Piers Morgan Gets the Axe
Politico is reporting:
CNN President Jeff Zucker has decided to bring an end to Piers Morgan’s low-rated primetime show, network sources told POLITICO on Sunday. “Piers Morgan Live” could end as early as next month, though Morgan may stay with the network in another role.
Morgan, a former British tabloid editor, replaced Larry King in the 9 p.m. hour three years ago, prior to Zucker’s tenure as president. His show earned consistently low ratings, registering as few as 50,000 viewers in the 25-to-54 year-old demographic earlier this week.
Where will I go to get my fix of insufferable smugness with a British accent?
Awwwww.
Patterico (9c670f) — 2/23/2014 @ 9:54 pmI’ll give him his much: in the Politico piece he does seem to understand that lots of us Americans don’t want to be lectured by a smarmy Brit twit. And he seems to readily acknowledge that this rating were in the toilet and he doesn’t try to blame anyone else for it.
But good riddance to him all the same.
JVW (709bc7) — 2/23/2014 @ 10:01 pmShould be “I’ll give him this much. . .”
JVW (709bc7) — 2/23/2014 @ 10:01 pmAnd to think he came from the same country as Winston Churchill.
AZ Bob (533fbc) — 2/23/2014 @ 10:07 pmAMF, Y’all!
redc1c4 (abd49e) — 2/23/2014 @ 11:16 pmand don’t come back now, ya heah?
redc1c4 (abd49e) — 2/23/2014 @ 11:16 pmbut we all really missed a chance here to tune into his show, reaching across to the other side and establishing a dialogue that would have eventually let us get to where we can talk about when we might be able to consider discussing maybe making an organized stand on an important issue.
but noooooooooooo…. not you stupid tea-baggers.
/duh
redc1c4 (abd49e) — 2/23/2014 @ 11:21 pmFor years the Brits have been saying they don’t want him back, but it appears they may have changed their minds. If only because they’re considering prosecuting him for phone hacking while he was editor of the Daily Mirror.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0f41834-9599-11e3-8371-00144feab7de.html#axzz2uDnhGeCf
Steve57 (a7ff60) — 2/23/2014 @ 11:21 pmDo not worry, Zucker will choose another host that is acceptable to the NYC/DC/LA cocktail party circuit. Someone who attends all the right parties and is a member of all the right clubs and charitable organizations. Someone who was in the Hamptons last year and at Tina’s party. Someone who will not rock the boat. Someone whose views are just as disconnected from us peasants in Flyover Country as an insufferable, smarmy, twit like Piers.
And CNN will wonder why the ratings at 9pm are even lower?
They’d never think of hiring a conservative host that people could relate to. Someone like a Dana Loesch, a Jason Lewis, or (clutch your little pearls Jeffrey) a Sarah Palin? That might get Jeffrey snubbed by all those right-thinking people in NYC.
rd (8c8a6e) — 2/23/2014 @ 11:40 pmPiers head on the chopping block is a delightful visual.
mg (31009b) — 2/23/2014 @ 11:52 pmunder a guillotine is even better.
May I suggest you acquire the means to watch Downton Abbey?
Dame Maggie Smith is an absolute hoot as the matriarch (Dowager Countess) of the protagonist clan.
In any event, Brit insufferability is the hallmark of the program. Enjoy.
Ed from SFV (3400a5) — 2/23/2014 @ 11:53 pmwhat a git;
http://weaponsman.com/?p=13992
narciso (3fec35) — 2/24/2014 @ 3:41 amah, snorfle;
http://www.vulture.com/2014/02/alec-baldwin-good-bye-public-life.html
narciso (3fec35) — 2/24/2014 @ 4:23 amAnd to think he came from the same country as Winston Churchill.
Not to mention Kay Parker or Jenna Jameson.
nk (dbc370) — 2/24/2014 @ 5:14 amAnd a remarkably strong dose of moronic stupidity mixed in!?!?
Never Fear!! Liberals love Brits, the accent makes them ever so blatantly more intelligent than any liberal could ever hope to be.
Morgan will land on his feet, and some news organization will be glad to have someone soooooo much smarter than anyone else working there to tell them what to think.
Smock Puppet, "Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses." (225d0d) — 2/24/2014 @ 5:31 amSince I have never watched Mr Morgan’s show, whether he stays or goes means exactly zero to me. For Mr Zucker, that was the real problem: there are too many people like me who weren’t interested in watching the show.
But, the truth is that they could replace Mr Morgan with Sarah Palin or Ted Cruz or even our esteemed host, and I still wouldn’t watch CNN at 9:00 PM. I mean, it’s far more important that TBS is running reruns of The Big Bang Theory at that time than anything CNN could put on.
Unless, of course, CNN replaced Mr Morgan with Morgan Smith Goodwin; then I’d watch!
The Dana who really doesn't care (3e4784) — 2/24/2014 @ 5:44 amDidn’t he challenge Megyn Kelly when she took the 9:00 slot? Good riddance, you gun-grabbing git.
