The hypocrisy of Eric Erickson

[Tanuki]

Don't get me wrong, I hate Donald Trump as much as anyone else does, and his long history of misogyny is part (but only part) of the reason. But it is beyond ludicrous that Eric Erickson is clutching his pearls, disinviting his fellow asshole to a conference, and denouncing his "inappropriate" language! Erickson, as someone who has publicly characterized former Supreme Court Justice David Souter as a "goat-fucking child molester," has little room to castigate anyone else. For those who have forgotten:
http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/red-states-erik-erickson-writes-judge-s

[still_one]

1. Donald Trump is a reflection of the entire republican party, and most of the corporate media today,

they are just too thin skin and arrogant to recognize it

[sub.theory]

2. Yep

Erickson has called women "feminazis". He's said that biology proves women shouldn't be the breadwinners. He's called feminists "too ugly to get a date".

You can find lots more here:

http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/08/04/gop-2016-contenders-are-courting-erick-erickson/204736

http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/05/30/erick-ericksons-latest-sexist-anti-gay-comments/194279

This has nothing to do with Trump being a misogynistic asshole and everything to do with the GOP establishment shitting themselves.

[Mass]

3. No hypocrisy here, just a well placed effort to make sure the conversation focuses on Trump and not

on more electable extremists. And it works.

[BeyondGeography]

4. Damage control for a hateful cause

aka the Republican Party.

[cilla4progress]

5. Perhaps Megyn issued

an ultimatum...

[emulatorloo]

6. Or Rove paid him off. Establishment GOPers freaking out.

They should have checked Eric's "feminist bonifides" before assigning this job to him.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

7. A series of sexist tweets from Erickson over time

I frankly don't know if this is from a liberal or conservative site but I have no reason to doubt their authenticity.

https://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/bMRaUhY7FkA-6c0hDiI0OLylHs8=/800x0/filters:no_upscale%28%29/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3952020/Screen_Shot_2015-08-08_at_10.17.15_AM.0.png

[n2doc]

8. He's more than happy to have the other misogynic assholes there

You know, the ones who hurt millions of women with their actions, like cutting Planned Parenthood funds and vetoing equal pay bills. But hey, Repubs have to be genteel and polite about screwing over women.