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The coveted Red State endorsement

by DougJ|  July 18, 200910:53 pm| 61 Comments

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There’s plenty of bloggers on both sides of the political spectrum who take themselves and their supposed influence a bit too seriously. But Erick Erickson sets the standard:

I am more and more mindful — and I used to be oblivious to the fact — that when I endorse a candidate or support a position, the implication is that RedState does too. In fact, it is why I expressly refuse to endorse a lot of things I’m asked to endorse. I know people don’t want my endorsement so much as they want the implication of RedState’s endorsement.

I’m glad Erick is no longer oblivious to the massive impact his opinions have on elections.

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  1. 1.

    The Grand Panjandrum

    July 18, 2009 at 10:59 pm

    If only he had supported former POW John McCain he wouldn’t have to deal with all this soc1alism: bailing out Wall Street, massive debt … none of it would have happened … if only his magical powers …

    oy, good night, its been a long fun day and I needed a bit more snark to tuck me in for the night

  2. 2.

    kommrade reproductive vigor

    July 18, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    This place needs a “Legend in their own mind” tag.

    Wow. Just … wow. That’s actually kind of sad. Makes me feel slightly guilty for laughing my ass off at this self-important shrimp dick.

  3. 3.

    El Cid

    July 18, 2009 at 11:05 pm

    The world always looks to Macon, Georgia, to see where the next fresh political wind is blowing from.

  4. 4.

    Glocksman

    July 18, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    In his defense*, he’s correct about the ‘Redstate endorsement’ bit, but that endorsement only carries weight among those who are uncritical consumers of RedState’s ‘information’ to begin with.

    IOW, only one half of one percent of all voters agree with Erick.

    FWIW, I didn’t pay much attention to Redstate until after I recognized the name from listening to XM Radio’s ‘POTUS’ politics channel where Erick was a frequent guest and wondering ‘what planet is this idiot from?’.

    His name stuck in my mind because he was so often wrong. :)

    *Stopped clock analogy.

  5. 5.

    General Winfield Stuck

    July 18, 2009 at 11:09 pm

    I know people don’t want my endorsement so much as they want the implication of RedState’s endorsement.

    wingnuts say the darnedest things.

  6. 6.

    JasonF

    July 18, 2009 at 11:10 pm

    You all laugh, but I know exactly how much weight the coveted “Occasional Balloon Juice Commenter JasonF” endorsement carries, which is why I don’t throw it around lightly. Why do you think ice cream is so popular? Because I endorsed it, that’s why. Before I endorsed it, everyone was all “No thanks — I’ll have some lima beans for dessert.”

  7. 7.

    cleek

    July 18, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    all the bitches wanna get wit me
    but i ain’t givin them shit you see
    cause i’m a man of class and taste
    and ‘fore i endorse i discriminate
    only pick the best you see
    and all those bitches wanna get with me
    well they gonna wait and wait and wait
    cause i’m Erick E, and i discriminate

  8. 8.

    Ash Can

    July 18, 2009 at 11:21 pm

    Can anyone explain to me just who exactly gives a flying fuck about this guy or his website? Apart from the obvious comic value, that is.

  9. 9.

    chopper

    July 18, 2009 at 11:29 pm

    @Ash Can:

    well first he has a goofy name with ‘erik’ in the first and last parts. like ‘dick dickman’ or ‘ass asserson’. or ‘douchey mcdouchebag’.

  10. 10.

    Fencedude

    July 18, 2009 at 11:31 pm

    @Ash Can:

    He wants to be the Right Wing Kos, as far as I can tell.

  11. 11.

    Hammy

    July 18, 2009 at 11:31 pm

    I can’t be bothered to look it up, but I bet Erick Dickhead was hot and heavy for Fred Thompson.

  12. 12.

    Dennis-SGMM

    July 18, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    @chopper:
    Wank Wankerson, Butt Buttson…

  13. 13.

