Piers Morgan Responds To Alex Jones Call For His Deportation:"Bring It On You Goon!"

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CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 7:08AM EST
Last Updated Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 10:42AM EST

More than 30,000 people have signed an online petition calling for CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the United States for his "hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution."

The British host of "Piers Morgan Tonight," who is a longtime advocate for stricter gun control laws in the U.S., has been especially outspoken following the recent shooting of 20 school children and a number of adults in Newtown, Conn.

His emotions boiled over in a Dec. 18 interview with gun advocate Larry Pratt. Pratt had argued that stricter gun control encourages violence by making it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to defend themselves.

Morgan lost his cool, saying: "You're an incredibly stupid man, aren't you?"

A few days later, on Dec. 21, someone going by the name Kurt N, from Austin, Tx. created a petition on the White House website calling for Morgan's deportation.

"British Citizen and CNN television host Piers Morgan is engaged in a hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution by targeting the Second Amendment," states the petition.

"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."

As of Monday morning, the petition had 33,459 signatures. Once a petition receives 25,000 signatures it qualifies to be reviewed by the Obama administration, and a response is issued.

Morgan has taken to Twitter to respond to the petition, even poking fun at the initiative.

"If I do get deported from America for wanting fewer gun murders, are there any other countries that will have me?" he tweeted.

That prompted a number of responses from people offering up their country as a new home for Morgan, from Malaysia to Sierra Leone, the Philippines and Australia.

Morgan also said "bring it on, you goon" when radio host Alex Jones tweeted his support for Morgan's deportation.

Among the petitions on the White House website is a petition asking for permission for the state of Texas to withdraw from the U.S. and create its own government, and one asking for Westboro Baptist Church to be recognized as a hate group. The Texas petition has more than 121,000 signatures, while the Westboro petition has more than 53,000.

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

 

[MewTwo]

The only reasons Piers responded was for ratings on his show. Less and less people are watching Fox News/CNN and tuning in to alternative media. Alex Jones has over 100k subscribers on youtube.

 

[Street Knowledge]

 

[Binary]

 

[88m3]

The only reasons Piers responded was for ratings on his show. Less and less people are watching Fox News/CNN and tuning in to alternative media. Alex Jones has over 100k subscribers on youtube.

 

[Serious]

@newworldafro

 

[theworldismine13]

 

[jackswstd]

:stupid:

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

hahaha fukk piers morgan

 

[SumBlackguyz]

 

[emoney]

I like to see this Alex Jones vs Piers Morgan

tbh, I thought Piers was gonna coward out and lay low

 

[O.G.B]

hahaha fukk piers morgan

Agreed, I can't stand that arrogant prick!

 

[mastermind]

I would love to see these two fight to the death so that we dont have to ever hear their voices again.

 

[jerniebert]

all of a sudden his first amendment rights go out the window cause he's against guns.

I was listening to this interview the other day. He didn't tell him he was stupid once. He kept calling him stupid. It was hilarious. Then the host acted like he sonned pierce Morgan. The host had no response other then we need guns.