Conservative Punk
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Conservative Punk was a website that promoted conservative views in the punk subculture. It was created by Nick Rizzuto, an employee of a New York City rock radio station, partially in response to the left-liberal group Punkvoter (created by NOFX lead singer Fat Mike). The Conservative Punk website received significant press coverage during the 2004 Presidential Election. It includes contributions from talk radio personality Andrew Wilkow and former Misfits singer and Gotham Road frontman Michale Graves. Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian wrote about Rizzuto: "To his critics he's a crank bringing punk's good name into disrepute - but to his supporters he's the fearless voice of a formerly silent minority."[1]
In early 2010, Nick Rizzuto, without notice, stopped paying the hosting fees for Conservativepunk.com, causing the website and discussion forum to become inaccessible. Longtime members and regular posters created a replacement site, www.ConPunk.com, in order to maintain the community. There is also a Polish version of the website that is available at conservativepunk.net. They are simply referred to as Conservative Punk - Division Poland.
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- Conservative Punk - Conservative Punk
- The Guardian - "Meet the Pro-Bush Punks."
- New York Times - "A Bush Surprise: Fright-Wing Support."
- MSNBC - "Music-powered voter Web sites? They're not just for liberals"
- Punk Planet - "From the White House to the Punk House."
- [1] - "Conservative Punk - Division Poland"
