Piers Morgan has a penchant for exploiting tragedies to push a political agenda, but this afternoon, he outdid himself in morbid fashion. Right after tweeting that his anti-gun views derive from his concern for murdered children …
My 'cause' is stopping more children dying > RT @SpongeSteve no we are accusing u of exploiting deaths of children to further ur own cause.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 19, 2012
… he said this:
Morgan was being sarcastic, of course. But his ghoulish sense of humor and his tasteless timing failed to amuse. Twitterers were shocked, saddened, and thoroughly disgusted:
https://twitter.com/joshuadking/status/281521541643132928
https://twitter.com/aaronjoseph81/status/281522442055348224
He really is. RT @ToddKincannon: .@piersmorgan You are one sick son of a bitch for being "gleeful" over Newtown.
— Chris (@movementarian) December 19, 2012
POS Morgan's show needs to be cancelled! RT .@ToddKincannon: .@piersmorgan You are one sick son of a bitch for being "gleeful" over Newtown.
— But_Now_Salt (@BWSchank) December 19, 2012
No words. @ToddKincannon RT @piersmorgan You are one sick son of a bitch for being "gleeful" over Newtown. #CNN #guncontrol #newtown #tcot
— Mojeaux (@_MGrey_) December 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/ImAlwaysRight_/status/281520179446431744
https://twitter.com/brady_cremeens/status/281521230119571456
.@piersmorgan Whoa…Gleeful? Fuck you, you sick son of a bitch. You're a monster, but probably representative of most evil progressives
— Doug Adams (@teledude54) December 19, 2012
That last RT of @piersmorgan. I just did = disgusting. #cnn
— Jason Savage (@jsavage207) December 19, 2012
@piersmorgan <<– it seems you bask in the glory of being a #PieceOFShit!
— Donny (@BoPMonkey) December 19, 2012
@piersmorgan you are sick and disgusting!
— Hilltopper Pic (@JerseyFLGuy) December 19, 2012
. @piersmorgan and the Westboro Baptists: two peas in a 'I'm glad those kids are dead' pod. F*cking sick f*cks.
— big tuna (@keder) December 19, 2012
.@piersmorgan You are a disgrace & a sick individual. We will be very "gleeful" when you leave our country!
— J Craig (@JCraigKY) December 19, 2012
@piersmorgan Keep being a tool, you're doing it so well.
— Juice aint free (@YouGotTheJuice) December 19, 2012
@piersmorgan You're a piece of shit.
— Takashi Hara (@gallikuson) December 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/ToddKincannon/status/281519417542709248
This much is clear: Piers Morgan is reveling in all the attention.
Just remember, Musket Morgan: It takes a “showboat” to know one.
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Update:
Morgan may love the attention his idiocy brings him, but he’s not taking kindly to well-deserved criticism:
This is the kind of spell-bindingly stupid attack I'm getting now from the gun rights activists: http://t.co/UM7A0KK0
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 19, 2012
Wow @piersmorgan, you are one sick, pathetic individual. To be happy about the murder of children so YOU can push your backwards ideology.
— SavingJustice.org (@SavingJustice) December 19, 2012
http://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/281528883600314368
Deliberating twisting my obvious sarcasm to inspire hatred is, yes > RT @NolteNC @piersmorgan reporting something you wrote is an 'attack'?
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 19, 2012
Pretty sure Morgan inspires hatred all on his own. And not only is he refusing to accept that he’s a colossal jackass, but he’s lashing out at anyone who dares to point it out:
No @NolteNC – you deliberately smeared me for political expediency. Which is sad, pathetic, and journalistically cretinous. Be ashamed.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 19, 2012
@benshapiro You lot knew what you were doing, especially with your headline. And it was disgraceful. Feel proud, seriously.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 19, 2012
Gee, projecting much, Piers? How pathetic.
@NolteNC I knew, and admired, Andrew Breitbart. He would never have stooped as low as you today. Cheapest of cheap smears.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 19, 2012
.@PiersMorgan You are full of it. You did not "admire" Andrew Breitbart. You said he was "notoriously evil." http://t.co/dZLDOkz3
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 19, 2012
The man has no shame.
.@NolteNC I like how @piersmorgan is trying to blame you for his obviously politicized and offensive tweet. Classic liberal redirection.
— John (@jmaysnc) December 19, 2012