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2012/12/27 05:54:00
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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There seems to be dueling petitions going on about Piers Morgan.
http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/anti-piers-petition-tops-60k-signers-85472.html?hp=r3
CNN anchor Piers Morgan isn’t benefiting from much Christmas cheer, at least according to one measure: The number of signers on a petition urging the White House to deport Morgan has skyrocketed by late Tuesday afternoon to nearly 66,000 names. The petition, created last week, had 65,887 supporters around 5 P.M. Tuesday and is posted on the White House’s official petition site. It slams Morgan for comments he has made regarding gun control in the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 children and six adults.
“British Citizen and CNN television host Piers Morgan is engaged in a hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution by targeting the Second Amendment,” the petition to the Obama administration reads. “We demand that Mr. Morgan be deported immediately for his effort to undermine the Bill of Rights and for exploiting his position as a national network television host to stage attacks against the rights of American citizens.” On Christmas, Morgan jabbed back at his critics.
“Merry Christmas! Even to those who want me deported,” he snarked on Twitter.
By Monday, the petition had passed at least 25,000 signatures — the number required to receive a White House response.
And then there is this counter petition.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/brits-petition-government-we-dont-want-piers-morgan-back.html
Brits Petition Government: We Don’t Want Piers Morgan Back.
Clarkson: ‘It took us 40 years to get rid of him’
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
December 26, 2012
Brits have responded to the petition calling on the White House to deport Piers Morgan for his anti-second amendment stance by lodging a petition of their own with UK Home Secretary Theresa May entitled ‘Stop Piers Morgan from being deported back to the UK from America’. The original petition to deport Morgan for his unconstitutional rhetoric following the Sandy Hook school shooting has now achieved almost 70,000 signatures, well beyond the 25,000 required to mandate a White House response.
However, a counter-petition which features on the change.org website calls on the UK government to prevent Morgan from returning to the UK.
“We got rid of him once and why should we have to suffer again. The Americans wanted him so they should put up with him. We washed our hands of him a long time ago,” the petition reads.
The petition is authored by a user named “hackergate” and includes a YouTube video of the former News of the World editor testifying before the Leveson inquiry into the phone hacking scandal.
Morgan has been accused of being complicit in the scandal but only appeared in front of the inquiry via a video link from the United States. The CNN host’s claim that he had no knowledge of the phone hacking scandal wasdescribed by Lord Justice Leveson as “utterly unpersuasive”.
Morgan was hired by CNN as a prime time host despite the fact that he was fired from his editorial position at the Daily Mirror for publishing a fake news story in May 2004.
British television personality Jeremy Clarkson has also weighed in on the controversy over Morgan by tweeting a plea for him to remain in America.
“Americans. It took us 40 years to get rid of Piers Morgan. Please don’t send him back,” remarked Clarkson.
Morgan himself addressed the controversy, which quickly turned into a viral story after the petition was first lodged by Infowars.com, commenting yesterday, “Merry Christmas! Even to those who want me deported.”
As Infowars documented in a previous article, Morgan’s assault on the constitutional rights of American citizens is not protected under the first amendment because he is not a U.S. citizen.
Legal precedent suggests that Morgan could be deported from the United States for openly engaging in subversion by calling for Americans to be disarmed, but the fact that he has cultivated a friendly personal relationship with Barack Obama, something which denigrates his supposed impartiality on CNN further, makes that outcome a long shot.
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2012/12/27 05:58:38
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Fate-Controlling Farseer
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This puts a smile on my face.
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2012/12/27 06:49:59
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Secret Force Behind the Rise of the Tau
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I find the constant reference to petition numbers as though they are somehow significant hilarious. What percentage of the US population is 66,000 anyway (less than .0002)? Seriously. These petitions are so meaningless. Why do they keep making it into the news?
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2012/12/27 07:02:19
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Hallowed Canoness
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*snicker* can we send him else where then? Perhaps the North Korean National News Service needs a commentator...
