https://redstate.com/erick/2010/08/24/charlatans-and-the-horse-they-rode-in-on/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 00:19:12 -0400<![CDATA[I have been biting my tongue so hard for so long that I&#8217;m surprised I haven&#8217;t developed gangrene, but the time has come to open my mouth, or at least put fingers to the keyboard.I have for years been shouting into the wind about those I believe are conservative charlatans abusing the money of donors, burning bridges, and making it all the more difficult for solid conservative activists to gain the trust of large conservative donors.As I told Ken Vogel a few weeks ago, “Every movement — left, right, center or no political affiliation whatsoever — attracts its contingent of scammers and con artists and charlatans, and it takes a while for that to sort itself out . . . . And that’s why a lot of the money is still sitting on the sidelines.”And now there is this.]]>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Erick Erickson]]>https://redstate.com/erick/2010/08/24/charlatans-and-the-horse-they-rode-in-on-n35980