Erick Erickson's Blog, page 230

Now This Is Just Dumb

If you ever want to see how liberal pundits try to gin up division within conservative ranks, look no further than this bit of beclowning.

Sean Hannity did not talk about Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally on Sean Hannity's show.

Really.

Apparently, because other Fox hosts did, Sean Hannity is supposed to do it too. I didn't realize that Glenn and Sean had editorial control over each other's shows.

Sean Hannity is no more required to cover the Restoring Honor event than Glenn Beck is required ...

Barack Obama Monotones

Barack Obama again waited for Rush Limbaugh to go on vacation before addressing the public from the Oval Office. Like the last speech, this speech was, for three-quarters of it, dry and monotone — President Spock addressing the nation without emotion.

Finally, at the end, Spockobama gave into emotion and showed some talking about the troops.

Throughout though, the speech was a rather pathetic speech. Not since February of 2009 has Barack Obama talked in detail about Iraq and his Oval Office s...

Barack Obama Speaks

Not since February of 2009 has Barack Obama spoken in depth about Iraq. Naturally, he waits for Rush Limbaugh to go on vacation to it — notice he always waits for Rush to go on vacation before addressing the nation from the Oval Office Beige Room.

Here's our traditional Cover-It-Live box. Have at it.

Barack Obama Speaks From the Oval Beige Room

The Joe Miller Moneybomb

Friends, there is a moneybomb underway for Joe Miller in Alaska.

He needs all the support he can get right now.

The odds of victory are in his favor, but he's going to take a huge financial hit to keep the NRSC and Murkowski from stealing his victory.

Support Joe with what you can. I know money is tight. But we need this guy in the Senate. And considering just how badly the NRSC has treated him and John Cornyn and Rob Jesmer having hinted they want another term at the helm of the NRSC — why t...

The Blaze

The Blaze is off and to the races. I really like the look of this site.

It's kind of a Huffington Post-y sort of Big Government/Daily Caller-y sort of news and blog site.

It is the first of its kind in a while, since maybe the Daily Beast, that has a site design I instantly like — good white space, good layout, easy navigation, etc.

I'm excited by its potential.

Morning Briefing for August 31, 2010

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For August 31, 2010

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1. Counting The Deaths On Commander-in-Chief Obama's Impotent Hands

2. A Free Society And The Muslim Conundrum

3. Gallup: Generic ballot shows record Republican lead

4. Got cancer - and millions of dollars? Nancy Pelosi can help!

5. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D, TX-30) diverted scholarship money to family members.

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1. Counting The...

David Vitter Heads to November

David Vitter easily won the Republican Primary the other day. Now he is facing Charlie Melancon in the general election.

Here's the thing people don't realize about David Vitter — with Jim DeMint and Tom Coburn, David Vitter is in the triumvirate of conservative champions in the Senate.

So defiant toward the Democrats and many Senate Republicans has he been, that Chuckie Schumer, Bob Menendez, and even a few Republican Senators have developed a personal hatred of Vitter.

Frankly, I have for a...

Giving up the Pretense on Socialism

Tabitha has already hit this, but I want to come back to one point.

I am referring to the insipid bit of bra burning in the pages of the New York Times lamenting the rise of Sarah Palin. There is one key bit of it worth noting:

[The left has:] done nothing to stop a[ :] … socialist-bashing Tea Party enthusiast

Got that? They are angry that Sarah Palin and the tea party bashes socialism.

Remember just a few months ago when every leftist in America screamed whenever anyone on the right accused...

Morning Briefing for August 30, 2010

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For August 30, 2010

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1. It Worked. NRA Not Endorsing Harry Reid.

2. The new normal in Nevada: Reid and Angle tied

3. Palin Media Bias Rears Its Head In Hilarious Wishful Thinking

4. Obama's EPA to Regulate Hunters and Fisherman

5. Education Reform and New Jersey

6. RedState Gathering: Deadline Extended

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1. It Worked. NRA Not Endorsing Harry...

Glenn Beck Day

I'm not paying attention to the 8.28 rally today to be honest. It is Evelyn's 5th birthday and we're on our way to look at dinosaurs and zoo animals in Atlanta.

But I am struck by the left-wing outrage over all of this.

The same people who have been saying for weeks it is a sign of tolerance to build a mosque at Ground Zero are screaming how intolerant it is for Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin to go to the Lincoln Memorial and give a speech today.

The convenient constitutionalists who laud the...