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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
SoB, IG, SM, SW, Nec, Cus, Tau, FoW Germans, Team Yankee Marines, Battletech Clan Wolf, Mercs
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2012/12/27 07:31:16
Subject: Re:Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Douglas Bader
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The original petition to deport Morgan for his unconstitutional rhetoric following the Sandy Hook school shooting has now achieved almost 70,000 signatures, well beyond the 25,000 required to mandate a White House response.
unconstitutional rhetoric
*looks at source*
Yep, tinfoil hat idiots continue to be idiots. What else is news?
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2012/12/27 10:17:36
Subject: Re:Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Depraved Slaanesh Chaos Lord
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Is nobody else perplexed by the concept that these idiots want to sacrifice the First Amendment in order to save the Second Amendment?
Automatically Appended Next Post: LordofHats wrote:I find the constant reference to petition numbers as though they are somehow significant hilarious. What percentage of the US population is 66,000 anyway (less than .0002)? Seriously. These petitions are so meaningless. Why do they keep making it into the news?
Because they're often quite funny. Like the petition for the secession of Texas, which had most of its digital signatures originate outside of Texas. 
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2012/12/27 10:54:02
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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What is "unconstitutional rhetoric"?
If you use the 1st to talk bad about the 2nd you get deported?
What idiots...
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2012/12/27 11:04:06
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Lord Commander in a Plush Chair
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Well we certainly don't want him back...
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2012/12/27 11:49:56
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I feel we should simply commit countryside, the act of killing Piers Morgan.
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2012/12/27 15:19:52
Subject: Re:Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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 azazel the cat wrote:
Is nobody else perplexed by the concept that these idiots want to sacrifice the First Amendment in order to save the Second Amendment?
MURICA!!!!
Much as I dislike Morgan, that was the first thing that sprang to my mind as well. Basically the constitution is sacrosanct, it's never been altered or amended in all it's history, since Moses brought it down off the mountain and it's entirely built to suit ma' purpose till it says something I don't rightly agree with...
cretins.
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2012/12/27 15:40:20
Subject: Re:Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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5th God of Chaos! (Ho-hum)
Curb stomping in the Eye of Terror!
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 MeanGreenStompa wrote: azazel the cat wrote:
Is nobody else perplexed by the concept that these idiots want to sacrifice the First Amendment in order to save the Second Amendment?
MURICA!!!!
Much as I dislike Morgan, that was the first thing that sprang to my mind as well. Basically the constitution is sacrosanct, it's never been altered or amended in all it's history, since Moses brought it down off the mountain and it's entirely built to suit ma' purpose till it says something I don't rightly agree with...
cretins.
1) We're not sacrificing anything... just a bunch of hooligans voicing their displeasure... jeeze.
2) Constitution ain't sacrocanct... the problem is that some folks believe it's impossible to amend the constitution so they'd rather just pass some laws and dare the court to strike it down.
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2012/12/27 15:47:35
Subject: Re:Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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MeanGreenStompa wrote: azazel the cat wrote: Is nobody else perplexed by the concept that these idiots want to sacrifice the First Amendment in order to save the Second Amendment?
MURICA!!!! Much as I dislike Morgan, that was the first thing that sprang to my mind as well. Basically the constitution is sacrosanct, it's never been altered or amended in all it's history, since Moses brought it down off the mountain and it's entirely built to suit ma' purpose till it says something I don't rightly agree with... cretins.
It's been amended 27 times. These protesters are nutters. No story here.
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2012/12/27 15:52:52
Subject: Re:Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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It would appear my dry sarcasm was difficult to detect, especially given the moses reference and so on.
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2012/12/27 16:12:18
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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No way CNN is going to give him away now. This scandal will only bring him greater ratings. I'd expect him to chest thump on air every 5-6 days to keep the story in the cycle.
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2012/12/27 16:22:55
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Old Sourpuss
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Git dat Commie out er here!
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2012/12/27 16:51:57
Subject: Re:Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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MeanGreenStompa wrote:It would appear my dry sarcasm was difficult to detect, especially given the moses reference and so on.
Change your flag back to UK, it might help.
