Posted on 02/23/2014 4:27:25 PM PST by kristinn
There have been times when the CNN host Piers Morgan didn’t seem to like America very much — and American audiences have been more than willing to return the favor. Three years after taking over for Larry King, Mr. Morgan has seen the ratings for “Piers Morgan Live” hit some new lows, drawing a fraction of viewers compared with competitors at Fox News and MSNBC.
It’s been an unhappy collision between a British television personality who refuses to assimilate — the only football he cares about is round and his lectures on guns were rife with contempt — and a CNN audience that is intrinsically provincial. After all, the people who tune into a cable news network are, by their nature, deeply interested in America.
CNN’s president, Jeffrey Zucker, has other problems, but none bigger than Mr. Morgan and his plum 9 p.m. time slot. Mr. Morgan said last week that he and Mr. Zucker had been talking about the show’s failure to connect and had decided to pull the plug, probably in March.
Crossing an ocean for a replacement for Larry King, who had ratings problems of his own near the end, was probably not a great idea to begin with. For a cable news station like CNN, major stories are like oxygen. When something important or scary happens in America, many of us have an immediate reflex to turn on CNN. When I find Mr. Morgan telling me what it all means, I have a similar reflex to dismiss what he is saying. It is difficult for him to speak credibly on significant American events because, after all, he just got here.
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I can’t say I’ll miss him, though I’ve only seen about 5 minutes worth of his air time.
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That is more than just about anybody else. And CNN pays airports to screen their dreck.
I am not usually in agreement with euthanasia, but this seems to be a case where an exception is warranted :)
CNN>>Turner Broadcasting>>Time Warner
“where ideology trumps profits”
I hope he flies back to ‘Jolly Olde England’ and the first person he meets once he clears customs is Mr. Jeremy Clarkson, who welcomes him back by feeding him.
A knuckle sandwich.
Jeff can always have him cleaning out the toilets at CNN headquarters.
I never watched once but I do know his replacement will be no different. It is the same Liberal revolving door over there.
Piers is a British liberal fag. Anderson Cooper is a fag also, but he can muster a couple of hundred thousand viewers because at least he’s an American liberal fag. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass, Piers.
they should fire the person that thought it was a good idea to put a smug, over-educated, self important man with an english accent that despises the founding principles and hates Americans on American TV to tell Americans how dumb they are.
“where ideology trumps profits”
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Leftist ideology trumps profits on all leftist media outlets. Government Radio, Government TV, Government Newspapers. Government Search Engines, and Government Social Media.
The bloke was unwatchable.
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Piers Morgan sounds like a french dessert.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out Piers.
Is there a video of that somewhere?
What is CNN and who is this guy Morgan Piers?
I sure hope they can lure Shepard Smith away from Fox for the spot. He should fit right in behind Anderson Cooper.
Somewhere in America 14 leftists are crying in their beers.
And CNN is still relevant to what? About the only relevant news CNN is associated with these days is its otherwise delightful decline into the trash heap.
Good article. This is the times? How did this article slip through?
Fixed. :-)
Here’s a bright idea:
HIRE A CONSERVATIVE!
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