Thanksgiving Day Open Thread 2016

After a racuous presidential election and with Thanksgiving upon us, we thought it'd be appropriate to bring back for this special occasion an open thread for you, our incredible readers.
NB Staff
November 24th, 2016 11:31 AM

New Yorker Editor Provides Cover for Obama's Hollowing of Democrats

Even on his way out the door, they can't get off their bended knee. The last eight years have provided countless examples of media fawning over President Obama -- make that last dozen years, since his coming-out party at the Democrats' national convention in Boston.
Jack Coleman
November 24th, 2016 10:33 AM

Press Is Largely Ignoring Recent Awesome Fossil Fuel-Related News

Since Donald Trump's election, environmental zealots have mostly had a very rough two weeks — and Donald Trump has had nothing to do with any of it. Two developments they consider really bad (meaning good for the rest of us) far outweigh the single item they're celebrating. First, in Wyoming, just two days after the election, their "fracking is bad" Exhibit A in Pavillion, Wyoming was completely…
Tom Blumer
November 24th, 2016 10:00 AM

Freak Out: The Top Media Meltdowns To Trump's Win

As soon as the liberal media realized that their candidate was losing the presidential election, they began to have a breakdown – and NewsBusters captured their priceless reactions.
Katie Yoder
November 24th, 2016 8:00 AM

WashPost Advises How LGBTers Can 'Survive Thanksgiving' -- Stay Home

Steven Petrow, the Washington Post’s LGBT political correctness czar (and occasional advice columnist) wrote one of those annoying liberal columns about “surviving” Thanksgiving with the haters titled “How LGBT people can survive Thanksgiving in a President-elect Trump world.” Captain Politeness shared a tweet that said: “Not all Trump supporters are racist, but all of them decided that racism…
Tim Graham
November 24th, 2016 7:57 AM

Politico's Hirsh Out; Proposed Attacking Alt-Right Leader With 'Bats'

There are few if any signs that the left's unhinged behavior in the wake of Donald Trump's electoral victory is subsiding, even among those in positions of significant authority and responsibility. In addition to CEOs and university professors, we can now add the category of "high-ranking journalist" to the list of those who, since Trump's victory, have been unable to keep their violent emotional…
Tom Blumer
November 23rd, 2016 8:21 PM

NY Times Reporters Compare Trump Interview Mood to 'An Unhappy Kid'

The New York Times not only interviewed Donald Trump on Tuesday, they came out of the interview and made a 45-minute podcast about it. In that, reporters Maggie Haberman and Michael Barbaro demonstrated their liberal distance from the president-elect, comparing his demeanor at the start of the interview to an "unhappy kid." Haberman also suggested he seemed like a child in dismissing two…
Tim Graham
November 23rd, 2016 5:04 PM

Huffington Post Promoting Hillary Challenge to Election Results

In a classic example of “Never Say Die,” more than two weeks after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was declared the winner in this year's race to occupy the White House, a group of computer scientists and election lawyers are urging Democrat Hillary Clinton to demand a manual recount of ballots, saying they noticed some “statistical irregularities” in key swing states. Computer…
Randy Hall
November 23rd, 2016 4:43 PM

Desperate Mitchell Badgers Rendell for Possible Vote Recount

MSNBC’s resident Hillary Clinton super-fan, Andrea Mitchell, came across as particularly desperate Wednesday as she dedicated a segment of Andrea Mitchell Reports to dreaming of a possible recount in three key swing states. “Some Clinton supporters are trying to mount a campaign to ask for an audit in key states to see if a recount should be ordered,” she reported, “According to a group of…
Nicholas Fondacaro
November 23rd, 2016 3:23 PM

NYT Upset with Conservative Media Mocking Celebrity Election Meltdowns

On the front page of Wednesday’s New York Times arts section, reporter Amanda Hess noticed how conservative media sites (which include the site you’re currently visiting although she did not mention us) “are perfecting the art of sapping Democratic stars’ name recognition and repurposing their words and actions into pro-Trump material” (or just mockery of rich liberals not getting their way).
Curtis Houck
November 23rd, 2016 1:39 PM

CNN Host Wails for Press: We're Not 'Turkeys Voting for Thanksgiving!'

CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour made a complete fool of herself on Tuesday night accepting an award at a dinner for the Committee to Protect Journalists, founded to champion journalists endangered when reporting abroad. She began with fear: “I never in a million years thought I would be up here on stage appealing for the freedom and safety of American journalists at home.” She ended with an even…
Tim Graham
November 23rd, 2016 1:24 PM

USA Today Whitewashes Left's Violent Threats Directed at GOP Electors

USA Today assigned three primary reporters, four additional contributors and two researchers to its coverage of the left's attempt to convince Republican Electoral College electors to betray their states' voters and their party. The result, published early Wednesday morning, is "Harassment or Hail Mary? Electors feel besieged." Despite throwing all those resources into the story, there is no…
Tom Blumer
November 23rd, 2016 1:01 PM

CBS Notices Electors 'Pressured' To Change Vote; Omits Death Threats

Wednesday's CBS This Morning was the sole Big Three morning newscast to report that Hillary Clinton supporters are lobbying members of the Elector College to not vote for Donald Trump. Charlie Rose cited a USA Today article that disclosed how "some Electoral College members are being pressured to change their votes....Hillary Clinton supporters want Donald Trump electors to change sides, but…
Matthew Balan
November 23rd, 2016 12:59 PM

5 Heartwarming Stories to Share This Thanksgiving

In the aftermath of the election, the liberal media are concerned that your Thanksgiving dinner table will be a scene of stress and contention. 
Sarah Stites and Katie Yoder
November 23rd, 2016 12:53 PM