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Fox’s Greta Van Susteren Takes Sarcastic Shot At CNN And Piers Morgan’s “Fancy” Launch Party

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Fox’s Greta Van Susteren clearly doesn’t go weak in the knees for “fancy” parties featuring plenty of bold faced names. Noting that CNN’s Piers Morgan was honored Tuesday night at just such a launch party in Manhattan in honor of his upcoming Piers Morgan Tonight, Van Susteren took to her Greta Wire blog to talk about “how different CNN and Fox” seem to her.

Van Susteren points out that at Fox, they occasionally have a party, but usually it’s to celebrate something “after the fact.” At CNN, by comparison, throws the party and then hopes it all turns out well:

I can’t imagine Fox News Channel or friend of Fox News Channel having some fancy “launch party” at a fancy NYC upper east side address with a bunch of celebrities for a new cable news show. It seems so out of touch with the rest of the country, doesn’t it?

At Fox we just get hired and go to work (and we are very glad to have our jobs!) We can celebrate later (and we have.)

Zing!

Morgan–never missing a beat or a chance to scrap–dishes his own plate of sarcasm, via Twitter, right back at her:

@piersmorgan: Oops, looks like someone’s just the teeniest weeniest bit put out that she didn’t get an invite – http://bit.ly/ePx5T7

@piersmorgan: Dear @gretawire I think you need to get out more. We always used to when I worked for Mr Murdoch. Come and party with me, love Piers x

@piersmorgan: Probably doesn’t help poor @gretawire ‘s mood that she has to see this out of her Fox office window each morning – http://yfrog.com/h8b7flj

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  • espo222

    So, they had a launch party about 3 weeks before they are going to have his cancellation party?

  • Thelonious Funk

    Hurray! News fight!

  • news rat

    So she “can’t imagine Fox News Channel or friend of Fox News Channel having some fancy “launch party” at a fancy NYC upper east side address with a bunch of celebrities for a new cable news show”?

    Well she doesn’t have to imagine it… because FBN’s Dennis Kneale WAS there.

  • MediaiteCensorsSux

    I agree with Greta. In the promo commercial when Oprah compliments Piers, his facial reaction, the way he is sitting and body language reminds me of a child’s reaction to being praised for potty training.

  • dweebisis

    MCS,

    I was just about to comment on what you just said. Like a gitty ninny twit…and it makes me cringe every time I see that promo…I have to look away. So unmanly and immature, right?

    I’m almost 39, and I end up yelping out “ewwww” like I’m on Snooky or the Hills (no I don’t watch them, I’m just guessing) every time I see his reaction to Oprah. Oprah is a big hugh cheese flake at times though not nearly as lame. Though I am reminded of her putting her hands together praising Michelle Obama on the cover her zine. Eck! So stupid.

    As a liberal myself and an avid and nightly CNN fan, I’m so saddened and DISTURBED over the hiring of Morgan or whatever his real lastname is. Just my OP, but I think he’s a hyprocrite and acts very ignorant and dramatic…one of the dumb ways many Brits act compared to the Americans. Sure there are dumb people everywhere, but I have to thank G Washington for saving us from not just the Brits but from being more like them had we never won the war. I LOVE YOU JOHN ADAMS AND GEORGE WASHINGTON!
    THEY are my two ultimate heros.

    PM(S) reminds me of a number of Brits and other English internationals from outside of the States in the yachting industry…some of these worst personas than even this guy or THE LACK THERE OF .

    Many English internationals have gained illegal gainful employment on yachts in the States while discriminating against many Amercans in so many obvious ways..I saw so much of it..even if stewardess like me were able to get at least more freelance than American men……and this has been going on for two decades. Most yachts are owned by Americans however most are Brit/Carib flagged I believe. And I believe one good reason as to why so many American yachtowners and American recruiters/managers have allowed the hiring of these peeps and creeps is because many DUMB Americans equate “Britishy” with quality…that and besides cheap labor at one time anyway. Pathetic. Just look at some of our reality shows headlined by Brits on American shows and treating American contestants like dogs or like little kids….or some of our commercials voiced over by Brits as if to exude quality over the product….just shows how fickel Americans are over Brits/Eng internationals. Grow up America!

    Anyone interested in checking out more on my beef (yes, PM does bring out the evil, disgruntled yachtie out of me, sue me) with the yachting biz: http://youtube.com/debisis.

    PM is just over rated like other pundits and so called journalists in America and Europe…..and as if anyone should any more shed light on as to why. It gets me though that a shmuck like him scores big with CNN.

    I don’t believe I’ll be able to watch the first day of this train wreck in five days out of morbid curiosity since I’m so disgusted with CNN’s media execs who are clearly as naive while definitely underestimating many American viewers and CNN fans….I’d rather watch five hours of Rick Sanchez every night. Please pardon my childish rant, but much of American media seriously needs a HUGE cursing for bad pundits and journalism.

    Man, am I pissed.

  • http://www.libertarianism.com/ Jack Burns

    dweebisis said:
    Anyone interested in checking out more on my beef (yes, PM does bring out the evil, disgruntled yachtie out of me, sue me) with the yachting biz: http://youtube.com/debisis.

    Mediaite really needs to do something about all these spam bloggers….

  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    Greta’s one to talk about fancy, what with her fancy plastic surgery and all.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    If you think she has plastic surgery you need your eyes checked. She could use a lot.

  • Eric

    They just get a face-lift before they go on the air. Who needs a party!

  • Moderate

    Look at what the millions poured into the Anderson Cooper promotion did for his ratings.

  • dweebisis

    Gordon Bloyer Show, if that avatar is actually you, WHAT A HYPOCRITE!

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