been told.

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 20, 2017

Yiannopoulos’ initial invitation drew criticism, especially after a questionable clip emerged on social media revealing the Breitbart editor appearing to at least “advocate” for pedophilia. The clip, which was first put online by The Reagan Battalion, quickly made the rounds Sunday; Yiannopoulos says in the video:

In the homosexual world, particularly, some of those relationships between younger boys and older men — the sort of ‘coming of age’ relationship — those relationships in which those older men help those young boys discover who they are and give them security and safety and provide them with love and a reliable, sort of rock, where they can’t speak to their parents.

On Sunday night, board member Ned Ryan of the American Conservative Union noted on social media that the board was not consulted regarding Yiannopoulos’ appearance.

Matt Schlapp later announced that President Donald Trump would also be a confirmed guest for the conference. Moments ago Schlapp returned to social media with a full statement regarding Yiannopoulos’ status as a CPAC guest.

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“Due to the revelation of an offensive video in the past 24 hours condoning pedophilia, the American Conservative Union has decided to rescind the invitation of Milo Yiannopoulos to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference,” the statement begins. In his original announcement celebrating the news that Yiannopoulos would take part, Schlapp noted, “We think free speech includes hearing Milo’s important perspective.”

However, it would appear as if Milo Yiannopoulos — who sat down with Real Time‘s Bill Maher on Friday before the much-maligned video was released by The Reagan Battalion — was unaware of CPAC’s sudden about-face regarding his invitation. Ryan Lizza of The New Yorker said that he spoke with the Breitbart editor about the news:

I just got off the phone with Milo Y. He was unaware of this decision and said he’s probably still coming to DC. https://t.co/YxCAjLyC7I

— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) February 20, 2017

Just minutes ago, Yiannopoulos took to his Facebook page to issue a lengthy response to the criticism he became embroiled in this weekend; however, it does not mention the status of his CPAC appearance in anyway specifically. “And I’ve repeatedly expressed disgust at pedophilia in my feature and opinion writing. My professional record is very clear,” he writes. “But I do understand that these videos, even though some of them are edited deceptively, paint a different picture.”

http://static01.mediaite.com/med/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-20-at-1.52.29-PM-1-768x1098.jpg

“I do not believe sex with 13-year-olds is okay. When I mentioned the number 13, I was talking about the age I lost my own virginity,” he further clarified.

This information is breaking and we will update as we learn more.

[Brian4Liberty]

Not sure why CPAC would invite him in the first place. Aren't they supposed to be a serious conference? Isn't he more of an entertainer specializing in insults, albeit anti-PC and politically focused?

Then again, the Democrats elected Al Franken, so who's to say a comedian can't do serious politics?

[specsaregood]

Not sure why CPAC would invite him in the first place. Aren't they supposed to be a serious conference? Isn't he more of an entertainer specializing in insults, albeit anti-PC and politically focused?

Then again, the Democrats elected Al Franken, so who's to say a comedian can't do serious politics?

Its part of the GOP elites continuous efforts to normalize homosexual behavior with conservatives.

[nikcers]

Not sure why CPAC would invite him in the first place. Aren't they supposed to be a serious conference? Isn't he more of an entertainer specializing in insults, albeit anti-PC and politically focused?

Then again, the Democrats elected Al Franken, so who's to say a comedian can't do serious politics?
Not sure if you are saying the emperor wears no clothes- if politics is a circus then clowns are natural?

[heavenlyboy34]

Right-wingers can into crazy. :eek:
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The American Conservative Union, which hosts the annual gathering of conservatives called “CPAC,” announced over the weekend that alt-Right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos would be this year’s keynote speaker.
Many criticized the move because Yiannopoulos is not seen as a traditional conservative — if a conservative at all. Instead, Yiannopoulos is seen as the figurehead of the alt-Right movement, a movement that prides itself in nationalism, which many accuse of racism and anti-Semitism.
Jonah Goldberg, a senior editor for the conservative magazine National Review who is seen as one of the conservative leaders in post-modern politics, said the move to include Yiannopoulos as the keynote speaker is “sad and disappointing.”
Still, ACU chairman Matt Schlapp defended the decision in comments to the Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/milo-yiannopoulos-tapped-as-keynote-speaker-at-conservative-political-action-conference-977591), which broke the story about Yiannopoulos.


