CNN’s Piers Morgan Dumped – ‘British Accent’, Gun Obsession, and Endless Trolling on Twitter to Blame

21st Century Wire says…

It’s an old saying in the TV business: “the numbers don’t lie”. That is certainly the case with CNN highly unpopular sinking flagship program, Pier Morgan Live. Too bad Americans just didn’t seem to connect with this overpaid, over-valued foreign import.

Piers Morgan is the latest British TV anchor to be shown the exit door, after the humiliating implosion of MSNBC’s Martin Bashir only a few months ago.

According to David Carr, a columnist for America’s paper of record the New York Times, what annoyed Americans the most about Morgan was his prig British accent. Carr explains:

“When something important or scary happens in America, many of us have an immediate reflex to turn on CNN. When I find Mr. Morgan telling me what it all means, I have a similar reflex to dismiss what he is saying. It is difficult for him to speak credibly on significant American events because, after all, he just got here.”

“Old hands in the television news business suggest that there are two things a presenter cannot have: an accent or a beard. Mr. Morgan is clean shaven and handsome enough, but there are tells in his speech — the way he says the president’s name for one thing (Ob-AA-ma) — that suggest that he is not from around here.”

Yes, there’s nothing worse than getting a stiff lecture on American value from a millionaire British carpet bagger. Like an old pair of basketball shoes, the stench of it just lingers.

But as anyone intelligent observer will tell you, it’s not purely the accent to puts people off, but rather Morgan’s tendency to grab at, and obsess on issues and side bars. Instead of learning about the ideological roots of America in relation to the US Constitution, Morgan overplayed his hand on his gun grab – a measured, calculated lunge which sent his celebrity stock into near free fall.

Like his countryman Bashir, Morgan was desperate to ingratiate himself and win the love of as many Americans as quickly as possible, so it was natural that a foreigner with a shallow understanding of new environment went for the easy play towards America’s liberal left – not so risky seeing that a democratic regime is in power and CNN’s traditional role of always backing the ruling clique. Like with Martin Bashir, this move backfired badly, and like Bashir, Piers Morgan was handed the golden Rolex and then kicked to the curb.

Journalist Carr confirms the obsessions: 

TWEETING CRICKET: Morgan thought Americans would eventually embrace his beloved Cricket.

“There are other tells as well. On Friday morning, criticizing the decision to dismiss a cricket player, he tweeted, “I’m sure @StuartBroad8 is right and KP’s sacking will ‘improve performance’ of the England team. Look forward to seeing this at T20 WC.” Mr. Morgan might want to lay off the steady cricket references if he is worried about his credibility with American audiences. (His endless trolling of his critics on Twitter did not exactly help, either.)”

Morgan has been forced to eat humble pie, and conceded: “Look, I am a British guy debating American cultural issues, including guns, which has been very polarizing, and there is no doubt that there are many in the audience who are tired of me banging on about it”.

That was about the most genuine statement he’s made since arriving on American shores. Better late than never.

Maybe there’s still hope for him yet.

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