    Fern

    July 18, 2009 at 11:36 pm

    @chopper:

    If my mother had given me “a goofy name with ‘erik’ in the first and last parts” I would have:

    a) changed it
    b) assumed she didn’t love me

  14. 14.

    Allan

    July 18, 2009 at 11:37 pm

    I see Erick Erickson is taking a break from defending the Macon, GA city council from teh socializm via the magick of parliamentary procedure.

    He’s such a pussy he blocked me on Twitter for asking him impertinent questions. Maybe too he didn’t care for my name for him: Doughy Patriot.

  15. 15.

    MTmofo

    July 18, 2009 at 11:38 pm

    “I know people don’t want my endorsement so much as they want the implication of RedState’s endorsement.”

    RedState: The guy that rubs up against you on a crowded bus.

  16. 16.

    Fern

    July 18, 2009 at 11:40 pm

    @Dennis-SGMM:

    Well, I did know someone by the name of Peter Peters.

    And my grandfather’s first name was the same as his middle name, only spelled a little differently.

  17. 17.

    ninerdave

    July 18, 2009 at 11:43 pm

    Can anyone explain to me just who exactly gives a flying fuck about this guy or his website?

    I do!!

    Apart from the obvious comic value, that is.

    Oh wait.

  18. 18.

    Dennis-SGMM

    July 18, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    @Fern:

    Well, I did know someone by the name of Peter Peters.

    Hmmm. I bet that he was one great fist fighter by the time he was in high school.

  19. 19.

    skippy

    July 18, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    ok, i hate to have to whip out my endorsement credentials, but i’m batting 100% @ endorsing politicians who win their seats over @ skippy.

  20. 20.

    neal peart

    July 18, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    Once Erik Teh Son of Erik (aka The Oracle) lets you know who he is supporting, you know who not to vote for.

  21. 21.

    Fern

    July 18, 2009 at 11:48 pm

    @Dennis-SGMM:

    He was principal of the private high school I had the dubious pleasure of attending.

  22. 22.

    Dennis-SGMM

    July 18, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    @Fern:
    “Dubious pleasure?” Was Peter a peter?

  23. 23.

    AnotherBruce

    July 18, 2009 at 11:51 pm

    When I really think about it, what’s really important is what is really implied by the implication of Erik son of Erik’s endorsement.

  24. 24.

    Fern

    July 18, 2009 at 11:55 pm

    @Dennis-SGMM:

    Nah, just a humorless authoritarian.

  25. 25.

    Yutsano

    July 18, 2009 at 11:58 pm

    Nah, just a humorless authoritarian.

    I’m no psychologist but I think I see the cause…

  26. 26.

    Dennis-SGMM

    July 19, 2009 at 12:06 am

    @Fern:
    I’m trying to remember if I’d ever met a risible authoritarian.

  27. 27.

    Allan

    July 19, 2009 at 12:07 am

    Note to the moderators: I will remember in the future to refer to Mr. Erickson as a “vagina.”

  28. 28.

    Fern

    July 19, 2009 at 12:07 am

    @Yutsano:

    In the Mennonite community he grew up in, it was traditional for boys to be given their father’s name as their middle name. He was just lucky his father’s name was John and not Peter.

    Oh, just a minute…

  29. 29.

    AhabTRuler

    July 19, 2009 at 12:08 am

    risible authoritarian

    What a peculiar combination.

  30. 30.

    Anne Laurie

    July 19, 2009 at 12:08 am

    If my mother had given me “a goofy name with ‘erik’ in the first and last parts” I would have:
    a) changed it
    b) assumed she didn’t love me

    No, a name like ‘Erick Erickson’ has “overambitious father” written all over it. Although, to be honest, I always assumed The Thane of RedState butched up the name his parents gave him, because ‘David’ or ‘Stanley’ just didn’t have the proper Viking heft. And if this were a sizeist snarksite like Sadly, No!, this would be where I used the line about the “massive impact” Erick’s arse has on the chairs in his momma’s basement, not to mention his coveted endorsements for tube socks and hand lotions.

  31. 31.