“An epidemic of speech suppression has taken over college campuses,” Schlapp told the news outlet. “Milo has exposed their liberal thuggery and we think free speech includes hearing Milo’s important perspective.”
Then on Sunday morning, less than one day after the controversial announcement about the CPAC speaker lineup, video surfaced of Yiannopoulos allegedly defending pedophilia in the past.
“We get hung up on this sort of child abuse stuff,” Yiannopoulos is heard saying in a video, acknowledging that he has a controversial point of view, “to the point where we are heavily policing consensual adults.”
“In the homosexual world, particularly, some of those relationships between younger boys and older men — the sort of ‘coming of age’ relationship — those relationships in which those older men help those young boys discover who they are and give them security and safety and provide them with love and a reliable, sort of rock, where they can’t speak to their parents,” he added.
“It sounds like molestation to me,” an unnamed person tells Yiannopoulos in reply, likely an interviewer. “It sounds like Catholic priest molestation to me.”
“But you know what? I’m grateful for Father Michael. I wouldn’t give nearly such good head if it wasn’t for him,” Yiannopoulos replied, using a euphemism for male oral sex.
https://twitter.com/ReaganBattalion/status/833347036644777985
It doesn’t end there.
In an interview with comedian Joe Rogan in 2015, Yiannopoulos discussed his sexual relationship with “Father Michael,” which he allegedly had as a teenager at age 14.
During the interview, he even tried to normalize pedophilia.
“So you’re saying you’ve never seen a 15-year-old girl, at any point in your life, that you thought was hot?” Yiannopoulos asked.
“Yeah, when I was 15!” Rogan replied. “I’m not retarded dude.”
“No, when you were 25 or 30, you’ve never seen girls you thought were hot?” Yiannopoulos asked again.
“No, I thought they were little kids!” Rogan said.
Later, Rogan called “Father Michael” a “terrible person” for allegedly having a sexual relationship with Yiannopoulos when he was a young teenager, but Yiannopoulos tried to downplay it.
“It wasn’t molestation,” he alleged
“That’s absolutely molestation,” Rogan shot back.
Later in the interview, Yiannopoulos talked about a Hollywood party he went to years ago that had “very young boys” in attendance for sex.
Yiannopoulos has since responded to the allegations on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/myiannopoulos/posts/851072498363980) Sunday afternoon denying them completely.
Yiannopoulos wrote:

There’s a video going around that purports to show me saying anti-semitic things (nope) and advocating for pedophilia (big nope). The shocking thing? It’s Republicans doing it. Sad to see establishment types collapse into the same tactics as social justice warriors: name calling, deceptively edited videos, confected moral outrage and public shaming. This is why they deserve to burn — and why they are burning. Here’s how I actually feel about pedophilia, which you’d know if you’d actually watched or read anything I’ve ever done. Or, you know, if you had two brain cells to rub together. There’s only one appropriate response to this sort of behavior, and it’s a gigantic F**K YOU!
In addition, it appears that the ACU board was not consulted about Yiannopoulos being named a speaker at this years CPAC, let alone the keynote.
“The ACU board was not consulted on this, nor was there a board vote,” Ned Ryun wrote on Twitter Saturday, who sits on the ACU board.
Last year’s keynote speaker was conservative radio host Glenn Beck, who many criticized in 2016 for being an outspoken critic of then-candidate Donald Trump. Beck didn’t support Trump because he didn’t think Trump was conservative enough.

[timosman]

Not sure if you are saying the emperor wears no clothes- if politics is a circus then clowns are natural?

Do we need to talk about McCain again?

[spudea]

The term "boy" can describe many ages even 18-25.

[heavenlyboy34]

The term "boy" can describe many ages even 18-25.

People my father's age sometimes call him "boy" and he's a few years shy of 80.

[spudea]

833775169147699200

[nikcers]

Do we need to talk about McCain again?
McCain got Rekt

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPwuigBWUAAAoN6.jpg

[Matt Collins]

Milo supports ephebophilia and hebephilia

[Matt Collins]

Actually he supports ephebophilia and hebephilia

[juleswin]

Oh wait, is he really playing his victim card? You would think after he went on the Joe Rogan show to play up his promiscuous side, he would stand by it and not run from it the minute it courted controversy. Milo, I thought you said you wouldn't have been so good at sucking dick if father Micheal had not taught you how to do it at a young age? and how your sexual relationship with those older men were so loving.

