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 Jihadin wrote:
Why is Justin Bieber still here then............

Because Justin can't hear us over the sound of how awesome he is.

So he and the network finally realized that he was a one trick pony, with little better to do than bang on about things he didn't agree with, and start arguments (not discussions nor debates) with guests on the show?

Took them long enough. Good riddance.

Tibbsy wrote:
Britain does not offer a returns policy on smug gits. I'm afraid he's your problem now.

You poor buggers

Is that why we still have Russel Brand?

I expect an american on prime time BBC extolling looser gun laws for the UK in an abrasive manner would do no better, so this seems pretty fair!

Put Frazzled on the BBC. I'll explain why your royals are posh tossers, and real football involves helmets and roid rage. What could go wrong?

awwwww, no!

I was firstly delighted by this news. Not that I ever watch CCN, so it’s of no real consequence to me if he presents the show or not, but my schadenfreude cup runeth over.

This was soon replaced with horror when it dawned on me he might come back here. So I hope my transatlantic cousins don’t take it the wrong way when I say that I hope he finds another job in America and soon.

 Frazzled wrote:
Put Frazzled on the BBC. I'll explain why your royals are posh tossers, and real football involves helmets and roid rage. What could go wrong?

Actually, Piers Morgan was hugely unpopular in the UK before Americans ever heard of him. To the extent that Jeremy Clarkson punched him. I think that he or his people thought he'd do better in America because his Britishness would be seen as quaint and make him stand out over there. In the UK he only ever stood out for being a sneering tosser.

Who's Jeremy Clarkson and can I buy him a cheap cigar?

I tried to watch him twice, once on one broadcast on the Zimmerman verdict and once earlier. His ignorance of the law and sneer for anyone who disagreed with him put Hannity to shame. It was just offensive and pandering to the mouth breather crowd.

 Frazzled wrote:
Who's Jeremy Clarkson and can I buy him a cheap cigar?

He is a presenter on Top Gear and he writes op pieces in a paper or two. Lives in a village down the road from me though I have never been out that way.

To be fair, Clarkson is also a tosser, though much funnier than Morgan.

He came over here and preached at us then he wonders why his ratings are so low. Would it be any different if England hired an American commentator who did nothing but rail on about the problems of British society? I think not. Still don't understand why CNN thought this was a good idea to begin with.

I feel really bad for america right now... stuck with beiber because they lost the gold medal,

now they are having a hard time getting rid of piers morgan...

I mean, I am SHOCKED that the states still loves us canadians so much after we burnt down the white house, sent them celine dion, justin bieber, and produce superior beer/football.

 easysauce wrote:
?.....superior beer/football.

Um...wat??

 Dreadclaw69 wrote:
So he and the network finally realized that he was a one trick pony, with little better to do than bang on about things he didn't agree with, and start arguments (not discussions nor debates) with guests on the show?

I think this fairly describes a great deal of newsy hosts; Hannity and O'Reilly both leap to mind.

Piers is a horribly abrasive, smarmy witch. I hope he gets some jail time from this phone hacking business.

He was hardly alone in being a witch. You guys have a fair amount of home grown abrasive arsepieces on the TV, especially relating to political news. Bill O'Reilly and that other nut job who's name escapes me.

 Ouze wrote:

 Dreadclaw69 wrote:
So he and the network finally realized that he was a one trick pony, with little better to do than bang on about things he didn't agree with, and start arguments (not discussions nor debates) with guests on the show?

I think this fairly describes a great deal of newsy hosts; Hannity and O'Reilly both leap to mind.

But being a one-sided argumentative jerk that does nothing but argue and berate the guests on their show can be a valid business model if you actually have an audience that agrees with whatever nonsense you are parading around in front of the camera.

Piers Morgan didn't even have that

 whembly wrote:

 easysauce wrote:
?.....superior beer/football.

Um...wat??

ok you got me there... your football is better.

 Ketara wrote:
Saves us the trouble of shipping him there after the phone hacking trial.

What horrible crime did Mel B commit to get sent here anyway? I mean, the Spice Girls were bad, but if terrible music was punishable with being sent to the colony then the rest of the Spice Girls would be here, along with Girls Aloud, Jedwood, Bros and about 50 other British acts.

 sebster wrote:

 Ketara wrote:
Saves us the trouble of shipping him there after the phone hacking trial.

What horrible crime did Mel B commit to get sent here anyway? I mean, the Spice Girls were bad, but if terrible music was punishable with being sent to the colony then the rest of the Spice Girls would be here, along with Girls Aloud, Jedwood, Bros and about 50 other British acts.

Well... it does seem like Australia continues the tradition of the penal colony back in the old days... eh? Makes sense to me!



Still wanna visit Australia... it's on my bucket list dammit.

 whembly wrote:
Still wanna visit Australia... it's on my bucket list dammit.

Me too, I'd love to see it one day.

Maybe if we're lucky he'll piss off a spider or something after he moves there

 Da Boss wrote:
To be fair, Clarkson is also a tosser, though much funnier than Morgan.

He constantly says offensive stuff, but in a funny way.

Also the British Top Gear is much than the American version.

 Ouze wrote:

 whembly wrote:
Still wanna visit Australia... it's on my bucket list dammit.

Me too, I'd love to see it one day.

Mel B or Australia? I got lost somewhere.

 kronk wrote:

 Ouze wrote:

 whembly wrote:
Still wanna visit Australia... it's on my bucket list dammit.

Me too, I'd love to see it one day.

Mel B or Australia? I got lost somewhere.

In Australia? Or Mel B?

 sebster wrote:

 Ketara wrote:
Saves us the trouble of shipping him there after the phone hacking trial.

What horrible crime did Mel B commit to get sent here anyway? I mean, the Spice Girls were bad, but if terrible music was punishable with being sent to the colony then the rest of the Spice Girls would be here, along with Girls Aloud, Jedwood, Bros and about 50 other British acts.

We did send Posh Spice, along with her husband.

 Kilkrazy wrote:

 sebster wrote:

 Ketara wrote:
Saves us the trouble of shipping him there after the phone hacking trial.

What horrible crime did Mel B commit to get sent here anyway? I mean, the Spice Girls were bad, but if terrible music was punishable with being sent to the colony then the rest of the Spice Girls would be here, along with Girls Aloud, Jedwood, Bros and about 50 other British acts.

We did send Posh Spice, along with her husband.

I'd rather have Mel B...

I think the basic idea is that the UK got a lifetime pass by sending over the Beatles and so on. (Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Spinal Tap etc.)

We gave you Aerosmith, tobacco, and chocolate!

and...SPAM!!!!

Morgan is certainly awful but by the same token it's only the accent, and not being awful, that sets him apart.