    MacsenMifune

    July 19, 2009 at 12:08 am

    Fun fact type John Boner into the wikipedia and it redirects to John Boehner’s page.

  32. 32.

    Fern

    July 19, 2009 at 12:09 am

    @Dennis-SGMM:

    That is true.

  33. 33.

    Sirkowski

    July 19, 2009 at 12:11 am

    I AM REDSTATE!

  34. 34.

    Crusty Dem

    July 19, 2009 at 12:12 am

    I am more and more mindful — and I used to be oblivious to the fact — that when I endorse a candidate or support a position, the implication is that RedState does too. In fact, it is why I expressly refuse to endorse a lot of things I’m asked to endorse.

    So far he’s only endorsed Sarah Palin and the Fleshlight (TM). Unfortunately, I think he “endorsed” them at the same time, if you know what I mean…

  35. 35.

    southpaw

    July 19, 2009 at 12:17 am

    [ring . . . ring . . .]

    Hello? Erik? . . .

    Yeah, listen. What’s all this shit? . . .

    No! Duuuuude, no, c’mon dude: I really need to know who you endorse. . . .

    Seriously, it’s important for me to know . . .

    In every race . . .

    No, dude, listen, I’m not shitting you this time . . .

    Yes, okay, fine, I have been known to shit you in the past . . .

    Yeah, but that was a completely different situation. For one, we were in Mexico and that donkey . . .

    No, duuude, look. I might fuck up and vote for them otherwise . . .

    Also, dude, can I have your win-loss record? . . . Also.
    [click]

  36. 36.

    b-psycho

    July 19, 2009 at 12:17 am

    Erik Erikson could endorse cute puppies & apple pie all he wanted to, it’d result in people voting to have both eradicated.

  37. 37.

    El Cid

    July 19, 2009 at 12:24 am

    And I believe I was the first one to use the phrase, “I don’t think so!”. But it only lasted a year. And that’s good because that’s how you establish a cult.

  38. 38.

    bago

    July 19, 2009 at 12:49 am

    You lost the iPhone css. I has a sad.

  39. 39.

    MikeJ

    July 19, 2009 at 1:05 am

    You lost the iPhone css. I has a sad.

    And never reïnstalled quicktags.

  40. 40.

    Tim F.

    July 19, 2009 at 1:05 am

    To be fair, RedState has a moderate amount of influence on some Republican primaries.

    Of course every race they influenced turned out to be a win for us (either tangible or rhetorical in the sense of electing the fringiest possible wingnut). Erick has a shockingly good sense for the candidates who will be least helpful for the Repubican party as a whole.

  41. 41.

    oh really

    July 19, 2009 at 1:10 am

    It hardly seems fair to let this thread pass without at least some direct acknowledgment of how consistently idiotic Erickson (C and K in both first and last names) is. No one can speak for Erickson quite like the pudgy boy himself. So, in recognition of one of the dumbest, most mean-spirited SOBs alive, here is something he wrote today:

    Mary Jo Kopechne died 40 years ago today. And today Ted Kennedy plots our deaths at the hands of an inferior healthcare system.

    Infused, as always, with all the Christian love one moron from Georgia can muster.

  42. 42.

    GregB

    July 19, 2009 at 1:10 am

    Was risible the GOP-er word of the week at some point? They love that word.

    That racist putz in Boston, Jay Severed-weenie loves that word and his listeners call in and fall over themselves to declare this or that person risible.

    It’s all so risible.

    -G

  43. 43.

    ckc (not kc)

    July 19, 2009 at 1:18 am

    I’m glad Erick is no longer oblivious…

    measured how?

  44. 44.

    MikeJ

    July 19, 2009 at 1:22 am

    November 6th will be the 46th anniversary of the death of 17 year old Michael Douglas(not the actor) of Midland, Texas. I look forward to Erickson’s commemoration.

  45. 45.

    mcd410x

    July 19, 2009 at 1:22 am

    @Anne Laurie:

    No, a name like ‘Erick Erickson’ has “overambitious father” written all over it.

