Piers Morgan Tonight
CNN's Morgan Presses Bachmann from Left on ObamaCare
July 3rd, 2012 7:56 AM
On Monday's Piers Morgan Tonight, as host Morgan debated guest Rep. Michele Bachmann on ObamaCare, after the Minnesota Republican explained that a government requirement to purchase health insurance differs from a requirement to buy car insurance because "no one is forced to buy a car if they don't want to," her answer went over the CNN host's head as he continued to press the same flawed…
CNN Helps Eulogize Ted Kennedy, Lets His Son Patrick Praise ObamaCare
June 29th, 2012 11:22 AM
Health care activist Patrick Kennedy got over four minutes on CNN prime-time to air his glee over ObamaCare being upheld on Thursday. Host Piers Morgan simply let the former Democratic congressman expound on his father Ted Kennedy's fight for health care and praise the Supreme Court decision.
CNN is no stranger to the Kennedys, having lauded Ted Kennedy as "American royalty" and given his…
Actor Jeff Daniels: Sorkin's Anti-America Speech 'Resonated with Me
June 25th, 2012 7:17 AM
Appearing as a guest on Friday's Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN, actor Jeff Daniels - who stars as Will McAvoy in HBO's The Newsroom - admitted that he agrees with a now infamous speech delivered by his character - and written by liberal producer Aaron Sorkin - in which McAvoy rants that "America is not the greatest country in the world anymore."
After running a partial clip of the speech, host…
NYT's Frank Bruni After Obama's G20 Press Conference: 'He Doesn't Seem
June 19th, 2012 10:53 PM
The Hope and Change that media shamelessly sold to the nation in 2008 is starting to reach a point of solemn desperation.
Perfectly exemplifying this Tuesday was New York Times columnist Frank Bruni who minutes after President Obama finished his press conference at the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, told CNN's Piers Morgan, "He doesn’t seem in command” (video follows with transcript and…
CNN Gives Last-Minute Platform to Dem Candidate for Gabby Giffords' Se
June 12th, 2012 12:08 PM
On the night before the special election in Arizona to fill former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' seat, CNN's Piers Morgan gave some last-minute positive airtime to Giffords' hand-picked Democratic candidate. He hosted both the candidate Ron Barber and Giffords' husband Mark Kelly on Monday for a soft interview.
In what set the tone for the rest of the interview, Morgan began with a…
Jesse Ventura: Presidential Candidates 'Should Be Required to Wear a N
June 11th, 2012 10:06 PM
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura said Monday, "Every presidential candidate should be required to where a NASCAR racing suit.”
Appearing on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight, the former wrestler added, "That way it will show who owns them."
Piers Morgan Refutes Wasserman Schultz Calling Walker 'Extremist': 'Th
June 7th, 2012 12:33 PM
DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz has made ludicrous accusations against Republicans before and the media have failed to admonish her, but CNN's Piers Morgan stomped on her argument on Wednesday night that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's policies were "extremist."
"If you keep calling him an extremist but you accept that he won, what does that say about the people of Wisconsin? Are they…
Not Biased? CNN Has Obama Donor Bill Maher Guest Host for Piers Morgan
June 4th, 2012 2:50 PM
The next time CNN denies having any liberal bias, it will have to explain having liberal Obama donor Bill Maher guest-hosting on Friday night during prime-time. Not only is Maher an avowed Obama-supporter, but he has made headlines spewing vitriol against conservative women – and still CNN has made him a welcome guest on multiple occasions.
On Friday's Piers Morgan Tonight, Maher hosted "…
CNN Showcases Romney's Connection to Trump, But Had No Initial Inquiry
May 31st, 2012 10:49 AM
CNN jumped all over Donald Trump's "birther" remarks on Tuesday as Trump hosted a fund raiser for Mitt Romney. CNN ran the story almost every single hour on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, hyping Romney's message getting "Trumped" by his supporter's controversial statements.
In contrast, CNN showed no initial scrutiny of foul-mouthed comedian Bill Maher's $1 million donation to a pro-…
Stephanopoulos Wife Ali Wentworth: 'I Would Like My Vagina to be Taken
May 25th, 2012 5:14 AM
Appearing as a guest on Thursday's Piers Morgan Tonight, actress and comedienne Ali Wentworth brought up "reproduction rights" and Planned Parenthood as issues she is concerned about when host Piers Morgan turned the discussion to politics and what American women will be looking for in the presidential election. Wentworth began her answer by flippantly referring to her anatomy:
CNN's Morgan Was 'Absolutely Thrilled' When Obama Pledged to Close Gua
May 25th, 2012 3:29 AM
On Thursday's Piers Morgan Tonight, during an interview with Obama supporter and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, host Piers Morgan declared that he was "absolutely thrilled" when President Obama promised to close Guantanamo Bay, and showed disappointment that Obama "broke that promise."
Ratings-Starved Piers Morgan Pushes Wacky Romney-Jeremiah Wright Consp
May 18th, 2012 6:47 PM
Even after Mitt Romney condemned a proposed controversial super PAC ad attacking President Obama, CNN's Piers Morgan couldn't help but speculate on whether the candidate was still playing dirty. On Thursday's Piers Morgan Tonight he wondered aloud if the Romney campaign leaked the failed proposal to the press to keep the Reverend Wright controversy in the news.
"And I guess I think the…
Ratings Collapse for Liberally Biased CNN Host Piers Morgan
May 16th, 2012 10:39 PM
On Tuesday, May 16, CNN did something that hadn't happened to the network since 1997: The 9 p.m. edition of Piers Morgan Tonight drew an audience of only 39,000 viewers in the important 25-54 age demographic.
These numbers come as a huge blow to the host, liberal, former tabloid editor Piers Morgan.
Piers Morgan Tells Israeli Defense Minister Obama 'Would Prefer' No Ac
May 16th, 2012 10:16 PM
Just how in the tank for Barack Obama is CNN's Piers Morgan?
During an interview with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Wednesday, Morgan actually said to his guest concerning Iran, "President Obama clearly would prefer not to see Israel take any action before the election" (video follows with transcript and commentary):