JD (b4e6c6) — 2/24/2014 @ 5:49 amJenna Jameson is not British — my mistake, I did not mean to insult her.
nk (dbc370) — 2/24/2014 @ 6:26 amThe esteemed Mr Morgan was getting his butt kicked by Rachel Maddow, who was, in turn, getting her butt kicked by Megyn Kelly.
I don’t know what Mr Zucker thought of Mr Morgan personally, or whether he liked the show. In the end, Mr Morgan was killed by the ratings.
The Dana who cared enough to look up the ratings (3e4784) — 2/24/2014 @ 6:31 am… Morgan may stay with the network in another role.
Perhaps the self-satisfied know-it-all could spend a few hours on national TV looking down his pointy nose lecturing American provincials on just what ungrateful jerks the Founding Fathers were to reject King George’s divine authority over his colonies. A prime-time special like that would make an excellent showcase for Morgan’s peculiar talents and fit nicely with CNN’s agenda.
ropelight (a34b01) — 2/24/2014 @ 6:31 amnk never bothered to listed to Jenna Jameson’s accent. 😆
The Dana laughing about it (3e4784) — 2/24/2014 @ 6:32 amPiers Morgan, his horn liked to toot
The Limerick Avenger (3e4784) — 2/24/2014 @ 6:37 amAnd now he has gotten the boot
He can take his rants
And his fancy pants
Back home. CNN, put on Newt!
CNN thought that they’d grabbed an ace
The Limerick Avenger (3e4784) — 2/24/2014 @ 6:40 amBut Piers was stuck in last place
He has a free pass
To take his ass
Back to England, ’cause he lost the race.
There’s dialogue?
nk (dbc370) — 2/24/2014 @ 6:40 amWhen you can’t even
The Haiku Avenger (3e4784) — 2/24/2014 @ 6:42 amBeat out Miss Rachel Maddow
It’s time to go home
Can she groan with an accent?
The snarky Dana (3e4784) — 2/24/2014 @ 6:43 amaccent?
she has an accent?
😎
redc1c4 (abd49e) — 2/24/2014 @ 6:52 amWhere Great Britain used to be, they called (dunno whether they still do) their news anchors “announcers”. They got it, like we don’t seem to. Talking heads are simply parrots for the news gatherers and writers — not great thinkers enlightening us. I C-actor a category?
nk (dbc370) — 2/24/2014 @ 7:17 am*Is* [C-actor a category?]
nk (dbc370) — 2/24/2014 @ 7:18 amI s’pose “announcer” is a bit closer to “paid shill.”
The Dana who doesn't watch the network news (3e4784) — 2/24/2014 @ 7:23 amHere we go (cricket player included): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZArgEvK2R1s
nk (dbc370) — 2/24/2014 @ 7:24 amnk wrote:
This question, on a thread with Jenna Jameson? 😆
That’s really, really bad! I denounce myself.
The Dana who is really pushing it here (3e4784) — 2/24/2014 @ 7:25 amIf Morgan is no longer working, does that mean that his working visa will be rescinded? But wait until after 15 April when his tax return is due. Next possible stops for Morgan include Kiev, Caracas, Bangkok, embedded with fuel convoys in Afghanistan.
LTMG (9a1240) — 2/24/2014 @ 9:13 amWhere will I go to get my fix of insufferable smugness with a British accent?
You have a whole Administration full of insufferable smugness with an American accent. Why look for imports?
Kevin M (dbcba4) — 2/24/2014 @ 10:28 amDoes this mean the phone-hacking scandal is going to blow up in Morgan’s face? I mean, who do these journalists think they are, the NSA?
Kevin M (dbcba4) — 2/24/2014 @ 10:35 amhe never understood that you don’t pimp dead babies for political gain
he still doesn’t understand this
but then
nobody else at CNN seems to understand this either
they’re an American cable news channel, you see
happyfeet (c60db2) — 2/24/2014 @ 10:37 amI was hoping it literal.
Rodney King's Spirit (ca9e04) — 2/24/2014 @ 3:15 pmNot to mention Kay Parker or Jenna Jameson.
Jenna has an accent?
askeptic (2bb434) — 2/24/2014 @ 3:25 pmWho knew?
Did you know this about Piers Morgan? Fake pictures, fired for it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3716151.stm
nk (dbc370) — 2/24/2014 @ 3:51 pmthe fake pictures are old news…
him being questioned in the ongoing phone hacking investigation, OTOH, just might have a juicy payoff.
redc1c4 (abd49e) — 2/24/2014 @ 4:01 pmhttp://kaytaylorparker.com/
you can even meet with her for personal counseling… if you live in the LA/SFV area
Check under “Services”. 😎
redc1c4 (abd49e) — 2/24/2014 @ 4:12 pmlink in #41 should be SFW with a “G” rating…
but one never knows, so open at own risk.
redc1c4 (abd49e) — 2/24/2014 @ 4:14 pmthe link at 12) covers most of his offenses,
narciso (3fec35) — 2/24/2014 @ 4:14 pmIrony is crunchy;
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/
narciso (3fec35) — 2/24/2014 @ 4:22 pmOld joke:
The Potato Family was having a holiday get-together, and the three potato daughters
were all at the dinner table with Mama Potato, and, as dinner wound down, the eldest
daughter announces,” Mother, Sisters, I have to tell you. I’m getting married soon. I’ve
met a wonderful spud!! He’s a Russet!!”