I tell you what I think, I don't believe he lost his virginity at 13 in a fivesome with interracial trannies, I also don't believe there was any father Micheal that molested him at 13, have you seen the way he looked before braces and hair bleach? and lastly I don't believe he has a black boyfriend who is or used to be a Muslim. He is gay but I think the rest of his origin story is made up or highly highly exaggerated.

Lets hope this is the end of his 15 minutes, I have personally had enough of this bullsh*t artist.

[jonhowe]

I disagree with Milo politically on just about everything except free speach/political correctness; sadly, that's the thing we need to be focused on protecting these days.

I find it funny that these (clearly out of context and misrepresented) statements are what "finally" blew him up. He's said MUCH more insulting things MUCH more clearly and passionately without issue.

CPAc is welcome to disinvite him, so long as they don't use force to stop him from speaking elsewhere.

[rpfocus]

Oh wait, is he really playing his victim card? You would think after he went on the Joe Rogan show to play up his promiscuous side, he would stand by it and not run from it the minute it courted controversy. Milo, I thought you said you wouldn't have been so good at sucking dick if father Micheal had not thought you how to do it at a young age? and how your sexual relationship with those old men were so loving.

I tell you what I think, I don't believe he lost his virginity at 13 in a fivesome with interracial trannies, I also don't believe there was any father Micheal that molested him at 13, have you see the way he looked before braces and hair bleach? and lastly I don't believe he has a black boyfriend who is or used to be a Muslim. He is gay but I think the rest of his origin story is made up or highly highly exaggerated.

Lets hope this is the end of his 15 minutes, I have personally had enough of this bullsh*t artist.

Oh he's shrewd. He knows to advance the gay agenda among "conservatives" just include a healthy dose of "The Blaaaaacks!", and voila! You have the new conservative:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/16/article-0-05BCDC9F000005DC-647_468x609.jpg

[CPUd]

If you don't oppose sexual deviants by pretending to support and be sexual deviants, you're probably a leftist SJW BLM Soros cuck.

[timosman]

Oh he's shrewd. He knows to advance the gay agenda among "conservatives" just include a healthy dose of "The Blaaaaacks!", and voila! You have the new conservative:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/16/article-0-05BCDC9F000005DC-647_468x609.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOEJGKusJb8

[undergroundrr]

Wow yeah. Milo is Bruno. Don't know why I never made that connection.

[silverhandorder]

The attack came from never trumpers. First to say I do support him and think this is a blow to our side. Our side being w.e I think is my side to which I signed up Milo.

I have a lot of thoughts on this. A lot of news coming out every day. Neoconservatives are on counter attack. Count left out they don't exist. The battles between different factions right now are so chaotic it's going to take sometime for that to settle out. After that it will take some more time to reform ranks and to see what we got after the fighting.

So I would say late summer. All of us have to live in the mean time.

[CPUd]

Wow yeah. Milo is Bruno. Don't know why I never made that connection.

Bill Maher called him Bruno when he was on the other night.

[CPUd]

The attack came from never trumpers. First to say I do support him and think this is a blow to our side. Our side being w.e I think is my side to which I signed up Milo.

I have a lot of thoughts on this. A lot of news coming out every day. Neoconservatives are on counter attack. Count left out they don't exist. The battles between different factions right now are so chaotic it's going to take sometime for that to settle out. After that it will take some more time to reform ranks and to see what we got after the fighting.

So I would say late summer. All of us have to live in the mean time.

Will you vote for Milo in the straw poll?

[Jamesiv1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOEJGKusJb8
what the hell?? lolol

[nikcers]

what the hell?? lolol It's like a perfect metaphor for how some people on RPF were treating the Milo posts.

[rpfocus]

Wow yeah. Milo is Bruno. Don't know why I never made that connection.

Indeed. Behold the new conservative hero:

http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170220141921-01-milo-yiannopoulos-bill-maher-large-tease.jpg

[DisneyFan]

I haven't been this angry in a long time. I had pre-ordered Milo's book and now the bastards have canceled it. This is a nothingburger being blown up into something huge all because some pathetic losers are still mad that Trump won. Enough is enough.