    Either that or they’re from one of those socialist Nordic countries like Sverige that love the repetition thing, and have universal health care.

    In a time before he moved to the United States, another kid stole his ice cream, and he’s spent year after year hating his homeland and its constitutional monarchy and wonderful education system and ABBA. If only he could erase that hateful day from his memory, he could leave Red State behind and go live his life. Happily.

    One day, you little wolverine, one day.

  46. 46.

    Dennis-SGMM

    July 19, 2009 at 1:30 am

    @oh really:

    And today Ted Kennedy plots our deaths at the hands of an inferior healthcare system.

    But the serial adulterers of the Republican Party are here to protect us!

  47. 47.

    ellaesther

    July 19, 2009 at 1:33 am

    Well, in all honesty, as a former reporter and former correspondents’ assistant, almost every reporter (and he clearly see himself as a reporter of sorts, God help us) I have ever met boasts, at least on occasion, an inflated sense of his/her role in the grand scheme of things. Including myself.

    It is an illness that is wide spread.

  48. 48.

    Comrade Kevin

    July 19, 2009 at 1:37 am

    And today Ted Kennedy plots our deaths at the hands of an inferior healthcare system.

    Speaking of which, I just saw one of the most deceptive, dishonest political ads I have ever seen, from some alleged “Patients United” group, undoubtedly a front for the Insurance industry, trying to claim that Obama’s “Canadian” health plan will kill people.

  49. 49.

    ellaesther

    July 19, 2009 at 1:37 am

    And I kind of hate that he shares his name with the great Erik H. Erikson (who chose to name himself after himself, but I don’t know enough about it to explain why). Well, at least Mr. Redstate has those “c”s in there to keep things straight for me.

  50. 50.

    in canaduh

    July 19, 2009 at 1:39 am

    I ve always believed the right wing supports whatever fits their mold without thinking. its like the special olympics of: music, journalism, literature, whatever….

    no matter what the medium or worth the drones prop that shit up

    look and goldberg, prussian blue, palin….

  51. 51.

    southpaw

    July 19, 2009 at 1:43 am

    Erick Erickson is HUGE in Japan.

  52. 52.

    asiangrrlMN

    July 19, 2009 at 2:28 am

    Erick son of Erick can endorse anything his widdle heart desires. It’s so cute to see him think he’s playing with the big boys!

  53. 53.

    Nellcote

    July 19, 2009 at 3:40 am

    I hope they post youtubes from the RedState Convention this summer.

  54. 54.

    Common Sense

    July 19, 2009 at 4:08 am

    Why do I click on a WaPo link anymore when I can just go straight to Reason?

    I blame you for this DougJ.

  55. 55.

    cosanostradamus

    July 19, 2009 at 6:37 am

    .
    “Red State Blog”? Why would anyone read that? I mean, there’s neon on blue state blogs. NEON!!!
    .

  56. 56.

    Svensker

    July 19, 2009 at 8:49 am

    @JasonF:

    Ha ha ha. Win.

  57. 57.

    Nylund

    July 19, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    Why do we even bother to hold elections when Erick’s power is so vast. Surely, once he makes an announcement the election itself is a moot point.

    We should just officially name him King Maker and have him scream his selections from the top of Mt. Rushmore.

  58. 58.

    Ty Lookwell

    July 19, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    One fact that you rarely encounter about the “malaise” speech is that it was actually very well received and regarded by the American public at the time.

  59. 59.

    cleek

    July 19, 2009 at 4:57 pm

    thinking he’s King Of GOP Influence is a less-dangerous delusion than if he thought he was going to dissolve the US government.

  60. 60.

    The Bearded Blogger

    July 19, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    Erickson: le rouge etat c’est moi

  61. 61.

    asiangrrlMN

    July 19, 2009 at 6:38 pm

    @The Bearded Blogger:

    Erickson: le rouge etat c’est moi

    Ok, I laughed heartily over this one. Thumbs up!

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