With less than five months until Election Day, Broward Republicans shifted their attention away from the re-election of Gov Rick Scott, County Commissioner Chip LaMarca, and state Rep. George Moraitis.

Instead, they turned over a chunk of their monthly meeting to a speaker with some unconventional views.

Trevor Loudon’s comments weren’t completely unexpected. The Amazon description of one of his books reports that he explains that the people who surround President Barack Obama “fall into a wide category of radicals, Marxists, communists, and Americans who have joined together in a coordinated effort to overthrow capitalism and the Republic of the United States of America.”

Among the highlights of Loudon’s keynote speech – delivered at the invitation of Broward Republican Chairman Tom Truex with Truex siting next to him at the front of the room:

Instead, @BrowardGOP listening to speaker’s theory about alleged Russian plan to nuke U.S. followed by Chinese invasion. Seriously. /AM — Broward Politics (@browardpolitics) June 24, 2014

After the nuking, @BrowardGOP keynote speaker explains Cubans, Venezuelans and maybe Mexicans will loot Southern U.S. He's not joking. /AM — Broward Politics (@browardpolitics) June 24, 2014

There's more: official @BrowardGOP speaker says Chinese have US water supplies mapped so they can safely settle after nuking & invasion. /AM — Broward Politics (@browardpolitics) June 24, 2014

Conspiracy theorist at @BrowardGOP podium is Trevor Loudon, next to party Chair Tom Truex. Picture from @RedBroward pic.twitter.com/D9Fh89xAMr — Broward Politics (@browardpolitics) June 24, 2014

Now, @BrowardGOP speaker is warning about threats from illegal immigration. /AM — Broward Politics (@browardpolitics) June 24, 2014

Official @BrowardGOP speaker warns immigration reform is part of plan for socialist takeover. /AM — Broward Politics (@browardpolitics) June 24, 2014

Now @BrowardGOP speaker listing Democratic members of Congress he says are “Marxist radicals” who hang out with communists. /AM — Broward Politics (@browardpolitics) June 24, 2014

.@BrowardGOP speaker: Congress Democrats lost Vietnam War. They were “allied with communists.” Those Commies were “allied with Soviets.” /AM — Broward Politics (@browardpolitics) June 24, 2014

.@BrowardGOP speaker listing dream team for future presidential administration. Getting lots of applause. /AM — Broward Politics (@browardpolitics) June 24, 2014

After the speech, Truex declined to say what he agreed and disagreed with from the speech.

“I’m not going to fact check everything he said, but he represents a point of view that I think is worth listening to,” he said.

Asked if he thinks it risks making the Republican Party look extreme, Truex said, “Well, I don’t know if I would call his view extreme. It’s a view that is maybe not completely mainstream, but it’s a view a lot of people have.”

The half-hour devoted to Loudon meant that party business such as detailing its fundraising plan for committeemen and committeewomen and getting an update from a Scott staffer on the governor’s re-election campaign was pushed back until well after 9 p.m. – long after many members slipped out of the hotel meeting room.

Truex said it doesn't necessarily detract from organizing for the fall elections becuase getting party activists pumped up is a plus. "Anything that makes the base happy is a good thing," he said.

Rosina Marrapodi, a committeewoman from Southwest Ranches, said she was so impressed with Loudon that she bought both of his books, laying out a total of $60.

“He speaks my thoughts,” she said. “I see the writing on the wall.”

Other Republicans had a different reaction.

Writing on Twitter, Bob Wolfe, founder and co-chairman of the Lauderdale Beach Republican Club, wondered "Where's the John Birch society when we need them at Broward REC?"

@browardpolitics @BrowardGOP Who is responsible for bringing this guy in this evening ? — Todd Richardson (@ToddLRichardson) June 24, 2014

Democrats reacted as well