All of this BS recently has me convinced that they will try to take out Trump soon (whether by impeachment or assassination) and that will be that. Civil war is coming soon, I fear.

[rpfocus]

Enough is enough. War is coming soon.

Yeah, unfortunately it will probably be another war that Trump will bumble himself into just like Bush, Inc.

“I want a balanced budget eventually. But I want to have a strong military. To me, that's much more important than anything.”
-Donald Trump

Nope, no neocon there...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjO9sYFqgiI

[TheCount]

I tell you what I think, I don't believe he lost his virginity at 13 in a fivesome with interracial trannies, I also don't believe there was any father Micheal that molested him at 13, have you seen the way he looked before braces and hair bleach? and lastly I don't believe he has a black boyfriend who is or used to be a Muslim. He is gay but I think the rest of his origin story is made up or highly highly exaggerated.I tend to believe you're right. It's either all or at least mostly a shtick. For a couple reasons, actually: First, to be as 'in your face' as possible, and second, I suspect he's more palatable to certain types of people as an over-the-top parody/stereotype of homosexuality.

[spudea]

Milo supports ephebophilia and hebephilia

Milo 2015 — "Presenting any sympathy whatsoever for kid-fuckers, potential or otherwise, is morally repugnant. Check yourself."
https://archive.fo/c7izR

There have been many discussions on RPF on the appropriate age of consent with the conclusion that a specific legal age is a poor representation of a very complex idea.

[silverhandorder]

Will you vote for Milo in the straw poll?

I do not go to CPAC. I would have. Lol that is a great idea.

[dannno]

lol, ya it is impossible for a gay person to be a conservative :rolleyes:

[Champ]

He just made an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher. He is now on the national stage, at the peak of his career. And just a few days later he is now being whack a moled back into obscurity, or at least the attempt has begun, with conservatives now joining liberals in the hate over blown out of proportion statements. Business as usual.

It is interesting to note, I think this is the first time he is backtracking in a major way, actually posting a Facebook apology, yuck. If he wanted to continue pushing forward being an offensive character, he should have taken note from Trump the crap talking guru: when being cornered, do not capitulate, but instead double down.

[Richard Spencer]

Any truth to this?

https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16864917_10158219324405514_5645394434665641608_n.j pg?oh=0a9faadf1d05207c3a1df59847a87316&oe=58FE191D

[eleganz]

The hit on Milo was accurately predicted.


http://i.imgur.com/vJ3iiHF.jpg

[CPUd]

Any truth to this?

https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16864917_10158219324405514_5645394434665641608_n.j pg?oh=0a9faadf1d05207c3a1df59847a87316&oe=58FE191D

No but this is legit:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4-jeq1VUAAtYhq.jpg

[NewRightLibertarian]

Any truth to this?

https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16864917_10158219324405514_5645394434665641608_n.j pg?oh=0a9faadf1d05207c3a1df59847a87316&oe=58FE191D

I heard the MAGA Hoppe caucus are bringing him after what happened last week at the Students for Liberty Conference. It will be interesting how it all plays out although I highly doubt that CPAC itself invited him, lol

[dannno]

He just made an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher. He is now on the national stage, at the peak of his career. And just a few days later he is now being whack a moled back into obscurity, or at least the attempt has begun, with conservatives now joining liberals in the hate over blown out of proportion statements. Business as usual.

It is interesting to note, I think this is the first time he is backtracking in a major way, actually posting a Facebook apology, yuck. If he wanted to continue pushing forward being an offensive character, he should have taken note from Trump the crap talking guru: when being cornered, do not capitulate, but instead double down.

I think the apology letter was a good thing, he needed to clarify his statements. They intertwined his joking about being molested by a Priest with discussion about the definition of pedophilia with older/younger homosexual relationships. The way they made it sound was that he thought it was ok for a 40 year old gay guy to have a relationship with a 13 year old boy, and that is not the opinion that he holds. Part of it is the broad usage of "boy", just like "girl" has pretty broad usage. The show "Girls" was about girls in their mid 20s.

[Origanalist]

I still have a hard time understanding anybody rallying behind the disgusting cocksucker.

