'Don't Tase Me, Bro' Quote of the Year

OK, I can accept this moreso than Putie getting Person of the Year.

Indelibly etched in our memories forever.

"Don't Tase Me, Bro," a phrase that swept the nation after a U.S. college student used it seeking to stop campus police from throwing him out of a speech by Sen. John Kerry, was named on Wednesday as the most memorable quote of 2007.

Fred R. Shapiro, the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, said the plea made by University of Florida student Andrew Meyer on September 17, accompanied by Meyer's screams as he was tased, beat out the racial slur that cost shock jock Don Imus his job and the Iranian president's declaration that his country does not have homosexuals.

Shapiro said Meyer's quote was a symbol of pop culture success. Within two days it was one of the most popular phrases on Google and one of the most viewed videos. It also showed up on ringtones and T-shirts.

Second on Shapiro's list was this tortuous answer by Lauren Upton, the South Carolina contestant in the Miss Teen America contest in August:

"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps and I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and Iraq and everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S. or should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for us."

That's much more of a mouthful.

Taser Time

Don't Tase Me, Bro, a phrase that's swept the nation. This idiot Meyer wanted attention, but I doubt he counted on being a national laughingstock.



Via Hot Air, which has additional remixes.

Taser Boy a Ron Paul Supporter?

It makes perfect sense.

Delusional, overinflated self-importance, wild-eyed, rambling and all over the Internet.

Andrew Meyer Supports Ron Paul: Your Thoughts on Tasered Student?

You may have read recently of the unfortunate student, Andrew Mayer, who was tasered at a recent John Kerry event. Reports are claiming that the Florida student was a Ron Paul supporter, which is quite intriguing in that both have been stopped from broadcasting their opinions through the media in some way.

I feel as though people should be allowed to voice their opinions and support whomsoever they wish as long as it’s non-offensive.

As the student was being arrested, he yelled, “There are people that know I’m here. You can’t do things like that.”

“Oh my God. You’re giving me to the government. They’re giving me to the government. They’re giving me to the government.”

He then asked, “Can I get my camera back please?” That’s right. Andrew Meyer had a cameraman to film and upload his huge moment onto YouTube.

While reading through the myriad of comments about the incident many people across the web agree in saying that his speech was being hidden or “shut down” - “just like Ron Paul.”