Erick Erickson: Worst Person in the World?

Social media is a great thing.  It allows instant access to people's thoughts and feelings on subjects they, and presumably you, are interested in.  It can also get you in a ton of trouble.  There are many sports teams that prevent athletes from going on websites such as Twitter during or directly after games or practices.  It gets written into contracts.  This is a good idea.  There have been plenty that have put their foot in their mouths and have either deleted the tweet or issued a bullshit apology.  Saying that 'your Twitter got hacked' is a horrible excuse for not thinking before tweeting.

At the end of last week, Texas passed House Bill 2 putting harsh restrictions on abortions.  It is since heading to Rick Perry's desk to be signed into law.  If anyone is curious, there was a Supreme Court decision in 1973 which made abortion legal in this country.  It goes by the name of Roe v. Wade.  Anyway, a Right Wing talking head by the name of Erick Erickson tweeted this out not long after the bill passed:

this is the tweet of a sociopath. RT @EWErickson: Dear Liberals, go bookmark this site now: http://t.co/4lpNThqhLI
— Lauren Rankin (@laurenarankin) July 13, 2013

Now let that link sink in for just a second.  Horrible right?  Erick Erickson contributes to Fox News and runs his own website (Redstate.com).  It is one thing to be very excited about something that you believe in getting passed in a state.  I know a ton of people that were happy when DOMA was struck down and when gay marriage was legalized in the state of Minnesota.  It is another thing to taunt those who oppose what you believe in.  And to do so in such a manner is unbecoming.  This guy is a douchebag, straight up.  He revels in his controversial statements and makes fake apologies.

Not long after he tweeted this, it was deleted, but not before people got a hold of it and went ranting and raving against him.  Listen, whether you are pro-choice or pro-life you have to look at this and think 'who the fuck does this?'  Who thinks that it is funny to link a site for hangers after an anti-abortion bill is passed?  Someone that is completely disconnected with not only reality but humanity as well.