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I Endorse for President . . . #EERS

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  February 6th, 2012 at 06:16 PM  | 

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I’m on CNN tonight, but I’m also on radio tonight out of Atlanta on my own show.

You can listen live right now on WSB’s live stream. The show started at 6:00 p.m. and will run till 8pm tonight.

Tonight at 7:34 p.m. ET I will make my endorsement for President of the United States.

I will not be endorsing “We the People” as I kind of blame them for this present mess. But I will be making an endorsement and if you are curious you can listen by clicking right here.

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  • Tbone

    have time to be President. Maybe you should pick some one else.

  • http://MichaelHarrington.org creinstein

    Won’t be Romney.

  • goodgovernance

    nt

  • Ender

    who won’t become our nominee… :)

  • Melody Warbington (rwm52)

    :)

  • tngal

    but somehow, I’m thinking…not. So if its not Romney, and not Paul. Ed Morrissey went w/ Santorum. hmmmm

  • benjaminz

    Obama?

    Haha.

  • mikelindell2

    It has to be Newt, right? I hope it’s not Santorum, especially since he’s been posting untrue claims on RS lately.

  • http://www.gmsplace.com/ civil truth

    Remember you heard it here first. :)

  • jdogg87

    a brokered convention…

  • jakeofalltrades

    to the 51st state on the dark side of the moon?

  • jakeofalltrades

  • jakeofalltrades

    So I doubt it.

  • elayman

    on sensitive topics. I don’t think he has a prayer against Obama.

  • Melody Warbington (rwm52)

    If so, there’s a few million people I’d like to ban from the U.S. Tbone’s not one of them despite the fact that he’s called me names on more than one occasion. I’m not holding a grudge.

  • mikelindell2

    Maybe he can get a visa to go there when China builds the colony because we gave up any hopes of superiority

  • acat

    be a bug or a feature?

    Mew

  • jdogg87

    put on here who he endorsed? i’m at work… can’t put on the radio……….

  • jdogg87

    put on here who he endorsed? i’m at work… can’t put on the radio……….

  • jakeofalltrades

    I was right.

  • acat

    (Cheshire grin)

  • tngal

    ok….hm

  • jakeofalltrades

    lol

    Cthulhu is approximately a Sweet Meteor of Death.

  • westcoastpatriette

    “A pox on all their houses!”

    Says he’ll back Republican nominee and none of these guys excite him.

  • BillC

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQqQzYUJeVg

  • mikelindell2

    I feel conservatives aren’t giving Newt the credit he deserves. He has the most conservative record, highest ACU rating, actually governed in DC as a conservative with great success, and has proposed the most conservative proposals.

  • jakeofalltrades

    And we’re not kidding:

  • jamesm

    on Radis. He endorses no one. Likes Gingrich. Doesnt feel any of them can win but will vote for eventual nominee. Likes the fact that Gingrich is trying to stop Romney. Go Erick. Supports brokered convention for another nominee

  • jakeofalltrades

    It’s the equivalent of taking the same amount of cash and burning it in a fire.

  • vangoghssister

    Wait for it….wait for it…wait for it…okay Erick…it’s…it’s…OMGosh, now it’s the news…

    more commercials…

    sean hannity…(barf)

    man, this station has a lot of commercials.

    FINALLY…

    it’s it’s it’s…I think it’s Santorum, but I hope not.

    Sweet Meteor of DEATH??? Huh? C’mon Erick.

    ERICK, WOULD YOU GET ON WITH IT??!!

    Oh. Please. No.

    ERICK, I’m gonna have a stroke before you spit it out.

    Okay, brokered convention…I can live with that. That’s cool.

    You did scare me for just a minute though, Erick. I almost thought you were gonna say Romney. Whew!

    God Bless you Erick, thanks for sticking with your convictions.

  • fpete13527

    The best summation I’ve heard in a while.

  • westcoastpatriette

    My heart (nor head) cannot do it without violating my conscience.

  • acat
  • westcoastpatriette

    yuck, yuck, yuck, yuck.

  • vangoghssister

    :-)

  • acat

    The primary system has failed.

    Again.

    Mew

  • tngal

    I’ll hold it for you..I’m holding one of my own against him as he called me names too. Ahhh the life of Cainiacs, we were born to be besmirched.

