Posted on 08/09/2015 12:37:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
ATLANTA — The RedState Gathering is going on with business as usual, hearing from Mike Huckabee this morning, with Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, and Scott Walker to come. But the Donald Trump matter is still the talk of the hallways, with most RedState attendees appearing to support RedState founder Erick Erickson's decision to "disinvite" Trump from a planned event this evening.
At the same time, some critics have pointed to crude or sexist statements Erickson himself has made over the years, suggesting a certain amount of hypocrisy in the decision to boot Trump. A short time ago, I asked Erickson about those criticisms.
"I apologized, and I'm not running for president," Erickson said. "It's as simple as that. They're re-tweeting things that I already have apologized for. Donald Trump isn't apologizing for this. And I'm not a candidate for president of the United States. If you're a candidate for president, I think there are certain lines that you just can't cross. We all fall short, we're all sinners, we all say dumb things. I at least have had sense to apologize for my dumb things, and Trump doesn't."
Erickson, a Fox News contributor, has also had a run-in of his own with Kelly. In 2013, Kelly invited Erickson on her program to discuss remarks he had made about women in the workplace, including the observation that "when you look at biology, look at the natural world, the roles of a male and a female in society and in other animals, the male typically is the dominant role." It wasn't an easy interview, with Kelly telling Erickson, "What makes you dominant and me submissive, and who died and made you scientist in chief?"
Erickson said that doesn't at all resemble the Trump situation today. "Megyn and I had an encounter where Lou and I were both roughed up by Megyn for comments on moms working," Erickson recalled with a laugh. "She and I, we still get along. I wasn't going to accuse her of being hormonal when she asked the question. We disagreed on something and moved on. That the first reaction of a candidate for president, when you get a tough question from a lady, is well, it must be her time of the month — and that was the clear implication, despite what they're now saying — is kind of insane, actually."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUIVNqFuG2M
DONALD TRUMP GET UNINVITED TO THE PARTY... ERICK WE NEED TO TALK TO YOU...
Erick Erickson - Wikipedia
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In May 2010, Erickson wrote in the RedState blog that he would be releasing evidence that Will Folks, a South Carolina GOP political operative, had made false allegations that he had an affair with gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley and that the allegations were “initiated by a rival political campaign.”.[20] Later that day, Erickson wrote, “I have no clue if anyone is behind Will Folks doing this. [...] With apologies to RedState readers, [...] I’ve had no hesitation in stringing the media along like Folks has done.”[21][22] Byron York, a conservative journalist, criticized Erickson: “[S]acrificing your own credibility in an effort to undermine someone else’s is not a good idea, and what Erickson has done has surely hurt both his own reputation and that of his website.”[22]
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In April 2009, Erickson posted to Twitter a vulgar tweet about Supreme Court Justice David Souter upon his retirement. Later, Erickson admitted is was the dumbest thing he ever did.[31][32][33][34] In an appearance on the Colbert Report, Erickson said the Twitter statement was “not my finest hour”.[15]
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Erickson has tweeted controversial remarks regarding feminists, including (in response to a 2010 Super Bowl ad) the following: “That’s what the feminazis were enraged over? Seriously?!? Wow. That’s what being too ugly to get a date does to your brain” [36] and “Turned on twitter today and there was a barrage of angry feminists upset with me telling them to get in the kitchen and learn to cook”; “Good thing I didn’t suggest the feminists ... you know ... shave. They’d be at my house trying a post-birth abortion on me”; “Feminists have no sense of humor, but clearly God did in creating feminists.”;[37]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick_Erickson#Nikki_Haley_gubernatorial_bid
What did the GOPe’s give Erick? What did they promise to give him.?
In the article he admitted that when Megyn made him made, the FIRST THING on his mind was that she was having her period.<P
Truth does not need an apology.
“I never liked Erikson anyway .. and when Rush has him sub for him, I don’t listen.”
Ditto that!
The fascists always demand servitude.
it was refered as a “social conservative convention’ on cnn and msnbc and fnc.
this is a leftist and rino divide and conquer talking point.
it has gone left like cpac.
Coming Soon to your local UTube account, one of his EX’s saying that SOB “wouldnt walk the 2 blocks to the Bedaga to get me some Midol, He don’t care bout no women’s Period”.
Sure it does, and it goes something like this: I’m sorry if telling the truth hurts your feelings - deal with it.
Like the disingenuous sticking your middle finger up at a rival candidate while pretending to scratch your face?
A line like that? The only people who go to RedState events are fans of RedState. Of course they are upset with Trump because they favor whoever Erickson tells them to.
Erik WHO?
If you are a Rush 24/7 member, then I suggest sending a private or 24/7 email to Rush, requesting that he removes Erick Erickson as a future substitute host - “disinvite” Erickson from ever guest hosting his show again.
I am a Rush 24/7 member myself and emailed him yesterday via private email. I believe many others are also requesting Rush remove Erickson as a substitute host as well. If enough folks do this, I’m sure Rush will address this on his show and hopefully “disinvite” Erickson on air as soon as Monday.
Rush has been on the receiving of vitriol not only from the left, but from RINO’s/GOPers for alleged disparaging remarks towards women and I’m sure has no respect for wimps and PC appeasers like Erickson. Rush probably feels some towards Trump on this subject.
Well, was she correctly diagnosed on Thursday or not? Maybe Howard Stern or Don Imus could question her about it.
Wasn’t there a song in 60s about that?
he is trying to extend this non-issue.
it is over, Kelly and redstate lost. HARD.
Who cares what this tub of lard thinks.
This guy sounds like a complete moron... an immature moron.
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