{"id":39979,"date":"2014-02-24T07:45:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T12:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=39979"},"modified":"2014-02-24T07:45:22","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T12:45:22","slug":"piers-morgan-america-turned-on-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=39979","title":{"rendered":"Piers Morgan: America turned on me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andy sends us a link to an AFP link<\/a> about CNN pulling the plug on Piers Morgan’s show, whatever it was called. Of course, Piers doesn’t admit that it’s because he’s a talentless hack who couldn’t even attract Leftists to the slot formerly home to Larry King. He blames Americans for not being nuanced enough to appreciate him;<\/p>\n

“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 added.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

America has suffered an epidemic of gun violence over the last three decades. The vast majority of weapons used have been semi-automatic weapons obtained legally by the killers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, nice try, there Agency France, but gun violence has actually declined in the last three decades, but then just saying it makes it true, huh?<\/p>\n

So, the anglophile New York Times<\/a> writes;<\/p>\n

Mr. Morgan\u2019s approach to gun regulation was more akin to King George III, peering down his nose at the unruly colonies and wondering how to bring the savages to heel. He might have wanted to recall that part of the reason the right to bear arms is codified in the Constitution is that Britain was trying to disarm the citizenry at the time.<\/p>\n

He regrets none of it, but clearly understands his scolding of \u201cstupid\u201d opponents of gun laws was not everyone\u2019s cup of tea.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in danger of being the guy down at the end of the bar who is always going on about the same thing,\u201d he said. He added that he was sure there were plenty of people in the heartland angry \u201cabout this British guy telling them how to lead their lives and what they should do with their guns.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Americans don’t like to be told how to think about an issue, we just want the facts, but cable news has become 24-hour editorializing from journalists, who really aren’t experts on any subject except themselves and their feelings. We don’t really give a rat’s tiny, furry ass about what journalists think about an issue. So, CNN, here’s the secret to an effective news show – report the news and let us guess about the politics of the person giving that news to us. Morgan’s problem wasn’t that he was British preaching to Americans, it was that he was preaching to us, no matter what kind of accent he has. We don’t watch Rachel Maddow for the same reason and he doesn’t have an accent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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