  • znjs

    Maybe they’ll start making merchandise. I’d like a shirt with the image from cat’s link on the front with a list of campaign promises on the back:

    An end to government corruption

    No more having to choose the lesser evil ever again

    No more debates about frivolous issues

    Not exactly pro-life, but will guarantee to end to all abortions

    No more career politicians in Washington

    A definitive end to the war on terror

    etc.

  • westcoastpatriette

    Primary system failed, indeed.

  • acat

    Go google (or bing or yahoo) “Rods from God”, then tell me we don’t need to at least consider being competitive.

    Mew

  • Melody Warbington (rwm52)

    …

  • acat

  • Bill S

    .

  • aesthete

    Especially when we’re already spending so much on other things in government.

  • jakeofalltrades

    Anyone on Earth who ordered the firing of such a weapon from the surface of the moon would be dead from nuclear attack hours or even days before impact. The lack of earth-side support would eventually kill everyone on the moon, and it wouldn’t be the most pleasant death, either.

  • mikelindell2

    Any space project would be overwhelmingly financed privately, 80%-90% of it. Just because holier-than-thou Santorum makes an accusation doesn’t mean it’s true

  • aesthete

    If a moon colony is so feasible that the private sector could find profitability by spending 9 out of 10 dollars on the venture, then why haven’t private interests approached the government or looked for investors?

    I love the idea of privatized space, and one day hope that it will be a reality. Given the state of private space ventures today, Newt’s idea is ludicrous and wasteful.

  • acat

    ICBMs aren’t the threat they once were … between “brilliant pebbles” and other systems.

    I’d rather be in front of development, not playing catch-up.

    Mew

  • jdogg87
    they’ve banned me three times but i still seem to be able to predict erick better than anyone else– go figure
  • deVere

    nt

  • texastory63

    So we have 4 candidates who have had the balls to run the race and put themselves into the fire and you can’t endorse anyone? Of course none of these guys is perfect, but the perfect is the enemy of the good. A brokered convention means Thune or Jeb Bush. That will excite the base.

    I urge Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado to pick Rick Santorum.

  • jdogg87
    or you’ll start running into “601 database redigestation errors” when you try to log in and you’ll have to take a minute or two to create a new gmail address and username. sorta lame… (ban #4 here we come)
  • pj2012

    What good is a brokered convention when you still have the same four lack luster candidates to choose from and no Gov. Perry? Sorry… but I lost so much enthusiasm when Perry dropped out. I can?t seem to get enthusiastically behind anyone now.

  • clowngirl

    Even the lightbulb ( when it was invented) needed people to sell the idea.

    Read an article that claims the space program gives back $7 for every $1 invested in it from all the jobs created making products that use new technologies that came about as a by product.

    Surely that could become profitable for investors.

    Or maybe some people would even be willing to donate without expecting a return.

    Regardless of whether it is realistic to attract enough private funding, Newt has been clear in stating that he isn’t talking about increasing NASA spending and isn’t willing to “federally fund” a whole moon colony.

  • acat

    Why not just say who you used to be?

    Mew

  • jdogg87

    it was not courageous but it was smart… he knew that if he endorsed any one of them over the others he would probably pretty instantly lose about half the people on this site over it regardless of which one he picked or for what reason…. i was surprised he was “endorsing” to begin with.

  • clowngirl

    Cool!

    I was, of course, hoping for an outright endorsement of Newt but it’s good to have Erick at least supporting the fact that Newt is staying in the race!

  • mikelindell2

    By nominating mandate Mitt, or nanny state Rick. Those two choices lead to no religious freedom Obama.

  • jaykali

    I mean Rick Perry!

    I mean…er not Mitt Romney!

  • jaykali

    /waits for applause/

  • jaykali

    I think Mitt’s going to win pretty handily. I guess we can never know for sure but the way the Gingrich campaign is going this doesn’t seem to have the feel of a long contest which should lead to more of Erick screaming into a pillow when he lies in bed at night.

  • jdogg87
    ban #3 was “redsox9687″ after i insulted someone for defending rick perry… it’s interesting– you’d think they’d just ban raging liberals but they even seem to ban the tea party people that are practical enough to point out the obvious that rick perry was an absolutely atrocious candidate……….
  • Common_Cents

    1000 people who can make a decision.

