Phone hacker & insider trader Piers Morgan gets axed from CNN

[lostinblue 1,989]

Phone hacker & insider trader Piers Morgan gets axed from CNN

After his show was axed by CNN, television host Piers Morgan admitted that his relentless advocacy for gun control was the primary factor behind plunging ratings that led to the decision to shelve the broadcast, proving that Americans will not tolerate the establishment media undermining constitutional freedoms in concert with White House talking points.

Asserting that his show being canceled had nothing to do with recent revelations that he had been interviewed by police over the phone hacking scandal, Morgan admitted, “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.”

After taking over Larry King’s spot in January 2011, Morgan’s viewing figures have been on a steady decline, sinking to just 50,000 viewers among adults aged 25-54 for his February 18 broadcast.

Morgan undoubtedly attempted to capitalize on the unusually high ratings he enjoyed in the immediate aftermath of radio host Alex Jones’ appearance by continuously pushing the gun control angle.

Although this worked for a while, the sheer lack of support for such measures amongst the American people (polls show enthusiasm for restricting Second Amendment rights is fading), eventually took its toll.

In addition, the establishment’s disconnect in thinking a British citizen lecturing Americans on social issues would go down well was a monumental mistake.

However, Morgan’s treatment is not a special case. He is the victim of the general malaise that mainstream media finds itself mired in thanks to Americans’ growing distrust of television news.

Liberty is popular. If CNN wanted ratings through the roof, they would hire Alex Jones as Morgan’s replacement. However, since they have chosen to promote tyranny, which is unpopular, the dinosaur media is sinking without a trace.

Distrust in mainstream media has been on a steady decline for years, with a recent Gallup poll confirming that just 23 per cent of Americans trust the institution of television news. This lack of confidence has driven ratings down, with MSNBC losing almost half of its viewers over the course of just 12 months, shedding 45 per cent of its audience. CNN also lost 48 per cent of its viewers over the same time period.

The United States’ world ranking in terms of freedom of the press also recently fell to number 46, below the likes of South Africa, Slovenia and Lithuania.

Earlier this month, the New York Times’s own writers told a newspaper that NY Times opinion pieces are now seen as “irrelevant” and have no impact on public discourse whatsoever.

The Pentagon’s recent lament that it would have to up its public relations propaganda in order to combat a rising tide of public skepticism goes to the heart of why the corporate press is floundering.

The cancellation of Piers Morgan Tonight should be celebrated as another benchmark of the mainstream media’s decline and fall, while sounding a warning to other broadcasters – particularly MSNBC – that more and more Americans are rejecting mainstream media talking points as networks increasingly resemble little more than state media mouthpieces.

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[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Hang the Bankers? Dot Com? Seriously?

Do you ever read anything that's not a nutty blog?

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Hang the Bankers? Dot Com? Seriously?

Do you ever read anything that's not a nutty blog?

Do you ever have anything of substance to reply with or do you always just. Attack the source.

[B_J 2,752]

Do you ever have anything of substance to reply with or do you always just. Attack the source.

Well, there's also attack the person and attack their beliefs.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Here in Britain, we don't much like Piers Morgan either. You guys can keep him :-)

It's just a shame that he never got around to doing that chin-off with Jay Leno.

Edited February 26, 2014 by Papa Lazarou

[luckytxn 2,265]

He was a horrible interviewer but he seemed to be in tune with CNN's Socialist policies.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

He was a horrible interviewer but he seemed to be in tune with CNN's Socialist policies.

CNN is a news media station. How does it have 'socialist policies'?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Socialist policies.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

People love to overthink things on here. We can't just say 'it's #######', it's got to be socialist.

By that rationale Fox News is fascist. It isn't, but there you go.

[JohnR! 5,495]

People love to overthink things on here. We can't just say 'it's #######', it's got to be socialist.

By that rationale Fox News is fascist. It isn't, but there you go.

I always laugh at the notion of the words 'Fox' and 'News' used in the same sentence...

In all fairness however, they are not fascist, so much as pure, sheer and unadulterated #######.

Edited February 26, 2014 by Gegel

[lostinblue 1,989]

In addition, the establishment’s disconnect in thinking a British citizen lecturing Americans on social issues would go down well was a monumental mistake.

Kinda like what happens here on this forum

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Apparently you have to be an American citizen to have an opinion. I didn't read that in the TOS.

[JohnR! 5,495]

In addition, the establishment’s disconnect in thinking a British citizen lecturing Americans on social issues would go down well was a monumental mistake.

Kinda like what happens here on this forum

I see it for its entertainment value, how Fleet St. attempts to tell America how to manage itself. It is no different than the Aussie, at Fox...

Edited February 26, 2014 by Gegel

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

In addition, the establishment’s disconnect in thinking a British citizen lecturing Americans on social issues would go down well was a monumental mistake.

Kinda like what happens here on this forum

This would be in the fantasy world in which you are a victim, who has unfairly been labelled a racist (having never said anything that could ever be remotely be construed as racist or bigoted) by evil elitist liberal scum. Yeah right.

You need to grow up (and grow a pair).

Edited February 26, 2014 by Papa Lazarou

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I wonder if the same logic applies to the wife.