I hate CNN. Which is why I'm delighted that pug-faced celebrity arse-licker and all-round talent vacuum Piers Morgan has secured gainful employment with the odious affront to press freedom. I wish him all the best and similar longevity to the man he replaces. May he never grace a UK TV channel ever again.
There are a range of ways Morgan winds people up. For me, recently, it's a sort of "Loadsamoney" approach to French wine, made more conspicuous via Twitter. I hope it's not product placement.
There are a multitude of charmless similar offences to consider. Here, Puligny Montrachet with Jeremy Bowen, and spillages of "half a pint of St Julien Grand Cru". Here, a Puligny Montrachet 1998 and another Grand Cru St Julien.
How this plays in the Midwest is anybody's guess. It maybe why Piers has a separate Twitter account for the CNN Show.
A couple of other observations - Piers' contributions to CNN will be recorded and edited. He argues that it's easier to drive publicity with clips. It's also odd for a live news network. The recorded interview is easier for the questioner, who no longer has to listen and think on their feet - an army of producers can help make the whole thing seem sharper than it ever was, probably while Piers is up and away for another vintage bottle or two. Meanwhile, the stats for 2010 will show that CNN in US "prime time" has fallen behind MSNBC in the rankings.
At the Daily Beast, Sean Macaulay (brother-in-law to Gordon Brown) has this tale of how Morgan and his US agent secured the CNN deal. And there's another commenter worth quoting who's added his two pence worth there...
As a Brit, may I apologize to America, the rest of the world and any alien civilizations that can pick up our high frequency signals, for Piers Morgan ? I'm deeply, deeply sorry.
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