  • Bill S

    Whatever. Did your momma drop you in your head when you were young?

  • jakeofalltrades

    What? Are we suddenly going to change and let market forces suffocate the uncompetitive and/or let them starve?

  • maybenexttime

    A brokered convention seems less likely as Mitt keeps racking up wins. Plus, you have establishment voices like Ann Coulter suddenly carrying his water. Newt is the only hope of stopping Rombama at this point, and if Adelson cuts him off…I think it’s game over.

  • snowshooze

    Then it will start to gel.

  • demsaresatanic

    You say, “why haven?t private interests approached the government or looked for investors,” what evidence do you have that private enterprise has not done so? You say,” Newt?s idea is ludicrous and wasteful,” without even attempting to say what the cost would be, let alone provide any data to support your conclusion. No facts, just negative soundbite, that’s sooo Romney.

  • Common_Cents

    Standing room only, 1000 people. Glad some people can actually make a decision in this country.

    Anyway, Gingrich addressed the space thing. He proposed it more as inspiration for America, not some major top priority spending agenda by government. He said he never addressed how it would be paid for or any amounts and he then saw some figures of 500 billion being thrown around in the media or by opponents. He said he was a bit taken aback at the sour grapes in the media about inspiring America.

    It was a good positive message. People were enthusiastic. There was one d-bag heckler that was quickly ushered out. Some lady almost beat the heck out of him. LOL.

    I’ve determined America needs more CSpan and less media spin. Showing and seeing interviews/events in their entirety is much more informative than out of context sound bytes, headlines, and media narrative spin.

  • http://www.writeinryan.com ragnarthepirate
  • septembergurl

    It’s much too soon to surrender to the forces of Romney.

    Consider tomorrow: caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado and a (nonbinding) primary in Missouri. Say santorum wins Minnesota and Missouri (entirely possible). What do we have?

    We have three candidates who are strong in different regions of the country:

    romney is a northeast RINO Republican who can win New England and some Atlantic states like New Jersey and Maryland. The only Southern states he will win are Florida and Virginia — big to be sure but still, he is limited to the Northeast and (as a Mormon) the mountain states: Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Nevada.

    Santorum makes the argument that Romney cannot win in the Midwest, the Upper Midwest, or the Rust Belt. We will see tomorrow how true this is. I tend to think Santorum is right. If he wins Minnesota and Missouri, and gets on the ballot in Indiana, Santorum will have a good argument. Romney lost Iowa (twice) and appears weak in the Midwest. Santorum will have to really put up a fight in Michigan (one of Mitt’e five home states, but one in which he leads by not as much as one might expect).

    Gingrich is running (belatedly) a southern strategy. He is strong in the South and leads in Georgia now — he could win a number of these states if he can hold on through Super Tuesday, including the big one, Texas, where Perry would presumably campaign for him.

    So you would have a Republican candidate — Romney — who cannot win in the South and cannot carry the big Rust Belt- Midwestern states. He might have more delegates than anyone but I doubt he would have enough going into the convention to wrap it up.
    This is where Ron Paul comes in. He is underperforming as he usually does, but he will be hammering away in caucuses such as Maine’s (which goes on for several weeks for some reason).

    So, say we end the primary season with Gingrich holding the South, Santorum the Midwest and Rust Belt, Paul some delegates from each caucus — then we o have the brokered convention. Could be good. I of course still hold out for Huntsman-Perry. Perry-Huntsman also OK.

    We don’t have to settle for Mitt, is the point.

  • clowngirl

    Not AS many people but naturally 9 to 5ers couldn’t make it. VERY enthusiastic crowd though. At one point Newt said “If I’m elected President…” and about 100 people yelled “WHEN!”

    Gave an excellent speech. Every point seemed to resonate with the audience and the Denver Post wrote a very positive article.

    I mentioned Santorum smearing him on RedState and suggested the Speaker come on to rebuttal. :)

    A little jealous that you guys got the evening rally, but it makes sense. Newt can plausibly win MN whereas we’re part of the “Mormon Belt” and Romney’s favored over Newt by 22 points.

    Feeling very optimistic about Newt’s chances — wrote a diary about it if you’re curious.

