Piers Morgan calls Aiken a "gutless little twerp".
Akin cancels CNN interview, leaving Piers Morgan with an empty chair
Facing a firestorm of criticism over his comments about "legitimate rape," Missouri Rep. Todd Akin canceled a scheduled interview with CNN's Piers Morgan on Monday. And in what's becoming something of a trend on cable news, Morgan opened his primetime show with a shot of Akin's empty chair, calling the embattled Republican Senate candidate a "gutless little twerp" for cancelling the sit-down.
"Congressman, you have an open invitation to join me in that chair whenever you feel up to it," Morgan said. "Because if you don't keep your promise to appear on the show, then you are, what we would call in Britain, a gutless little twerp."
The stunt was almost immediately parodied on Twitter, as the @AkinEmptyChair account was created within minutes of the broadcast....
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