All the daughters and the rest of the family crowed their approval, with Mama says,
“Oh, daughter, you marry well. A Russet!! He’s a FINE tater, a fine tater indeed!!
The middle daughter pipes up, and says, “Well, sisters, mama, I have to say that I, too,
have met my dearest spud. He’s an Idaho!!”
Again the family coos with pleasure at the news, and Mama nods her head in agreement,
“An Idaho!! My, my daughter, you have indeed found yourself a fine tater — a fine tater
indeed!”
The youngest daughter, no longer able to contain herself, squeaks out, “Oh, my dear,
I am so happy for my entire family, because I, too, am engaged, to the well-known
TV news anchor, Peter Jennings!!”
The entire room goes silent, to her dismay. She looks at her mother, who sighs, and says,
“I’m sorry, my dear. I hope you will be happy, but you must realize the reason for our
disappointment… After all, Mr. Jennings is only a common-tater.”
😀
Smock Puppet, "Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses." (225d0d) — 2/24/2014 @ 4:44 pmAs for guns, there’s some fallout from the Peruta decision.
1) the San Diego sheriff will not appeal en banc, but he also is not making any changes. Apparently a US Appeals Court carries insufficient weight for him. Los Angeles county, which has a political cronies-only rule, will not change anything either.
2) CA AG Kamala Harris probably will appeal.
3) Orange and Ventura counties have dropped the “good cause” rule and now only require “good moral character”, safety certification, and an assertion of need.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-diego-sheriff-concealed-guns-20140221,0,2138479.story
4) It turns out that people who have marijuana buyer’s cards are not allowed to have guns under federal rules.
http://bearingarms.com/got-a-state-medical-marijuana-card-youve-just-given-the-government-an-excuse-to-come-for-your-guns/
Kevin M (dbcba4) — 2/24/2014 @ 5:30 pmOn second thought Morgan might make a good replacement for Bill O’Reilly.
ropelight (a34b01) — 2/24/2014 @ 5:34 pmwho would have thought it would turn out that way;
http://thefederalist.com/2014/02/24/piers-morgans-10-worst-moments/
narciso (3fec35) — 2/24/2014 @ 5:34 pmKevin, in my little outpost in LACo, our local PD has told me that they plan to continue as in the past, still using the “good cause” justification for denying your right to an effective defense.
askeptic (2bb434) — 2/24/2014 @ 5:44 pm46- Question 11-c on ATF Form 4473 (Rev 4/12):
Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?
askeptic (2bb434) — 2/24/2014 @ 5:46 pm#49, yes, that is what the LA country sheriff says in the link above.
Confession: I am now paying the LA Times $1/week for digital access. I find that they hold some resources hostage I need. I truly hate to give them money, but the LA Daily News has devolved further towards being a throwaway, and their web site is hopeless.
Kevin M (dbcba4) — 2/24/2014 @ 6:55 pmHis mother and his other regular viewer was shocked and dismayed at the news…
WarEagle82 (b18ccf) — 2/24/2014 @ 7:23 pmThis just in: At least one candidate for LA Country Sheriff admits there is a 2nd Amendment. His statement is a bit weaselly, but it does offer hope:
http://www.paultanaka.com/paul_tanaka_issues_statement_regarding_ccw_s_in_los_angeles_county
Kevin M (dbcba4) — 2/24/2014 @ 7:34 pmi’m still going to apply with the LAPD, once the case is certified “final” and cite Heller, Chicago and Perula in the appropriate place.
if they want to give me grounds to sue, let them.
redc1c4 (abd49e) — 2/24/2014 @ 8:08 pmgood luck me I fly under the radar as far as the piggy pigs here in LA go
they’re scary and stupid and…
ungodly whiny
but only if you pay attention to them
happyfeet (8ce051) — 2/24/2014 @ 9:09 pmRE: Narsciso’s link
” And now we don’t leave each other alone. Now we live in a digital arena, like some Roman Colosseum, with our thumbs up or thumbs down“.
I am glad Pat has ignored suggestions to implement “thumbs up or down button”. Even when a response to a comment rubs a reader the wrong way, the responder has put in some skin in the game -even under an alias- whereas a “thumbs up/down” is worth less than nothing due to the content/context it provides.
On topic:
In the UK it would have been the officer who took the video with his cellphone while the beating took place. Someone give us the link please.
felipe (6100bc) — 2/26/2014 @ 11:02 am