  • aesthete

    Seriously, it would be very, very big news if something like this were being seriously considered: the X-Prize (which was for much less, and which was much less ambitious than a moon base) got tons of media attention and popular coverage.

    The state of the privatized space industry is nowhere near what it would have to be to make Newt’s project feasible.

  • aesthete

    No politician had to sell Edison on the idea of creating the lightbulb.

    No politician had to sell Einstein on the notion of arriving at the principles of general and special relativity.

    No politician had to sell businessmen on the merits of industrialization in the 19th century.

    When something is profitable, generally a) it’s been done, or b) it’s going to be figured out at some point by someone in the free market. It’s unlikely that Gingrich (a space enthusiast, but by no means a professional, or a numbers guy/quant) has the inside track on how much it would actually cost to implement the project he’s talking about on that scale, and how much revenue it would have to generate in order to turn a profit. I prefer Gingrich to the alternatives, but this idea was classic Bad Newt.

  • demsaresatanic

    there would have been no Apollo program without government assistance. The commercial potential of the lightbulb was obvious, the same applies to industrialization. The observation that a scientist such as Einstein will think and write without government prompting is also obvious, to a pure scientist, knowledge is its own reward.

    The military is a better comparison, a free market will not realistically provide for national defense without government sponsorship. Moon exploration does hold out profit potential, but only if government provides incentives. For example, Edison may or may not have invented the lightbulb without the prospect of holding the patent, but he is less likely to have done so. I also believe in the free market system, but when it comes to a public good such as armed forces or space exploration, the libertarian model does not deliver those items well.

  • maybenexttime

    i think Newt will find some way to hang around for Super Tuesday. He can get by with name recognition alone. The long-term problem is money. Without money and organization, he’ll keep losing ground everywhere else.

  • clowngirl

    Edison created the lightbulb and then needed to hire a team of salesman to get people to use it (because they were leery)

    Has the free market had the option of cooperating with NASA up to this point?

    Even if you’re right and there isn’t the requisite interest in privately funding space travel — Newt still isn’t calling for massive federal spending to pay for it..

    As common cents pointed out Newt”s just looking to inspire the possibility of private investment — not to set up space travel as a huge new spending priority.

  • texasref

    to figure out exactly which descriptions pertained to which candidates.

    Horndog for Prez!

  • texasref

    And give Romney a Dual Role Secretary of Treasury / Economy Czar role

  • texasref

    :-)

    Everybody wins.

  • aesthete

    or any other type of research — we are talking about a livable base on the moon, one ostensibly producing things of value such that 90% of the funds and know-how would be coming from the free market. I’m saying that all evidence indicates that we’re extremely far off from this point, and that Newt (a *historian*, not a scientist) has offered no proof to the contrary.

  • jakeofalltrades

    have the ability to travel in low earth orbit. That is when the technology and industry will be ripe for moon bases and Magellian excursions to circumnavigate the solar system.

  • aesthete

    mostly Near-Earth Orbit stuff, none of it as extensive as even the Apollo project. There has been no groundswell or impetus from these private interests to pursue anything close to a moon base, nor is there the infrastructure, R&D, or anything else to suggest that this would be remotely close to becoming a reality within a theoretical Newt Gingrich administration.

    I’m not trying to rag on the guy, but this is simply a god-awful and overly-ambitious idea with no sense of scale. It certainly sounds nice, but so does the leprechaun choir that lives in my backyard. Neither is at this juncture even close to reality.

  • jakeofalltrades

    and it would STILL be an unconservative statist monstrosity.

  • cheetah2

    I am fairly detached at this point. My life is calmer now that I am off the Rick Perry rollercoaster ride, but I just feel exausted. I am resigned to having Romney though I prefer Newt.

  • cheetah2

    Still no endorsement. It would have been shocking of he did endorse anyone now.

  • pj2012

    I miss having Perry in the race, but not the highs and lows of it.

    I pray all will be well with our country and considering the current choices for president it’s all I have left to give. I live in a VERY blue state, Perry was my hope to turn things around. Romney was our Governor so you can guess how I feel about him as our president.

    I always look for the silver lining in things, but for the life of me it’s just not working in this instance.

    See you around ;-)