Stephen Bannon Declares War Against Republican Establishment

Although he opened his 2017 Value Voters Summit speech by echoing Ecclesiastes about the time of the season, former Trump Senior Adviser Stephen K. Bannon kept true to his street fighting instincts by declaring political war in a bombastic address to Evangelical voters in Washington DC.

Bannon voiced frustration that many Republicans in the Senate were either Janus faced or openly hostile to their President Donald Trump.  Bannon particularly took aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Foreign Policy Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN).



To wit, Bannon declared war on the GOP Establishment.  As Bannon is no longer shackled as a White House West Wing advisor, Bannon is free to support the Trump nationalist populist agenda from the outside.  Bannon intimated that he is working hard to primary many RINOs who do not support the Trump agenda.

Bannon claimed that there is time for Establishment sinners to repent, but otherwise he insisted that Deplorables will come after those not supporting Trump during the 2018 primaries.  

FRC President Tony Perkins at VVS17

This message was well received by the Values Voters Summit crowd.  A constant theme during the three day conference of politically active Evangelicals was "Drain to Swamp."  To underline that sentiment, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins honored his Louisiana roots and jocularly dressed in muck wear to open the Value Voters Summit. 

Recognizing Heroic Virtue at the Value Voters Summit

Leo Johnson [C] is lionized for his heroism at the FRC terror attack by FRC President Tony Perkins  [photo: BD Matt]

While there were many poignant presentations made at the 2012 Value Voters Summit, the rest paled in comparison to when Leo Johnson took the stage on the first night of the Summit.   Only a month before, Johnson thwarted a mass casualty terror attack on the Family Research Council. On August 15th, 2012 a  28 year old man disgruntled at  traditional marriage advocacy tried to enter  the FRC headquarters.  The visitor had a backpack with 15 day old Chick-fil-A sandwiches and he pulled out a gun.  Building Operations Manager Johnson ducked as a bullet flew above his head.  A second shot struck Johnson in the arm.  The third shot missed and hit a wall.  Even in his injured state, Johnson was able to wrestle the gun away from the assailant. As FRC President Tony Perkins awarded Leo Johnson the organizations highest award for his heroics, there was a long, loud, sustained and sincere applause from the assembled Value Voters Summit audience

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 Other speakers, such as Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R-VA), Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and former Republican Presidential candidate Senator Rick Santorum gave more substantive speeches.  But the rawness of the incident, the real peril posed by this domestic terrorist and the stakes which this incident put on Value Voters exercising their free speech supporting their faith made Leo Johnson's rightful lionization most memorable. SEE MORE from the Value Voters Summit at DCBarroco.com

Views from the Value Voters Summit 2012, Volume 2

Leo Johnson [C] is lionized for his heroism at the FRC terror attack by FRC President Tony Perkins  [photo: BD Matt]

Oliver North lauds the leadership of American Warriors at the Value Voters Summit  [photo: BD Matt]

Radio Personality Dennis Prager opines about American Exceptionalism  [photo: BD Matt]

Radiance Foundation's Ryan Bomberger explains his "So Get Out" activism  [photo: BD Matt]

Star Parker, founder of Center for Urban Renewal at the Value Voters Summit  [photo: BD Matt]

Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ) reads the riot act to the Obama Administration  [photo: BD Matt]

VA Atty. Gen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-VA) "lays down the law" at the Value Voters Summit  [photo: BD Matt]

Ex-Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) urges Value Voters Summit attendees to engage in politics  [photo: BD Matt]

Ex-Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) to raise their Patriot Voices at the Value Voters Summit  [photo: BD Matt]

Lila Rose, founder of Live Action, lends her voice to the pre-born at the Value Voters Summit  [photo: BD Matt]

Frank Gaffney, of the Center for Security Policy, reveals the Muslim Brother influence in the US  [photo: BD Matt]

Retired Gen. Jerry Boyken opines about the Iranian threat at the Value Voters Summit  [photo: BD Matt]