A petition to deport CNN host Piers Morgan over his heated comments on gun control has reached more than 62,000 signatures in just 4 days, far exceeding the threshold required for a White House response. A petition must get 25,000 signatures in 30 days in order to elicit a response.
Look I’d like to see Piers Morgan leave my resident hemisphere as much as the next person so he can engage in all manner of unethical journalistic conduct against individuals or write ill-conceived rants about the management of Arsenal F.C. without me knowing of it. I really do hate coming to his defense when he’s right.
So, gun nuts, stop making me do that.



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William Spengler, the gun nut who killed two of the firemen who responded to the fires he set and wounded two more, used a semi-automatic assault rifle:
For those keeping score at home, that’s another type of AR-15 and happens to be the exact same model used by the DC sniper in 2002.
Wayne LaPierre will undoubtedly blame Prometheus for having brought fire to mankind.
I really do hate coming to his defense when he’s right.
So, gun nuts, stop making me do that.
Sure, if we listen to you we’ll become the next Greece. Conservatives tell me all Greece’s problems began when they instituted gun control.
Morgan was editor of the UK Daily Mail from 1995 to 2004. He may some day be convicted in the UK on phone tapping charges for offenses he committed there.
My understanding of immigration law is that, if you are admitted properly into the country, you have to be convicted after the fact of a forcible felony in your prior country to be deported. The phone tapping charges would be felonies, but not forcible felonies.
We do have an extradition treaty with the UK, so they can have Piers if they want to convict him.
They also want Dancin’ Dave arrested for having a large capacity magazine on Meet the Press in violation of DC law. Again, while anything that makes Gregory uncomfortable is usually fine with me, having to defend him against bogus and hypocritical charges is not a place I like to be.
Owning guns makes you believe in the magic of the will, I guess. They can have what they want because they own a big old gun. And BTW, respect their authoritay for having the “self-discipline” not to use it on you.
Heck, I’m all for deporting Piers Morgan. He committed criminal acts while he was editor of the Daily Mail. But there has to be a conviction, or some legal reason to deport. Haven’t got that yet.
Unless you have a big old gun. Then your will can do magic.
To conservatives “freedom” always means for them, not for people who aren’t in sycophantic agreement with them.
Thanks, attaturk, no need to go out of your way, Piers M. is just peripheral damage. From the Gang that couldn’t Shoot straight. The ones that really don’t want NRA around are legitimate gun dealers, that profit from regulation of maniacs buying guns.
Good morning, pups. Today we have Dowd and Friedman. In “Why, God?” MoDo has a question. She says death takes no holiday, and asks why doesn’t God stop such heartbreaking evils? MoDo, sweetie, I thought you went through all that Catholic education. Didn’t the nuns ever teach you about free will? And people who rail at God because Wayne LaPierre wants lunatics to have assault weapons REALLY piss me off. The Moustache of Wisdom thinks we should “Give Chuck a Chance.” He says someone outside the mainstream, like Chuck Hagel, is just what President Obama needs at the Pentagon. Maybe Tommy will try to reason with the knuckle-walkers in the Republican party…
Here they are.
The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and I’ve got banana pancakes. Our dinner last night went well, and the beef was delicious. (Last year we had a beautiful looking roast, but the poor cow had obviously been fed nothing but Kleenex and Wonder Bread because the meat had no flavor. MOST disappointing.) The kittens have just informed me that breakfast is late. And there’s no telling what they’ll do if left unfed… Have a great day!
Speaking of “Freedom” as defined by Republicans, that is quite the Yosemite Sam impression that Dick Armey did.
How is the Washington Post headline not “Gun Raving maniac gets sweet deal…WOLVERINES!!”?
The Dick Armey is a clear and present danger to our country.
Good morning all,
Who owns guns ? People who convinced themselves the are of superior intellect and eye hand coordination that can make a split second decision, never be wrong or miss. Of course not many have had the chance to be John Wayne or that George Zimmerman guy up close and personal.
1 1/4 % of the population belongs to the NRA and because they have the means and intent, right before the gobernment comes to take their guns, the nations law makers bow to them because of the Kennedy’s,Wallace, Martin Luther King, Gifford, Lincoln say so, NRA style.
So why didn’t we hear about this before the election? I mean, it seems to me like entering the Capitol building armed and removing employees essentially at gunpoint would be news. Also, I have to take exception with the “grassroots” characterization, unless if by “grassroots” you mean shadow funded astroturf.
Thanks, Marion, the church isn’t supposed to let you out of religious education until you glom onto Not God’s Doing because he let you go after making you, now it’s your fault.
Apologies, but being Armey’ed and dangerous seems like an appropriate term for the right.
I hafta go to work. See y’all later.
Another case where the enemy (gun nuts) of my enemy (warmongering media whores) is my friend.
They are both a cancer on society, but if the gun nuts can get Piers Morgan off the air, I’m all for it. Morgan is David Gregory with a British accent.
say “No more!” to the NRA gunnut war…on women and children
….on teachers
…on first responders
…on “jack booted thugs”
.
…on US.
also, people who think God speaks directly and only to them. ND is sending a new one to Congress this year. Sorry, America…
I’d be happy if the insufferable, smarmy, preening fop were simply removed from CNN’s air. No need to deport, although that would be considered a bonus. Given that the petition has exceeded the number of signatures requiring a response, it will be interesting to see where the story goes. Maybe if we threw David Gregory in there we could get some sort of a quantity discount.