Who is eligible to join?
It is currently open to anyone who identifies themself as both an artist and a conservative. There are no platform requirements or litmus tests. We accept members from all walks of conservatism: neocons, paleocons, theocons, RINOS, libertarians, royalists, oligarchists, monarchists, authoritarians, and so on... All are welcome.

What do I get if I join?
Nothing really, at least right now. You get the satisfaction of knowing there are others out there like you, and organizing with them.

If this is supposed to be an organization of conservative artists, why do you have such a shitty website layout?
Well, for one thing, I don't use any of the webdesign software out there, still use just plain old html in notepad. Believe it or not there is also a method to my madness for you see I have some nostalgia for the earlier days of the internet or as I refer to them, "the pre myspace days". I like my webpages/blogs to have that 1998-2002 vintage look. I'm not kidding. I'm also a minimalist. I promise the look of this web site will get better, but for now it's just something I threw together.

Aren't conservatives always arguing that actors and celebrities should just shut up and stay out of politics?
There's no doubt that some of the more mongerish conservatives hold that specific view. The correct answer though is that there's nothing wrong with expressing one's opinions. The problem many conservatives have is when they are paying for entertainment or to see someone perform, and in that context the artist goes off on a political tangent, the people in the audience feel as though their time has been hijacked. They didn't realize they were going to be attending a political rally, thus they feel like they got ripped off. There's also a certain arrogance/ignorance associated with someone who preaches to the audience he is entertaining, in his assumption they must share his or her political views just because they may appreciate his artistic endeavors. Then there's the silly idea that by freely criticizing someone's views or boycotting them through freedom of association, you are somehow infringing on their freedom of speech. Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from criticism nor does it mean freedom from the consequences of private individuals and entities wishing to disassociate themselves with someone based on something which offended them in said speech . Also, this isn't "celebcons," but rather just a group of conservative artists, some of which are well known, others struggling or obscure. It's just a harmless little club.

How can you call yourself a conservative if you are an atheist, and pro-choice?
First of all, I'm not pro-choice, I'm pro-abortion, which is to say that I think not everyone should be allowed to have children. I think there should be more abortions and not less, and that people should have to take intelligence tests to determine whether they are suitable for breeding. The current situation is causing a disproportionate number of stupid people to multiply like crazy while intelligent people recognize what an awesome responsibility it is and therefore have at most one or two children. Also, there are just too many people. This development combined with democracy is a recipe for disastrous results. And while abortion is obviously immoral, it is in my mind slightly less immoral than euthanizing people who are already born. As far as being an atheist goes, I believe in state's rights/ local government. Freedom is not merely individual freedom but also the freedom to live in the type of society you want to live in. If some Christians want to have a paradise city full of religious wackos and impose their rules and values on those who live there, that's fine, just the same as it would be if the antithesis of gays, libertarians or socialists created a society which theirs is the accepted ethos. This gives a person options as to how he wants to live and leaves him free of being forced to deal with things he does not wish to have to encounter in everyday life. If there are different places with different rules, it prevents a universal or total society of which there is no escape and prevents a "last man" type of situation in the world. In politics as in love or life, intentions can often have the opposite effect. In other words, libertarianism without borders can lead to a lack of freedom, lack of diverse societies, a lack of choice. That's why I love Pat Buchanan, yet could also still (used to) like Andrew Sullivan. That's why I'm a conservative, kthx.