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CNN's Morgan Repeatedly Raises Sorkin's Anti-America Speech with Guests

By Brad Wilmouth | July 05, 2012 | 01:53

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Since liberal producer Aaron Sorkin's HBO series The Newsroom made waves a couple of weeks ago with its infamous speech asserting that America is "not the greatest country in the world anymore," CNN host Piers Morgan has repeatedly brought up this charge with guests on his Piers Morgan Tonight show.

Morgan, who so far has not brought up the speech with any clearly conservative guest who might disagree with the premise, first raised the issue on the Wednesday, June 20, show with guest Billy Corgan of the rock group, the Smashing Pumpkins. Morgan:

Billy Corgan: Growing Up 'Around Drug Addicts and Freaks' Makes You 'Lean Left'

By Brad Wilmouth | July 05, 2012 | 00:49

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Appearing as a guest on the Wednesday, June 20, Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN, when asked about his political views, musician Billy Corgan - founder of the Smashing Pumpkins group - declared that he does not have a preference for either party.

When host Morgan asked if he was an "Obama man," Corgan took a jab at liberals as he explained his exposure to liberalism as a child:

'Pumpkins' Singer Claims Swine Flu Is An Obama Conspiracy

By Noel Sheppard | October 30, 2009 | 09:59

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I love a conspiracy theory, how about you?

Although this one isn't necessarily new -- lots of folks have opined about the convenient coincidence of an escalating so-called pandemic mixed with an under-supply of vaccinations while the country debates healthcare reform -- it's all the more delicious when it comes from a rock star of some note.

With that in mind, when singer, songwriter, and leader of the now defunct alternative band The Smashing Pumpkins suggests swine flu "is not a naturally occurring virus," and that "President Obama has declared a national emergency" when "there isn’t one," you have to pay attention just for the entertainment value alone.

This is especially true given his status as a poet, for at least his conspiracy theory, unlike most, is well written (h/t Mediaite):