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Does Red State's Erickson agree that media is "mostly scumbags"?

March 18, 2010 1:10 pm ET by Jamison Foser

Earlier today, Media Matters' Eric Schroeck noted RedState blogger Dave Poff's defense of his boss, RedState editor-in-chief Erick Erickson, recently hired by CNN as a political commentator.  Poff, as Schroeck explained, seems to be unaware of one of Erickson's more notable comments -- his reference to David Souter as a "goat fucking child molester."

Poff's bizarre rant also included this charming description of the news media: 

From Non-Conservatives, to Academics and Liberal Elitists, to self-soiling and unprincipled Professional Politicians and firmly-entrenched good ole boys inside the M(ostly) S(cumbags) M(edia), each of these clowns has a tale of doom about the hell we're headed for compliments of CNN's hand basket. Problem is, as with every OTHER decent human being out there trying to do what he thinks is right for himself, his family, and his country, Erickson has pissed off people that disagree with his principles and can't fathom that his success story grows and is in no small part sustained by his having stood unflinchingly by them. [All emphasis in original]

This raises a some questions: Does Erick Erickson agree his new CNN colleagues are "mostly scumbags"?  Which CNN reporters, specifically, does RedState's Poff think are "scumbags"?

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    • Author by jediknight65 (March 18, 2010 1:28 pm ET)
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      im sure erikson probably told him to say that one. these guys don't engage in independent thought
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    • Author by thaneb (March 18, 2010 2:01 pm ET)
         
      MSMHELLHISBY
      Anagram time!
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    • Author by pete592 (March 18, 2010 2:12 pm ET)
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      Not anymore, since there's a new sheriff in town to clean up all the scumbaggery.
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    • Author by DAWUSS (March 18, 2010 2:42 pm ET)
         
      What about FOX News and AM Radio?
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    • Author by DAWUSS (March 18, 2010 2:42 pm ET)
         
      What about FOX News and AM Radio?
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    • Author by political_left-religious_right (March 18, 2010 2:58 pm ET)
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      If Poff really thinks that Erickson is a "decent human being," then I think we can completely disregard the rest of his juvenile rant.
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