By Arthur Schaper, American Greatness - A friend of mine, an independent journalist from Massachusetts, attended the event a few years back to record the speeches and meet with activists. One of the media agents in attendance? The Southern Poverty Law Center. This hate group from Alabama is not even media in any respectable sense, but a hate group dedicated to fundraising and smearing anyone they disagree with... How could CPAC possibly consider them media and even allow them a table at the event?! ... And it gets worse.