Christine O'Donnell, Upset At Gay Marriage Questions, Walks Off Piers Morgan
Posted on Aug 18, 2011 @ 05:30AM
By Adam S. Levy - Radar Staff Writer
Christine O'Donnell, flustered with Piers Morgan's repeated questions regarding her views on same-sex marriages, walked off his set mid-interview, making for an awkward exchange that's got viral video written all over it.
O'Donnell, via satellite, appeared on the CNN show Wednesday night to promote her new book Troublemaker: Let's Do What It Takes to Make America Great Again, which details her views on a number of political topics, including same-sex marriage.
The sticking point was that the controversial Delaware Republican wanted to keep the conversation restricted to her time with CNN, which didn't fly with Morgan.
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"What is your view of gay marriage?" Morgan asked the passive-aggressive politician, who responded, "I address that stuff in the book."
"You can't -- you're on here to promote the damn book," Morgan said. "So, you can't keep saying it's all in the book. You got to repeat some of it."
More prodding led O'Donnell to tell Morgan, "You're borderline being a little bit rude now.”
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She said any talk of same sex marriages would be irrelevant, as it's not at the forefront of her political agenda these days.
"It's not a topic that I choose to embrace -- I'm not championing it right now -- I've been there, done that, gone down that road,” she said.
After more hemming and hawing, Morgan asked O'Donnell, "Why are you being so weird about this?" to which she said, "I'm not being weird. You're being a little rude."
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"I'm baffled as to why you think I'm being rude," Morgan told her. "I think I'm being rather charming and respectful. I'm just asking questions based on your own public statements and now what you've written in your own book. It's hardly rude to ask you that, surely."
"Well, don't you think as a host, if I say this is what I want to talk about, that's what we should address?" O'Donnell asked.
"Not really, no: You're a politician," Morgan said, at which point O'Donnell began removing her microphone and preparing to leave during the broadcast.
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"I'm being pulled away. You know, we turned down another interview for this," she said, essentially telling Morgan if they weren't going to chat about the issues she waned to, they weren't gonna chat at all.
Morgan kept cool throughout the testy exchange, even extending a personal invitation to O’Donnell to appear on Thursday's show to address the walk-off.
"I promise not to be even remotely rude," he said.
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O’Donnell responded via her Twitter page, telling Morgan, "Piers, thanks for the invite. Schedule is already packed, maybe another night.
“No hard feelings, you cheeky bugger."
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DO NOT GIVE THIS WITCH ANY MORE AIRTIME TO PROMOTE HER UTTER POLITICAL AND PERSONAL NONSENSE!! SHE'S AN IDIOT AND A MORON. HEY CHRISTINE, HALLOWEEN'S ALMOST HERE! YIPPEE! YOUR FAV TIME!!
Posted Thu, 08/18/2011 - 4:28pm
Piers was asking legitimate questions. No "gotcha moments". He's right and she's hiding something. There's something not right with this Wtich. She's an absolute weirdo who should not be given anymore airtime for her nonsense!
Posted Thu, 08/18/2011 - 4:25pm
C'mon ROL.
it wasn't just that Gay marriage question. I just watched the whole interview and he was being a total a-hole
Obviously he was trying to get a "moment" like this to boost his failing program.
Posted Thu, 08/18/2011 - 2:26pm
With all these young people killing themselves b/c they are not accepted among their family, peers, society in general is outrageous. Abide by your religion but leave others to theirs. They just want to be accepted. Stop discriminating.
Posted Thu, 08/18/2011 - 1:06pm
Looks like this election will be another clown show with a new airhead wacko providing the entertainment. She's starting off as nutty as Palin and I'm sure won't disappoint as time goes on.
Posted Thu, 08/18/2011 - 12:45pm
Piers was down right antagonistic in this interview. I don't blame her for getting up and leaving.
Posted Thu, 08/18/2011 - 12:06pm
She is so cute. What I wouldn't do to forage through her forest.
Posted Thu, 08/18/2011 - 11:55am
Gee, wow can u not answer a question that is relevant as this one is if YOU WANNA BE THE PRESIDENT? Lady we got your # - WHEN U DISCRIMATE AGAINST 1 OF US YOU DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ALL OF US!
Posted Thu, 08/18/2011 - 11:18am
It is a hard question for someone who is hiding something. She looks gay to me.
Hard core republican who secretly hits the lesbian bars. That's my guess.
Posted Thu, 08/18/2011 - 10:42am
Tax paying citizens have the right to marry, whatever their orientation. The world will be a different place once this current narrow minded generation dies off, like the last homophobic poster. It's changing for the better already.
Posted Thu, 08/18/2011 - 10:36am