Ben Shapiro is undoubtedly an intelligent and influential commentator. I've always liked and respected him,

even when we disagree. I still do. He stridently partisan and staunchy conservative, of course,

but he's willing to criticise Trump and others in the administration when he thinks they've got it wrong.

Well, one thing he doesn't criticize, however, is Israel, and he routinely

gets very upset when other people do. It's such a blind spot for Ben that through the red

mist of his rage, he sees an alternate reality where anybody who disagrees with him is a demonic

America-hating terror apologist who can only possibly be doing it for ratings.

And it was brought to my attention that he was very upset about a debate last week

featuring Dave Smith.

So last night, I'm Pearz Morgan, which is the Jerry Springer of political television,

where people gather to throw chairs at one another and determine paternity.

Pierce Morgan, who has sort of made a mockery of the entire industry by putting on screen

whatever dregs are still willing to go on screen with Pierce Morgan.

He had on Dave Smith, who has, you know, apparently his job is never to tell jokes, but to

instead give poorly informed foreign policy takes. And also to

hate America. Here we go. Well, first, Jerry Springer was a very good friend of mine, and he was a

beloved National Treasure, who actually hosted one of the most successful shows in television

history and became a media mogul worth hundreds of

millions of dollars. So thank you for that comparison, Ben. Second, we proudly host lively

debates on things that people care about, featuring guests that people care about to cover both

sides of complex news stories in an engaging way. Do the debate sometimes get a bit combative? Yes.

Do audiences tend to enjoy a bit of theatrical rough and tumble? Of course they do. That's why the Daily Wire,

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