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Posted on 02/24/2014 11:01:58 AM PST by SeekAndFind
You may remember where you were sitting or standing when you heard this news. Or, given Piers Morgan’s pitiful ratings, you may have to be reminded that he has a show at all. In either case, here’s some good news for a Monday: Crusading against our Second Amendment rights has finally cost Piers Morgan his primetime gig at CNN.
I received a return call from Mr. Morgan and was prepared for an endless argument over my assumptions. Not so. His show, he conceded, was not performing as he had hoped and was nearing its end.
“It’s been a painful period and lately we have taken a bath in the ratings,” he said, adding that although there had been times when the show connected in terms of audience, slow news days were problematic.
“Look, I am a British guy debating American cultural issues, including guns, which has been very polarizing, and there is no doubt that there are many in the audience who are tired of me banging on about it,” he said. “That’s run its course and Jeff and I have been talking for some time about different ways of using me.”
The bathrooms could probably use a good scrubbing. It would be more honest work than anything Morgan has engaged in up to now as well.
CNN is mulling over kicking Morgan to some kind of “special event interview” show. Which means that they don’t really want to fire him, even though he did not perform in his job. It must be nice to be a leftwing pundit.
If I were Jeff Zucker and had that 9 p.m. timeslot to fill now, I would not do what is expected of CNN. What he should do is learn from the network that is dominating right now. Fox is succeeding not necessarily because it is “conservative.” Fox succeeds by mixing a few elements together that work. People talk about Fox’s eye-candy factor, and there’s not getting around the fact that many of Fox’s talent are easy on the eyes. They are also sharp and in command of their air. Fox is far less predictable than either CNN or MSNBC, and by that, I mean that on any given night you will see Megyn Kelly, Greta Van Susteren, Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly bring on commenters from all over the political spectrum. All of Fox’s hosts are serious professionals, and only one of them is identifiably Republican. But they all strive to be fair to conservative viewpoints and liberal viewpoints alike. They also mix in cultural stories and the latest outrageous legal cases, reaching into tabloid land without going full TMZ.
Morgan never even pretended to try to be fair. He is predictable, obnoxious and pretentious — and more than a shade dishonest. All of that is off-putting, and generates must-watch-whatever-else-is-on TV.
CNN would do well to find a host who is more engaging, fair and honest, highly informed and capable of dealing with all comers with sound arguments and wit, unpredictable, more of an iconoclast to both sides than a water carrier for either one. Here’s a suggestion.
I don’t care if they keep him or not. I don’t watch him anyway.
Jay leno
McCain’s lovely daughter. Or Hillary’s.
Surely they can find another smarmy, toffee-nosed malodorous pervert somehwere.
Look dude, what you and this "Jeff" character do in the privacy of your own home is none of our business, as long as you are both consenting adults...
RE: I am sure PMSNBC is salivating to get him....he fits their ultra leftist slime style to a T.
SEE HERE: http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/entertainment-tvanchorsbythenumbers/4/
Piers Morgan
“Piers Morgan Tonight”
Network: CNN
Salary: $6 million
Total viewers: 560,000
$ Per viewer: $10.71
ARE THEY WILLING TO LOSE MORE MONEY?
Lou Dobbs.
Let’s see:
He’s “progressive”.
He’s arrogant.
He’s condescending.
He’s ignorant.
He’s stupid.
He’s annoying.
He hates individual freedom.
He’s intolerant and closed-minded.
He should EASILY be able to get a job at MSNBC.
“I have no experience and I am ideologically emotional in my approach.”
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DENNIS MILLER!!!!!!!!!
probably...its not the money, its the propaganda for the administration that is their only concern
What about just a static filled screen for an hour? It will improve the ratings.
I hear Alex Baldwin is available...
Mark Steyn
Good riddance. Just leave the spot vacant. There is too much junk on CNN already.
Killer gif... Mike.. nice..
Does it really matter who takes his place! Is there anyone that takes CNN seriously anymore. I think I saw 3 mins at the Airport the other day but that was a commercial.
Saw this on a YouTube segment yesterday between Piers and Repub NY state Senator Greg Ball :
Piers: “Senator, can you stop being such a jerk?”
Ball: "You get paid for it, so I figured I'd give you your own medicine.”
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