Piers Morgan Whines to Ann Coulter: 'Pro-Gun Side' Won't 'Relent' Even

January 23rd, 2014 4:34 PM
Piers Morgan sparred with Ann Coulter on his Wednesday CNN show over Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's vow to target the NRA in an upcoming movie and over the lack of new gun control regulations in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting in December 2012. Morgan did his best to defend Weinstein, after Coulter blasted him for his "utter hypocrisy" in only recently condemning the impact of…

Piers Morgan Goads Ann Coulter to Admit She's 'Part of the Problem,' t

January 23rd, 2014 11:31 AM
CNN's Piers Morgan tried to get Ann Coulter to admit she's a "female Glenn Beck" and "part of the problem" for her "divisive" and "partisan" rhetoric, on Wednesday's Piers Morgan Live. Glenn Beck recently expressed regret that during his time at Fox News, he "played a role unfortunately in helping tear the country apart." Morgan called Coulter the "female Glenn Beck" for her "partisan…

Harvey Weinstein Responds to Brent Bozell, Claims He's Just a 'Story T

January 20th, 2014 4:06 PM
On Friday's Piers Morgan Live, Obama donor and film mogul Harvey Weinstein denied charges of anti-Catholicism in his latest movie "Philomena," but his anti-Catholic past shows otherwise. "Well Brent Bozell, was the one a conservative columnist who, you know, accused me of that," Weinstein said of the accusations. He added later, "it's not an anti-Catholic bias. I made 'The Price About Rubies…

Piers Morgan Asks If Iraqis Aren't Any Better Off Than Under Saddam Hu

January 16th, 2014 4:06 PM
According to CNN's Piers Morgan, the U.S. mission in Iraq was a failure and Iraqis could ask if they're any better off now than under dictator Saddam Hussein. Interviewing former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday, Morgan brought up recent instability in Iraq and noted: "I suppose if you're living in Iraq and you're an Iraqi, you're saying are we really any better off now than we…

CNN Panel: New Book on Roger Ailes Won't Change Any Minds About Fox Ne

January 11th, 2014 2:16 PM
During Wednesday night's edition of Piers Morgan Live on the Cable News Network, a panel of four media analysts joined their liberal host in agreement that The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News -- and Divided a Country, a new book written by New York Magazine reporter Gabriel Sherman, will not have much impact on readers' views of that cable…

Charlie Daniels to Piers Morgan: 'You Wouldn't Last Five Minutes' in t

December 21st, 2013 11:07 AM
NewsBusters guest contributor Charlie Daniels has had enough of CNN's Piers Morgan attacking Americans he doesn't agree with. After Morgan said about Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson via Twitter Thursday, "[T]he 1st Amendment shouldn't protect vile bigots," Daniels scolded the arrogant Brit Friday with a series of tweets that began, "Piers Morgan why don't you go back to England and straighten…

Piers Morgan Says Belief That Homosexuality Is Sinful Is 'Bigoted' and

December 20th, 2013 4:31 PM
On his Thursday show, CNN's Piers Morgan confessed that Christians who believe homosexuality is sinful are "bigoted," and argued that parts of the Bible are "utterly ridiculous" and "offensive." The topic at hand was Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson's words about homosexuality. "I can still understand people say, well, you know, it's my religious belief that homosexuality is a sin. I think…

Piers Morgan Accuses Sarah Palin of Getting Martin Bashir Fired By MSN

December 19th, 2013 5:10 PM
Is there an anatomical limit to how many times someone can put their foot in their mouth? Consider the case of CNN's Piers Morgan who on Twitter moments ago actually accused former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin of getting Martin Bashir fired by MSNBC:

Krauthammer: It Took Barbara Walters 5 Years to Realize Obama’s Not

December 18th, 2013 5:41 PM
Barbara Walter’s admission Tuesday evening that she used to believe President Obama was the next messiah is predictably the target of derision and satire in conservative circles. Making a guest appearance on Fox News’s The Five Wednesday, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said, “Five years to realize the man isn't a messiah? I think it took some of us…an hour and a half” (video follows…

Piers Morgan Compares Rush Limbaugh to 'The Devil Incarnate

December 18th, 2013 11:12 AM
In a flourish of exaggeration, CNN's Piers Morgan compared Rush Limbaugh to the devil and conservatives to Genghis Khan on his Tuesday night show. "Rush Limbaugh keeps whacking away at Pope Francis which is, you know, it's like watching the devil incarnate taking on Mother Teresa," Morgan said in his interview with Ann Coulter. He also took a shot at Limbaugh, Coulter, and other…

Barbara Walters on Obama: ‘We Thought He Was Going To Be The Next Me

December 17th, 2013 9:33 PM
Yes, she really said it. On CNN’s Piers Morgan Live Tuesday, in a brief discussion about President Obama, Barbara Walters actually said, “We thought that he was going to be - I shouldn't say this at Christmastime, but - the next messiah” (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Gun Control Advocate Piers Morgan Admits 'It's Not My Country, It's No

December 11th, 2013 4:07 PM
CNN's Piers Morgan admitted that he is fighting U.S. gun laws despite it being "not my country" and "not my constitution." In an interview with TV Newser, the CNN host explained, "It's not my country, it's not my constitution, but I'm a resident here, and I'm therefore governed by the same constitutional rights as anybody else." He also went on another mini-gun control rant on Tuesday night…

Dan Rather on Memogate: ‘No Question The Story Was True

December 10th, 2013 1:04 AM
Former CBS Evening News Anchor Dan Rather, despite being fired as a result of the bogus story, continues to maintain that he got it right in September 2004 when he aired forged documents concerning George W. Bush’s record with the Air National Guard. On CNN’s Piers Morgan Live Monday, Rather said, “No question the story was true” (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Anderson Cooper Posts Worst Ratings in Over Two Years

December 9th, 2013 8:06 PM
With all the coverage of Nelson Mandela's death along with the harsh winter weather hitting many parts of the country, last Friday was a big news day. Not for CNN's Anderson Cooper who had his worst ratings of the year bringing in only 255,000 total viewers.