With Fox News’ Megyn Kelly looking ready to claim ownership of cable TV’s coveted 9 p.m. time slot, it’s appearing more and more likely that CNN’s Piers Morgan will be leaving the slot to make room for “Nightline’s” Bill Weir. As Mediaite notes, the British host has “become associated with his anti-gun fights as of late,” but as America’s attention turns to other issues, could Morgan stake out some new territory?
It doesn’t seem likely. The one-year anniversary of the Newtown massacre is only a couple of months away, and Morgan is ready for America to get mad again at those “heartless gun nut bastards” who want to preserve their Second Amendment rights.
An American gun lobby group wants to declare Dec 14 'Guns Save Lives Day'. This was the day 20 children were slaughtered at Sandy Hook.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 12, 2013
Imagine the effect this 'Guns Save Lives Day' campaign will have on those poor Sandy Hook families, on that first anniversary.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 12, 2013
Then get angry, America. Get so angry with these heartless gun nut bastards that you stop their disgusting campaign dead in its tracks.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 12, 2013
As long as we’re talking guns again, now can we get that sure-to-be-epic on-air gun rights debate between Musket Morgan and National Review’s Charles Cooke, himself a U.K. import? Cooke’s ready to talk guns too.
Morning, @piersmorgan. You seem to be talking about "gun nuts" again. I wanted to reiterate my offer of a gun control debate on your show.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 12, 2013
Watching you, @piersmorgan, one might get the impression that you'd rather rail about it than be challenged. I'll happily help dispel that.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 12, 2013
If it helps, @piersmorgan, here is a photograph of me firing an AR-15. Not only is the gun black, so is the picture: pic.twitter.com/jkplkphmFY
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 12, 2013
Scary, huh @piersmorgan? Now, guess how many people I killed that day. Was it one? Five? Ten thousand? One million?
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 12, 2013
Go ahead, guess.
Hint, @piersmorgan: It was none.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 12, 2013
What about with this gun, @piersmorgan? It has a scope on it so it must be pretty dangerous, right? pic.twitter.com/oICUdc0GfA
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 12, 2013
My Boris Johnson hair sort of mitigates the threat in these pictures, doesn't it?
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 12, 2013
In the meantime, Morgan vows to keep fighting on behalf of the families of victims of gun violence, or at least some guy he met in the park.
Man just came up to me in Central Park and said: 'You'll never win this gun debate in America. But please keep trying. Thank you.'
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 12, 2013
My only 'agenda' is for fewer Americans to die from guns. Never quite understood why this is seen as so outrageously offensive.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 12, 2013
Yeah, you heartless American gun-nut bastards, why so offended?
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