CNN's Erickson suggested he'd pull a "gun" on the "government" last year, too

[RamboLiberal]

CNN contributor Erick Erickson has come under widespread criticism for his remark last week that he would "

ull out my wife's shotgun" if the government tries to arrest him for not filling out the American Community Survey. It wasn't the first time that Erickson has suggested he would respond to potential problems with the government by pulling out a firearm.

In March 2009, Erickson wrote an angry post about legislation banning "dishwasher detergent made with phosphates" in Washington state. Erickson asked: "At what point do the people tell the politicians to go to hell? At what point do they get off the couch, march down to their state legislator's house, pull him outside, and beat him to a bloody pulp for being an idiot?"

Erickson concluded that post by writing, "Were I in Washington State, I'd be cleaning my gun right about now waiting to protect my property from the coming riots or the government apparatchiks coming to enforce nonsensical legislation."

On his radio show today, Erickson attempted to defend his post to a critical caller by claiming that it "was not a statement advocating violence but a statement predicating that at some point the tyranny of small things will overwhelm the American public and they're going to get mad." During the approximately three minute segment, Erickson did not address his statement about "cleaning my gun."

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201004060044

[gratuitous]

1. The enduring philosophy of Erick "Son of Erick" Erickson

"Get mad, get your gun."

[frylock]

2. i promise you this dipshit had no idea that dishwashing detergent contained phosphates..

till the gubmint threatened to pry it from his cold dead hands. tyranny of the small things my ass.

[gulliver]

3. I guess that means he'd pull a gun on a cop or a soldier?

What does he mean "government apparatchiks?"

[chollybocker]

4. More and more, it becomes crystal clear that this cretin thug...

...is a perfect fit for CNN.