Posts
Log in / Register
Text SizeHOMEEar to the GroundLarry's ListPolitics TodayAll Ear to the groundColumnsBill BoyarskyJuan ColeMarcia Alesan DawkinsAmy GoodmanChris HedgesRobert ScheerRichard SchickelCol. Ann WrightTruthdigger of the WeekMoreCartoonsMr. Fish CartoonsAll CartoonsArts & CultureAuthor InterviewBook ExcerptsBook ReviewsEssaysFilm ReviewsTheater ReviewsDigsShopTruthdig MerchandiseTruthdig BooksAuthor BooksRobert Scheer BooksChris Hedges BooksMr. Fish T-shirtsMr. Fish PrintsMultimediaA/V BoothTruthdig RadioPhoto EssaysPodcastsQ&A: Live ChatsAdvertiseDonateAboutdiv#src_container {width: 175px;background: #b59d91;height: 24px;padding: 5px;display: block;float: right;margin-top: 6px;z-index: 2;}#src_container input {width: 137px;height: 23px;border: 1px solid #5b5b5b;padding: 5px;}input#src_btn_raquo {width: 30px;height: 24px;background-color: #6f4434;color: #fff;border: none;}>" id="src_btn_raquo">Trending: chris hedges fiscal cliff gun control ndaa robert scheer
The Final BattleRomney the Reluctant Presidential Candidate, Another Kennedy Weighs Senate Run, and More
Truthdigger of the Week: Zack Kopplin
Koch's Next Target: Hurricane Sandy Victims
More Bad News for Boehner
Where You Going Joe With That Gun in Your Hand?Firefighters
Petition Seeks Piers Morgan’s Deportation Over Anti-Gun Comments
Firefighters Shot Dead at N.Y. Blaze
Pirates Beware: The U.K. Is Handing Over Your Loot
The Final BattleBy Chris Hedges How Dark Money Helped Republicans Hold the House
By Olga Pierce, Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica Where Are We Heading—Bedford Falls or Pottersville?
By Robert Reich Truthdigger of the Week: Zack Kopplin
By Alexander Reed Kelly
Petition Seeks Piers Morgan’s Deportation Over Anti-Gun Comments Firefighters Shot Dead at N.Y. Blaze Pirates Beware: The U.K. Is Handing Over Your Loot GOP Senator Who Says He Doesn’t Drink Is Charged With DUI Romney the Reluctant Presidential Candidate, Another Kennedy Weighs Senate Run, and More Koch’s Next Target: Hurricane Sandy Victims
‘Call Me Crazy,’ NRA Chief Says of Controversial New Gun Proposal Debunking NRA Power, Apocalyptic Myths and the Fiscal Cliff ‘Left, Right & Center:’ Guns and the Naked Fiscal Cliff Happy Holidays From Truthdig
We Value Belonging More Than PrivacyA Simple, Excellent and Surprising Film
By Richard Schickel A World Without Words
By Lauren B. Davis Hollywood’s Raid on Convention
By Richard Schickel
The Questions Education Reformers Aren’t AskingDig led by Mike Rose Gore Vidal: His Life and Legacy
Dig led by Truthdig Staff
advertisement-->
The Impeachment of George W. BushBy Elizabeth Holtzman and Cynthia L. Cooper
$10.17
advertisement
-->
Big Daddy: Jesse Unruh and the Art of Power PoliticsBy Bill Boyarsky
$17.79
advertisement
-->
Women’s T-Shirt$20
Petition Seeks Piers Morgan’s Deportation Over Anti-Gun Comments 
Email 
Print 
ShareTweet
Posted on Dec 24, 2012 
Screenshot A petition seeking to deport CNN’s Piers Morgan for speaking out in favor of gun control has garnered enough signatures to elicit an official response from the Obama administration.
The petition on the White House’s We the People site reads:
British Citizen and CNN television host Piers Morgan is engaged in a hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution by targeting the Second Amendment. 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.
The “Piers Morgan Tonight” host has taken a particularly aggressive stance on the issue in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, making the case for stricter gun control laws in the U.S. and calling a gun advocate who appeared on his show an “unbelievably stupid man.”
As of 9:15 a.m. Pacific time Monday, the petition had garnered more than 38,000 signatures.
Not that any of this is fazing Morgan, however. He’s mostly taking the entire thing in stride, as evidenced by his Twitter feed.
Gawker:
Morgan spent most of the weekend laughing the petition off, tweeting at critics with grammar corrections and snarky one-liners. But as more conspicuous voices, such as that of British Donald Trump Alan Sugar, joined the rabble, Morgan’s demeanor grew more somber.
“I am also a legal resident with the same USA Visa as you. But I keep my mouth shut here,” Lord Sugar tweeted at Morgan. “Coward,” Morgan responded.
Later, after pointing out the irony inherent in a petition ostensibly defending the 2nd Amendment while ignoring the 1st, Wall Street Journal columnist James Taranto added fuel to the petitioners’ bonfire by directing Morgan’s attention to Kleindienst v. Mandel — a Supreme Court ruling that barring a foreign journalist from entering the country does not violate the 1st Amendment.
Read more
—Posted by Tracy Bloom.
More Below the AdAdvertisement
Related Entries
Romney the Reluctant Presidential Candidate, Another Kennedy Weighs Senate Run, and More
‘Call Me Crazy,’ NRA Chief Says of Controversial New Gun Proposal
Debunking NRA Power, Apocalyptic Myths and the Fiscal Cliff
Debunking NRA Power, Apocalyptic Myths and the Fiscal Cliff 
Email to a friend Get truth delivered to
your inbox every week.
New and Improved Comments
If you have trouble leaving a comment, review this help page. Still having problems? Let us know. If you find yourself moderated, take a moment to review our comment policy.
Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.
Get Truthdig in your inbox
Newsletter
Become a Fan
Follow Us
Subscribe
CloseGive the gift of independent journalism.
Support Truthdig by making a donation of at least $25 in someone's name, and we'll send him or her a signed letter of appreciation from our publisher.
With your support, we've been able to pay writers such as Chris Hedges, Col. Ann Wright, Mr. Fish and Nomi Prins.
We've sent reporters around the world, from Afghanistan to Cairo to Cuba.
Thanks to you, our mission to find and publish a range of insightful opinion and analysis from a progressive point of view continues.
Support Truthdig
HOME|Digs|Reports|Arts & Culture|Uncovered|Ear to the Ground|A/V Booth|CartoonsTags|Bazaar|Podcast|About Us|Contact Us|User Agreement|Privacy Policy|FAQ: Comments and Moderation | Google+ Google+
A Progressive Journal of News and Opinion. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman.© 2012 Truthdig, LLC. All rights reserved. Web site development by Hop Studios
View the Original article
0 comments:
Post a Comment