Piers Morgan loses his composure over guns in US

Warner Todd Huston:

After Wednesday night's CNN special, Guns in America, it has become clear that Piers Morgan is one thrown chair away from being the newest Jerry Springer.

After he indulged his latest shoutfest and bout of name calling, Morgan has shown that he is no more serious as a commentator and interviewer than the syndicated tabloid talker.

Jerry Springer made himself famous for screamfests, fist fights, and name calling on his daytime TV show but who cannot see that Piers Morgan is only a few steps removed from Springerism?

Take Guns in America as only the latest example. Morgan sold the show as a "townhall," a meaningful discussion about the "crisis" of guns. Instead of a meaningful discussion, however, Morgan screamed at guests, called them liars, cut them off from speaking, and generally acted the bore.

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Sadly, this is what Piers Morgan has devolved to. And last night wasn't the first time Morgan indulged this sort of ignorant behavior. Only hours before his "special" he called a guest a "unbelievably stupid," and on Tweet after Tweet he's name called and acted the child.

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Morgan lacks one of the fundamental requirements for hosting a news show.  A professional host needs to be able to interact with guests without insulting them.  Morgan is so emotionally attached to his anti gun bias that he can't articulate an argument beyond name calling.  CNN should rein him in or find someone who knows how to interview someone without losing his composure.

I am sure Jake Tapper could handle the assignment.