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2012/12/27 17:24:45
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Hallowed Canoness
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Oh where's the House Unamerican Activities Committee when we need it eh? XD
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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
SoB, IG, SM, SW, Nec, Cus, Tau, FoW Germans, Team Yankee Marines, Battletech Clan Wolf, Mercs
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2012/12/27 17:31:57
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Bane Thrall
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GW Rules Interpretation Syndrom. GWRIS. Causes people to second guess a rule in a book because that's what they would have had to do in a GW system.
 SilverMK2 wrote:"Well, I have epilepsy and was holding a knife when I had a seizure... I couldn't help it! I was just trying to chop the vegetables for dinner!"
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2012/12/27 17:54:36
Subject: Re:Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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MeanGreenStompa wrote:It would appear my dry sarcasm was difficult to detect, especially given the moses reference and so on.
Epic fail is me. 
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2012/12/27 18:03:04
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Junior Officer with Laspistol
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We don't want them, the US doesn't want him, does Canada or Mexico want a shot with him?
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2012/12/27 18:04:10
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Hallowed Canoness
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Now now, come off it old bean! I'm as American as this basket of chips! Speaking of which any one have some gravy and cheese curds?
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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
SoB, IG, SM, SW, Nec, Cus, Tau, FoW Germans, Team Yankee Marines, Battletech Clan Wolf, Mercs
DR:90-SG+M+B+I+Pw40k12+ID+++A+++/are/WD-R+++T(S)DM+ |
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2012/12/27 18:04:20
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Infiltrating Hawwa'
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Hey maybe we could trade him for that veteran stuck in that bed in mexico.
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2012/12/27 18:04:46
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Hallowed Canoness
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....I support Mexico. That could be quite amusing.
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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
SoB, IG, SM, SW, Nec, Cus, Tau, FoW Germans, Team Yankee Marines, Battletech Clan Wolf, Mercs
DR:90-SG+M+B+I+Pw40k12+ID+++A+++/are/WD-R+++T(S)DM+ |
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2012/12/27 18:04:55
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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 Necroshea wrote:Hey maybe we could trade him for that veteran stuck in that bed in mexico.
That guy's back home, thankfully.
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2012/12/27 18:07:32
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Infiltrating Hawwa'
Through the looking glass
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Drat it! Well thats cool to hear about him getting back home, I stopped following the thread a bit ago, but that means we're still stuck with our much loved reporter.
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“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.”
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2012/12/27 18:27:27
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Bane Thrall
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 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Now now, come off it old bean! I'm as American as this basket of chips! Speaking of which any one have some gravy and cheese curds?
So you're a Spaniard it seems!
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GW Rules Interpretation Syndrom. GWRIS. Causes people to second guess a rule in a book because that's what they would have had to do in a GW system.
SilverMK2 wrote:"Well, I have epilepsy and was holding a knife when I had a seizure... I couldn't help it! I was just trying to chop the vegetables for dinner!"
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2012/12/27 18:48:18
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Hallowed Canoness
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Mattman154 wrote: KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Now now, come off it old bean! I'm as American as this basket of chips! Speaking of which any one have some gravy and cheese curds?
So you're a Spaniard it seems!
Any of our Canadian dakkanauts want to correct him? XD
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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
SoB, IG, SM, SW, Nec, Cus, Tau, FoW Germans, Team Yankee Marines, Battletech Clan Wolf, Mercs
DR:90-SG+M+B+I+Pw40k12+ID+++A+++/are/WD-R+++T(S)DM+ |
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2012/12/27 18:52:14
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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I have mixed feelings about Piers Morgan. I absolutely loathe the guy, but I've always had grudging respect for how he turned his sacking from the Daily Mirror into the ultimate career move.
Regardless, keep him. He's right on this issue anyway.
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2012/12/27 19:00:38
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Bane Thrall
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Ah yes, the classic dish of British "Chips"!
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GW Rules Interpretation Syndrom. GWRIS. Causes people to second guess a rule in a book because that's what they would have had to do in a GW system.
SilverMK2 wrote:"Well, I have epilepsy and was holding a knife when I had a seizure... I couldn't help it! I was just trying to chop the vegetables for dinner!"
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2012/12/27 19:04:33
Subject: Piers Morgan, man without a country?
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Old Sourpuss
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Not sure if serious or not, but that's the standard Canadian affair of Poutine...
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