[juleswin]

lol, ya it is impossible for a gay person to be a conservative :rolleyes:

Gavin McGinnis is still a conservative and here he is kissing Milo.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OKlfhKz9tk

[Origanalist]

Gavin McGinnis is still a conservative and here he is kissing Milo.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OKlfhKz9tk

YES! That's what "Murica is all about!

[William Tell]

So, I gather it can be boiled down to Milo doesn't want to be thought of as a dangerous ****** after all?

[juleswin]

YES! That's what "Murica is all about!

You have to understand their aim, you see, they were trying to punish the Muslims but ended up punishing everybody else who laid their eyes on the video. I would take throwing snow balls at Hannity's media bus over this bullsh*t.

[specsaregood]

I still have a hard time understanding anybody rallying behind the disgusting cocksucker.

yeah, I for one am tired of hearing about him.

[familydog]

Anyone that is popular and influential with young people on social media is a target. Do you have the wrong opinions? Watch out. Or else you will be brought down by the establishment.

[CPUd]

https://i.imgur.com/dU3GE2l.jpg

[silverhandorder]

I still have a hard time understanding anybody rallying behind the disgusting $#@!.

Cthulhu ftahgn.

I support Milo conpleyely you sniveling rooster.

[Mordan]

I still have a hard time understanding anybody rallying behind the disgusting $#@!.

Milo may be a pawn. But he is a human being. He is being grinded down by the same deep state controlled MSM that grinded down RP in the past.

[TheCount]

So, I gather it can be boiled down to Milo doesn't want to be thought of as a dangerous ****** after all?

Just dangerous enough that he can maintain his bad boy "tells it like it is" image but not so dangerous that he can't get rich off of it.

[juleswin]

Just dangerous enough that he can maintain his bad boy "tells it like it is" image but not so dangerous that he can't get rich off of it.

The man is gainfully employed at a top news site, he has a book deal, he is a popular speaker, I am sure he has made a ton of money since he came on the scene. Also there are many pics of him on the internet with him flashing stack of Benjamins.

[tod evans]

The man is gainfully employed at a top news site, he has a book deal, he is a popular speaker, I am sure he has made a ton of money since he came on the scene. Also there are many pics of him on the internet with him flashing stack of Benjamins.

From Drudge;

Milo Yiannopoulos LOSES his $250k book deal amid outrage at pedophilia comments as Breitbart workers threaten to quit if he isn't sacked

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4243614/Milo-Yiannopoulos-loses-250-000-book-deal.html

[juleswin]

From Drudge;

Milo Yiannopoulos LOSES his $250k book deal amid outrage at pedophilia comments as Breitbart workers threaten to quit if he isn't sacked

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4243614/Milo-Yiannopoulos-loses-250-000-book-deal.html

Damn, his book deal was only $250K? The publisher totally got the better end of the deal. The man gets millions of views wherever he shows up and he is definitely a sensation even though I don't get it. You know that the people who support him are not going to back down now just because of this setback, in fact they might double down and keep his book att number 1 for many weeks.

Well, thanks for telling. I wouldn't have known that he had such a shitty agent.

[TheCount]

Damn, his book deal was only $250K? That's probably just the advance.

[juleswin]

That's probably just the advance.

If it is an advance then they shouldn't be able to take it back. Isn't that like a down payment to the author to secure the book rights? Oh well, this brings up another question. Why does anyone need the big publishers anymore when the books sell mostly on Amazon.com?

[UWDude]

Just dangerous enough that he can maintain his bad boy "tells it like it is" image but not so dangerous that he can't get rich off of it.

You are obviously very poor.

[TheCount]

If it is an advance then they shouldn't be able to take it back. Isn't that like a down payment to the author to secure the book rights?My understanding is that it secures the rights and is supposed to pay the author's bills until royalties start flowing in. Theoretically the size of the advance is based upon the expected initial sales of the book.


Oh well, this brings up another question. Why does anyone need the big publishers anymore when the books sell mostly on Amazon.com?This is entirely a guess, but for some reason it seems that books written by political figures must be impulse buy items. You always see them in bookstores in airports and in stacks by the checkout line at Sams Club or whatever. It might also be that the audience for political books aren't the e-book type. Generally older, I'd assume.