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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUnrepentantly Sexist Host Boots Donald Trump From Candidate Forum For Sexism
On Friday night, frequent Fox news analyst and founder of RedState, Erick Erickson, announced that he had disinvited Donald Trump from a RedState gathering in Atlanta this weekend, citing sexist comments made by Trump about Fox News Channel anchor Megyn Kelly.
I have tried to give a great deal of latitude to Donald Trump in his run for the Presidency, Erickson wrote in a post on RedState Friday evening. He is not a professional politician and is known for being a blunt talker. He connects with so much of the anger in the Republican base and is not afraid to be outspoken on a lot of issues. But there are even lines blunt talkers and unprofessional politicians should not cross.
What line did Trump cross? Decency, according to Erickson, for saying Kelly had blood coming out of her wherever during the GOP debate Thursday night. Kelly, one of the debate moderators, questioned Trump on some of the numerous misogynistic comments he has made over the years.
You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, Trump told CNNs Don Lemon on Friday. Blood coming out of her wherever.
Trump later attempted to pedal back on the comment saying that he meant to say whatever, or saying that he meant wherever to mean Kellys nose, but Erickson wasnt having any of it.
His comment was inappropriate. It is unfortunate to have to disinvite him, Erickson wrote. But I just dont want someone on stage who gets a hostile question from a lady and his first inclination is to imply it was hormonal. It just was wrong.
According to the Washington Post, Trumps campaign released a statement calling Ericksons decision another example of weakness through being politically correct. The statement also referred to Erickson as a total loser.
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/08/08/3689587/erick-erickson-donald-trump/
We Democrats must be living right because God has given us a mirror to hold up the Republicant's hypocrisy against themselves.
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Unrepentantly Sexist Host Boots Donald Trump From Candidate Forum For Sexism (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2015
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Gothmog
(145,313 posts)1. Trump found a line that he should not have crossed
Egnever
(21,506 posts)3. I think you are confused on the mindset of the base
If you think this hurts trump in any way. I would be willing to bet he will go up in the polls over this .
jimlup
(7,968 posts)4. Yes it may in fact be true...
His base is the typical Rush Limbaugh listening white guy... it may help him win the Reptilian nomination.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)2. It wasn't God responsible for this gift to clearly reflect Republican evil to the public, it was Bill Clinton.