Erick Erickson: Occupy DC Protester Getting Tasered Is 'Hilarious,' 'Makes My Day' (AUDIO)

CNN contributor Erick Erickson responded enthusiastically after viewing video footage of an Occupy DC protester being tasered by police.

"Here is a story to make you laugh for the day...An Occupy DC protester was shot by stun gun yesterday afternoon," Erickson said on his radio show on Tuesday. "Watching a hippie protester get tased just makes my day."

Erickson encouraged his listeners to visit his website so they may view video footage of the Occupier getting tasered by police. "It's just made of awesome," Erickson said of the video. He also described the video as "hilarious."

A CNN spokesperson responded to Erickson's comments. Speaking to Politico, CNN's Edie Emery said, "CNN contributors' views are their own."

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[vicla1942]

03:41 AM on 02/12/2012

Cnn ignores the real frustrations in America, they once hired Glenn
Beck , they have little credability, after fox they are the worst.

[DeAnnaClaudette]

03:32 PM on 02/09/2012

Erick Erickson is just a ridiculous name. Now THAT'S something to laugh at. What was his parens thinking?

[2083]

09:35 PM on 02/08/2012

He's right, that was a good one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsuGvyoE21Y

[keinangst]

12:43 AM on 02/08/2012

Pathetic! CNN is indeed supporting this guy's unbelievable ignorant comments. How sad... I do not support violent protests. And the majority of protesters are not nor were violent. Yet, they are treated as the extremist and domestic terrorists that Janet Napaliano discribes in both of the MIAC reports along with many other supporters of right groups and certain politicians. What did happen to the first amendment? Does it only apply to the biased media?

[Los Pepes]

12:50 AM on 02/05/2012

This is an example of of Media Matters and their friends at Huff Po have attempting to put a 'chilling effect' on free and open discource by those they want to discredit and marginalize.

[Olivio]

12:30 PM on 02/03/2012

I am not that surprised by the actions Erick Erickson and his hate towards the OWS movement. I'd also put Erin Burnett among those among CNN employees who are hateful towards that movement. It's clear to me for some time now that CNN is following the footsteps of Faux News.

[A level Head]

07:02 PM on 02/03/2012

People seem to forget -- or perhaps are simply unable to critically think.

FOX NEWS -- MSNBC ___ CNN and the rest of the 24 hour "News Stations" are NOT real journalists in the sense of the daily paper.

These are simply modern renditions of weekly or monthly magazines. Like those traditional mags that arrive snail mail or are purchased at the local news stand or supermarket they play to a particular audience.

There advertising revenue demands that they deliver their target segment.

It is silly to condemn for being what they are .. Dogmatic streams of slanted information

[Katie Colling]

11:08 AM on 02/03/2012

I think people being tased and arrested for "civil disobediance" (taking a sign off a tent) is COMPLETELY reasonable. How DARE he put his hands in the air and ask WHY he is being arrested.

I get really upset when people do not speak out about this blantant diregard for our human rights. But, I guess I am just some hippie B that deserves to be tased too.

[jacval60]

02:16 PM on 02/03/2012

How could you say that people sticking up for your rights and their rights that it is reasonable they get arrested these people are not attacking people they are protesting without violence,the ones that should be arrested are the ones who are using violence(Police,Government) oh yeah I forgot they are above the law so they can not be arrested. What happened to citizens arrest? Oh I forgot we have no rights anymore. I take it you like that? And if you don't I do not think you are out there protesting?

[Katie Colling]

02:27 PM on 02/03/2012

.... :( I guess I should have said ... **Sarcasum** at the end eh?

[Los Pepes]

12:47 AM on 02/05/2012

When someone is resisting arrested it is often safer for everyone that the person be tazed rather than to have to wrestle them into compliance. They were passing out these notices? Donesn't the government have the right to communicate with its citizens? For people who scream all the time about their first amendment rights being taken away why is it ok for this person to try to shut down communication just because he doesn't like the message. What if they just let him take all those flyers about the pending enforcment action and everyone in the camp was caught unaware. Is he doing his fellow "protersters" a favor by that?

[Holden Mirror]

08:24 AM on 02/03/2012

I will tell you whats really funny...... watching_fat_conservative_hypocrites_getting_tasered. Now thats funny.

[Randolph Greer]

03:31 AM on 02/03/2012

I can't believe that anyone is surprised by his statements. He is very typical of the general conservative view . I , frankly, know of no conservative who would shed a tear over the actual execution of any OWS Movement protester. The only thing which surprises me is, the continuing desire of those who should know better , trying to equate OWS with the Tea Party. It would be hysterical if it wasn't so serious. I don't think I need say more.

[niceshoes60]

12:05 AM on 02/03/2012

Taser Erick Erickson -- now THAT might be funny...

[majorwiblit]

11:47 PM on 02/02/2012

I went on redstate this a.m.,,,,and pretty much told him what I thought of him,,and used alot of
not nice words,,,,it posted,,,,but then they edited it,,,,lol,,,for foul language,,,
I replied that I didn't give a _____,,,"Ban me if you don't like it,,,lol,,,they did,
needless to say it was somewhat childish,,,,but boy if felt good to rip him a new one!!

[jalowe1957]

11:46 PM on 02/02/2012

Erick Erickson: Punditry's analog of a sadomasochist exhibiting symptoms of Munchausen Syndrome, where he draws attention to himself by inflicting further insults to one's injuries.

[grunt187]

10:17 PM on 02/02/2012

WWJD-he would grab a whip and beat some bankers thats what he'd do.

[ESerafina42]

09:32 PM on 02/02/2012

And the difference between CNN and Faux Noise is.........?

[Dr Danno]

09:24 PM on 02/02/2012

I rarely comment about someones name, mainly because parents choose them. Could this seemingly lazy,shallow,stuttering redundancy in naming become a family trait ? Im seeing a pattern thus far.