CNN's Erickson lashes out, doubles down on "shotgun" remark

[RamboLiberal]

In response to criticism, CNN's Erick Erickson is claiming that liberals are "misconstruing" his remark about pulling out a shotgun if the government tries to arrest him for not filling out the American Community Survey. Erickson also lashed out at "people" who "linger on every word I say" by stating: "You people are nuts. Absolute nuts. Where do you get off misconstruing that I'm agitating for killing Census workers when you people are out there advocating for the killing of the unborn on a regular basis. You have no shame."

On April 1, Erickson said of the American Community Survey: "This is crazy. What gives the Commerce Department the right to ask me how often I flush my toilet? Or about going to work? I'm not filling out this form. I dare them to try and come throw me in jail. I dare them to. Pull out my wife's shotgun and see how that little ACS twerp likes being scared at the door. They're not going on my property. They can't do that. They don't have the legal right, and yet they're trying."

That same day, Media Matters posted a seven-minute audio clip of Erickson's remarks, in context, along with transcript. The headline on Media Matters' post was, "CNN's Erickson: I'll 'pull out my wife's shotgun' if they try to arrest me for not filling out the American Community Survey."

On his radio show today, Erickson accused Media Matters of running "a story on their website saying I'm advocating shooting Census workers":

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201004050045

[ellie]

1. He needs to keep talking

and talking and talking.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. "You people?" Eric....have you no shame. Naaah! n/t

[paulsby]

3. this guy is just digging himself a deeper hole

his statement was not taken out of context

[geardaddy]

4. Don't these freaks know that the Census has been going on

since 1790?

Fine Erik the Red Stater don't fill out the form and tell all your Shitebagger friends not to do it too. You'll lose your GOP representation in the House.

[WCGreen]

26. It's in the Constitution for christ sake...

[geardaddy]

30. But...but...but...

The Founding Fathers meant it only for God-fearing Christians to use.

:rofl:

[Turborama]

Employing this asshole is a massive CNN FAIL!

You'd have thunk they'd have learnt something with all the trouble they had with that Dobbs fella. But no, looks like Media Matters are having to teach them again.

[OregonBlue]

20. Hope you've let them know what you think. Might want to mention that we plan to go after their

advertisers too. They have gone too far with this disgusting right-wing hack. Is this type of sentiment what their advertisers are paying to support?

[gratuitous]

5. Nitwit

The kitchen door is thataway, Erick "Son of Erick" Erickson if the heat's too much for you. Besides, aren't you gratified in the least that people are actually listen to what you say? It's a lead pipe cinch you're doing no such thing, but since that's how you draw your fat paycheck, why are you so bothered?

On a totally unrelated tangent, why is he so eager to pull his wife's shotgun on a government employee? Wouldn't they be scared of Erick's shotgun?

[louis-t]

6. Right, repuglicans NEVER "linger on every word"

or misconstrue or spin or lie or... They're trying to out-Beck Fox 'news'.

[Vickers]

7. "you people are out there advocating for the killing of the unborn on a regular basis"

Yeah, all of us Dems just LOOOOOOVE the baby killing!

:eyes:

What a delusional fuckstick.

[stanwyck]

8. My disappointment is not with Erickson.

It's with CNN. Erickson is just another flamethrowing carnival act. He has nothing to add. He's a destructive force who creates contoversy and provides CNN with some heat. CNN is the true villian here. They're giving him a mainstream soapbox. CNN has become the ultimate media whore.

[CurtEastPoint]

18. I wrote to CNN complaining about hiring this twat. For whatever good it will do. Link here if you

Care to add your own disgust.

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1.html?39

[OregonBlue]

21. Ask them if their advertisers are paying to support this kind of hate speech?

[stanwyck]

29. Thanks for the link! I contacted CNN.

I hope thousands have. CNN needs to save itself.

[me b zola]

25. +1

[Ramulux]

9. What a psycho

Hes ridiculous, he says that he will pull a shotgun out and threaten census workers, then says that that's totally cool and that we suck for listening to and being offended by the extremist bullshit he says. How do you deal with someone who thinks he is in no way responsible for his words?

[progressoid]

10. Wow. His disconnect with reality is stunning.

[movonne]

11. CNN got their Beck back....hoping to get some of the faux overflow...

[Mz Pip]

19. CNN will never

get the Faux viewers. Ever. They hate CNN no matter who they decorate their shows with. CNN will lose viewers over this. Oh well.

[Supersedeas]

31. the journalists at CNN must be so proud of the latest RW Trend at FOX Jr.

[frylock]

12. i hope he gets the wifey's permission before he uses her shotgun to threaten ACS workers

[AuntPatsy]

13. Oh oh but ummmmm you people believe in abortions and abortions kill and umm hopefully the very

obtuse and ignorant among my viewers will ignore what an incompetent jackass, wanna be rush-bot and outright liar I am...ah well, all is good, offense is always better than playing defense especially when your defense has no real strenght.....those that have come before me have proven that is the only way to play a game that you obviously will lose otherwise

[Kerrytravelers]

14. Have these morans even read the damn Census? There isn't anything personal on the thing.

One more international tantrum over absolutely nothing.

I hope they don't fill it out. Let Bachman and Company lose their seats due to low population count. I'd love nothing more.

[Bitwit1234]

15. I think we should all email CNN and ask them what kind

of terrorist organization they are running. Hiring people who advocate violence against the government.

[autorank]

16. CNN? Who's that? They've fallen so far.

This guy is inciting violence, period, end of story. He still has a job. Therefore, CNN is the network of deadly exploitation. Shame on them!

[Mz Pip]

17. CNN: You asked for this guy

Now you have to deal with the fallout.

Erickson is a vitriolic reactionary and if that's who CNN wants to lay down with then it's going to get a whole lot more than fleas.

[KonaKane]

22. What a moron

Or simply and abject liar. He doesn't see the connection between his obvious comment about going for his wife's shotgun when the census worker comes around, to "shooting census workers"?

Not buying it.

[madrchsod]

23. threating a government employee?

people like erickson are very dangerous.

[spanone]

24. who the FUCK is advocating for the killing of the unborn?...fuck you erickson

and p. fucking s....WORDS are your business dumbfuck

[daleo]

27. He just wants to threaten them at gunpoint

To a nutbar, that's no harm, no foul. To normal people, it's a felony.

[marmar]

28. This is CNN's latest right-wing wunderkind? No wonder that network is in the crapper.....