Oh Toure, you're such a tedious little twerp RT @Toure Piers did not challenge Robert Zimmerman the way a professional journalist should.
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Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 30, 2012
Yesterday Robert Zimmerman defended his brother, George Zimmerman, on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight. Novelist Touré watched the interview and offered up these reflections:
Replay of George Zimmerman's brother is on CNN. This should be fun.—
Touré (@Toure) March 30, 2012
This is absurd testimony.—
Touré (@Toure) March 30, 2012
Rob Zinmerman's bs is maddening.—
Touré (@Toure) March 30, 2012
Rob Zimmerman is trying to poison a future jury & spreading misinformation.—
Touré (@Toure) March 30, 2012
Robert Zimmerman: George wasn't patrolling the neighborhood. He was going to Target. What???—
Touré (@Toure) March 30, 2012
Piers did not challenge Robert Zimmerman the way a professional journalist should.—
Touré (@Toure) March 30, 2012
In response to that last tweet, Piers Morgan called Touré a tedious twerp:
Oh Toure, you're such a tedious little twerp RT @Toure Piers did not challenge Robert Zimmerman the way a professional journalist should.—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 30, 2012
Here is a portion of the interview from last night:
Update: they are still going at it:
With respect @Toure – I don't think I'll take professional journalist lectures from a 'bull-dodging rodeo clown'.—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 30, 2012
Great, game on. RT @Toure I could. RT @piersmorgan: Come on my show @Toure and give me a masterclass in 'professional journalism'.—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 30, 2012
Mr 'Professional Journalist' @Toure in action:
bit.ly/HxJJHK #BeekeepingClown—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 30, 2012
.@piersmorgan Shall we look at those clips of you bickering with Omarosa like a child on The Apprentice? No? Thought not.—
Touré (@Toure) March 30, 2012
ps @Toure – 71k tweets for just 57k followers? Ouch. Ever get the feeling you're doing a LOT of jabbering but nobody's listening?—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 30, 2012
The point is @piersmorgan had a serious intv and he choked by letting Rob Zimmerman's obvious lies go unchecked.—
Touré (@Toure) March 30, 2012
Now Piers Morgan is challenging Touré to appear on his show tonight!
OK @Toure – we're on. Get to my CNN bureau in NY between 3-5pm ET and we will do this debate on air tonight. Deal?—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 30, 2012
Come on @Toure – everyone's waiting. You man or mouse?—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 30, 2012
Still waiting for an answer @Toure – you accused me of 'choking', so surely you won't choke my challenge today????—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 30, 2012
Well @Toure – you have about another 90ms to decide if you want to come on and debate with me tonight. Your call. #CNN—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 30, 2012
Update: Touré accepted Morgan’s challenge to appear on Morgan’s show. Naturally, the battle of tweets continued, with both sides claiming victory:
Piers thinks the world thinks he had a great interview. I can tell you that throughout the NBC building today he was a laughingstock.—
Touré (@Toure) March 30, 2012
Resorts to name calling cuz I killed him on his show. RT @lolaogunnaike: Why is @piersmorgan calling @toure a fatuous loudmouth? It's beef?—
Touré (@Toure) March 30, 2012
Like I said, poor old @Toure ….. now slink back to MSNBC mate, and leave real journalism to the professionals. #CNN—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 31, 2012
Seems like everyone has something to say about this:
Wow anybody else watching Piers Morgan and Tourés Trayvon conflict on CNN right now. They are going at it. Holy shit…..—
Chad Ochocinco (@ochocinco) March 31, 2012
Oh. My. Now Piers is destroying @Toure. DESTROYING.—
Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 31, 2012
