I don’t know what to think about Erick.
When he was vying for Herman Cain’s radio show, he was very nice and complimentary, they shared the time slot some, seemed to get along great. Not long after he was established in the timeslot, he started slamming Cain.
If I recall, he’s turned on Palin and others the same way.
I’m not sure what his deal is.
“I’m not sure what his deal is.”
His “deal” is like so many others in the 21st Century. He’s turned a blog into a launching vehicle to his own celebrity status. Like so many who try, and some succeed, he’s taken the bluster of his web log and parlayed his opining into jobs, speaking engagements, and various other forms of celebrity-level social relevance. Because of Red State and it’s traffic, there are some who equate that to wisdom. Erickson, like so many others, turned the daily vomiting of his blog opinions into cash, via radio gigs and ad revenue from his site. The truth is he’s just another garden-variety, prima-donna blogger narcissist. His blog’s success actually makes him believe that what he thinks matters to the rest of us. Or ought to. Yawn.
I think this is just a case of misunderstanding and I don’t believe the Radkte campaign is blameless however there is no excuse for conservatives to be acting this way with eachother. However the idea that Eric would go nuclear on Radkte and call her a drunk over this misunderstanding was stupid and the more I think of it really just ugly. I thought it was inappropriate for the Radkte campaign to release a personal email exchange but to call Radkte “a drunk” was not just a smack at her but also at the Tea Party she has played such a very big role in. I followed the whole stream of events on twitter and while I do think Radkte has an uphill battle but I’ve getting a bit tired of the efforts to shut out and marginalize any normal person who dares approach the idea of being elected to political office. Now Red State was gracious to host Radkte and give her a slot even though it was unplanned but the whole thing had to have made her uncomfortable especially with the email suggesting that unseen forces were conspiring to limit her campaign coverage. Geeze they might as well have told her they were giving her a mercy slot.
I hate when this stuff happens because I like everyone involved.