CNN's Kiran Chetry, watching video of tasered student's pain: "Wow, was he a drama major?"

[Bluebear]

Was watching the early news and the tasered student story is being presented. So the video is rolling, the student is saying "Don't tase me, bro!" followed by a taser shock. The student erupts in howls of pain "Ow, ow, ow!!" and Chetry comes out with that gem.

Digraceful.

[MalloyLiberal]

1. It's always easy for people to mock

When they have never experienced it.

[JuniperLea]

2. Disgusting!

I'd sure like to see Karma say, "Drama this, dumbass!"

[King Coal]

3. Maybe Kiran was just impressed by his stage presence.

Did you ever think of that?

[UTUSN]

4. Did she ask her tasered co-bozo Rick SANCHEZ the same thing?!1 n/t

[wndycty]

5. Let's not forget she comes from FAUX (FOX) NEWS

:kick:

[TwilightGardener]

6. His whole shtick sounded like drama. I agree with others, he was

there to create a ruckus and get thrown out--he had an agenda.

[Bluebear]

9. Whatever 'agenda' he had, you don't think tasers hurt?

[TwilightGardener]

19. THAT "ow-ow-ow" part might have been genuine, that I will concede!

[11cents]

20. Judging by his pre-taser histrionics....

He was either a LaRouchie (very possible) or the type of freelance narcissistic loon that thinks any public meeting is a platform for his wonderful self.

Not that this justifies the tasering, or Kerry's passivity. He should have firmly told the cops to back off and just as firmly told the jackass to shut the f**k up.

[JDPriestly]

25. So what! The First Amendment applies to that within pretty broad limits.

That's politics. Think -- Lincoln Douglas debates

MR. DOUGLAS' REPLY.

MR. DOUGLAS - Fellow citizens: I will now occupy the half hour allotted to me in replying to Mr. Lincoln. The first point to which I will call your attention is, as to what I said about the organization of the Republican party in 1854, and the platform that was formed on the 5th of October, of that year, and I will then put the question to Mr. Lincoln, whether or not, he approves of each article in that platform ("he answered that already"), and ask for a specific answer. ("He has answered." "You cannot make him answer," &c.) I did not charge him with being a member of the committee which reported that platform. ("Yes, you did.") I charged that that platform was the platform of the Republican party adopted by them. The fact that it was the platform of the Republican party is not denied, but Mr. Lincoln now says, that although his name was on the committee which reported it, that he does not think he was there, but thinks he was in Tazewell, holding court. ("He said he was there.") Gentlemen, I ask your silence, and no interruption. Now, I want to remind Mr. Lincoln that he was at Springfield when that Convention was held and those resolutions adopted. ("You can't do it." "He wasn't there," &c.)

("Good.")

http://www.nps.gov/archive/liho/debate1.htm

And this is just what was in the transcript. The audience yelled out during the debates -- disrupted the debates with loud commentary repeatedly. The organizers of the debates and parties controlled the crowds.

Audiences today are extremely passive and law abiding. "Timid" is the word.

This student got carried away. He made accusations. But there is no reason to think he was an "agitator." That is the term that was used for Martin Luther King back in the day. All those "agitators" from the North were viewed as coming to the South to disrupt the peaceful society in the South. I am appalled that Democrats would condemn a student for being passionate about his views and questions. Maybe he was crazy, maybe he was even on drugs, but he was asking questions a lot of people ask every day. He should not have been arrested. Based on what I saw on the video, Kerry should have let him know that he was safe and OK and should have rebuked the officers. Now it is possible that I did not see everything.

[11cents]

29. He shouldn't have been tasered or arrested, of course.

And he shouldn't have been allowed to get "carried away" indefinitely either. He has free speech rights; he doesn't have the right to take up disproportionate time in a public meeting with his idiosyncratic concerns. I think a lot of us are recognizing in this kid -- perhaps unfairly -- the kind of bullying fringe ideologue that ends up dominating lefty organizations and meetings simply by their ability to shriek loudest and longest.

[TwilightGardener]

30. If he was crazy/on drugs, and insisted on staying, became belligerent and resisted arrest, then

you have a potential public safety concern. I don't know if law enforcement handled it properly, but they were there to protect Kerry and the other students from someone whom they decided might become violent. I hear what you're saying about how audiences in the past were more "interactive", but in today's lawsuit world, if this guy was hopped up on something, or armed, and hurt someone, a lot of people would say: "he was clearly acting crazy, why didn't the police stop him before he..."

[trumad]

7. Perfect description in mho.

[niyad]

10. as a matter of curiousity, WHY are you so upset with this student, and so ready to defend the police

even to the point of making unsubstantiated claims of lives saved, etc?

who p***** in your cheerios this morning?

[trumad]

16. Because I saw the video several times

and I think the er Man was out of his fricking mind.

[Malikshah]

8. Looks like someone needs a taser left on their anchor chair...

[saracat]

11. That was my suspicion as well and I "was" a drama major!

[Bluebear]

12. tasers don't hurt?

[saracat]

18. I am sure they do but my first reaction was that he was "faking"!

But according to the Senator, he was tasered so maybe he wasn't but it did not sound "real".

[aquart]

23. Really? What sound do you make when tasered?

[Cass]

13. Her cohost John King is no better.

He made some stupid crack about Hillary this morning and I had to just shut them off. Those two make me miss Soledad and Miles (and I thought I would never say that).

[Niche]

14. Liveleak.com has the entire video

As soon as the "stolen election" question comes up the cops jump in.


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=657_1190085332

[derby378]

15. "Wow, is Kiran Chetry a corporate news whore?"

:mad:

[SoCalDem]

17. She's a piece of work.. Reminds me of the original barbie doll

This one came up on Google too.. Is that her?

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. She is just awful

I can't watch that show anymore. Soledad and Myles aren't great but they were far better than the pair of idiots they have on now.

[JVS]

22. Can't wait till she gets tasered for saying the wrong thing about some news event.

There will be much mirth in the livingrooms of America that day

[calmblueocean]

24. This country is sick.

People who get their jollies out of watching someone writhe in pain need to show a little goddamn humanity.

[MalloyLiberal]

28. Apparently many on this board are as well, as they have said

The kid deserved it and they were happy about it.

[Blackhatjack]

26. Question for Kiran, "Please allow police to taser you on tv so we can tel if you are acting?"

I am sure you know so much about tasers, you could remain calm during the application of the taser to your body and show us exactly how it is done 'without acting.'

[Bluebear]

27. Perfect.