Thousands sign petition calling on CNN to fire contributor over tweet

SFGate: Politics Blog ^ | 9/6/12 | Drew Joseph

[SmithL]

More than 70,000 people have signed a online petition calling on CNN to fire contributor Erick Erickson for an offensive tweet.

“First night of the Vagina Monologues in Charlotte going as expected,” Erickson, who is also the editor of RedState.com, tweeted on Tuesday, referring to the opening day of the Democratic National Convention.

[youngidiot]

“Offensive” is absurdly overused these days.

[FlingWingFlyer]

An "online petition". ROTFLMAO! Morons are always guaranteed to play along with them.

The same people who click, "I Don't Know" or "No Opinion" on online polls.

[ConservativeStatement]

[driftdiver]

And yet they are ok with leftists dressing up as gigantic vaginas for the RNC.

[Patrick1]

Amazing they got everyone who watched last nights convention to sign a Tweet.

[Jvette]

Oh the irony.

Forget CNN, Erick. You don’t need them.

[ealgeone]

Kudos to EE.

As Rush calls it, it’s the Star Wars Bar Scene.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Erickson should have just booed God and Israel, CNN and other libs would have adored him

[4Liberty]

Mild, compared to the average Rat's spoutings.

[Fast Moving Angel]

Am I the only one who found this tweet mildly amusing?

[Wife of D28Man]

Those who are allegedly offended aren’t paying attention. Many of the Dems’ finest were proudly parading around in vagina costumes in Charlotte (and DC) last week. Erickson’s description was spot on.

And besides, The Vagina Monologues is the pinnacle artistic achievement of their culture. If anyone other than a conservative had said this, they would have been tickled - um - pink.

[Iron Munro]

“First night of the Vagina Monologues in Charlotte going as expected”

I must have misunderstood what he said.

I thought it was:

“First night of the Vagina Mega-Hogs in Charlotte going as expected”

[BilLies]

It would appear they were lucky that CNN did not use Bill Maher’s word for the offending organ or, in the case of Fluke, organism.

[BerryDingle]

I don’t think that’s nearly as offensive as having women’s freedom as the theme with a Kennedy and a Clinton as speakers.

[Tucker39]

I, too, found it amusing AND pretty accurate. The Rats obsess over female genitalia and many issues related thereto in some manner, so I think EE nailed it pretty well.

[Herbster]

Eric looks like the sell out he is, sucking up to CNN anyway. Doesn’t Eric know those are the ones with teeth?

[vbmoneyspender]

Maybe the idiots should direct their anger at Eve Ensler.

[BilLies]

So far, you have the most realistic, i.e., truthful, posting.

[Mr. K]

But yet these same people had no problem with Jason Biggs and his filthy disgusting tweets?

This was at least wryly humorous