NBC Stokes Fear of President Trump, Ties Him to World’s Despots

During the first half of their extended post-election coverage Wednesday evening, NBC Nightly News seemed to be setting the ground work for four years of a President Donald Trump all while stoking the left’s anxieties. “There were gasps around the world. Headlines, ‘Trumpocalypse’ and ‘Disunited States’” hyped NBC’s Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel as he delved into the ridiculous, “But…
Nicholas Fondacaro
November 9th, 2016 10:51 PM

Mathews Is ‘Having a Hard Time’ ‘Standing on This Earth’ Post-Election

As liberals began to pick up the pieces on Wednesday after Donald Trump was elected the next president of the United States, MSNBC host Chris Matthews provided a succinct embodiment of a liberal’s range of emotions over the course of a special two-hour Hardball from fear to downright strange behavior. 
Curtis Houck
November 9th, 2016 10:43 PM

Oops: Netflix Wraps NY Times In Suggestive 'Her Reign Begins' Ad

We noticed the unintentional joke when The New York Times arrived today at headquarters. Lachlan Markay at the Washington Free Beacon noticed, too. The Times came wrapped in a suggestive ad with the large boast in all capitals: “HER REIGN BEGINS.” Except it never will. The boast was a large Netflix ad for the series The Crown. Owen Thomas at SFGate.com had the scoop:
Tim Graham
November 9th, 2016 10:17 PM

Perez Hilton Suffers Hilarious Election Night Mental Meltdown

Donald Trump is going to be elected the next president of the United States. And you know what? I...am...going...to...be...okay. I'M GOING TO BE OKAY!!! But I don't know if you are. AGGGHHH!!!! AGGGHHH!!!  AGGGHHH!!!! AGGGHHH!!! ...I'm going to be okay, DAMMIT!!! That's a brief encapsulation capturing the general tone of celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton's mental meltdown last night when it…
P.J. Gladnick
November 9th, 2016 6:06 PM

CNN's Cuomo Complains GOP Guest's Media Criticism 'Hard to Swallow'

On Wednesday's New Day on CNN, as Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson appeared as a guest to discuss the aftermath of Donald Trump's election to the presidency, co-host Chris Cuomo repeatedly pressed his GOP guest on what the new President would do to make it up to those who did not support him who might feel like they were victims of "division and anger" during his campaign. After…
Brad Wilmouth
November 9th, 2016 6:05 PM

Pre-Results NYT: Hill a Feminist Hero, Trump's 'Anti-Semitic' Support

During the New York Times rather sedate and solemn (wonder why?) live election night coverage, reporter Maggie Haberman whined that “the amount of open misogyny during this campaign has been really striking, from a lot of Trump’s supporters.” Sarah Lyall’s front-page story in Wednesday’s edition (before most of the results were in) also took a feminist angle: “Many Women Feel Echoes of History in…
Clay Waters
November 9th, 2016 6:01 PM

Amanpour, Toobin Meltdown on Future of SCOTUS, 'Far-Right' Europeans

By Wednesday morning, the on-air, online, and print meltdowns by liberal media types were exploding at an exponential rate with CNN’s New Day facilitating a few as senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin shrieked at the idea of conservatives on the Supreme Court while chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour lost it over “far right” European figures being “eager and jubilant” about…
Curtis Houck
November 9th, 2016 5:39 PM

Chris Matthews to Giuliani: 'Are You Proud' of Supporting Trump?

Among many moments of smarmy media contempt for Donald Trump during a long election night, Chris Matthews' exchange with former New York City mayor and Trump surrogate Rudy Giuliani was an early contender for most self-righteous. It came prior to polls closing on the East Coast and not a single state having been decided, and long before the magnitude of Trump's seismic victory set in.
Jack Coleman
November 9th, 2016 5:13 PM

Chelsea Handler Pre-Records Celebration Video for Hillary’s ‘Win’

Liberal comedian Chelsea Handler pre-recorded a “victory” video for Hillary Clinton’s anticipated win on election night. The taped segment for Wednesday’s Netflix show included cheering, balloons falling and a woman holding a sign reading, “Roe V. Wade 4 Ever.” 
Scott Whitlock
November 9th, 2016 5:12 PM

Deadspin Editor on Trump's Win: 'F**k Everything And Blame Everyone'

Alex Pareene unleashed an extended diatribe in reaction to the election of Donald Trump in a Wednesday item on Deadspin: "Blame white people. Blame white men in particular, but reserve plenty of blame for white women....Blame rich people, as always. Blame the public...for Donald fucking Trump getting more votes than Donald Duck....Blame the Founders for enshrining white supremacy in our…
Matthew Balan
November 9th, 2016 5:01 PM

Media Warn Trump Win Bruises Stocks, Day Before Dow's ‘Record High'

The liberal media were in mourning on Election Night when it became clear Donald Trump would be the next president of the United States. Panic was palpable and journalists, particularly on NBC networks, blamed a significant drop in Dow futures on Trump’s victory. CBS said the drop in futures felt like “Brexit,” while Rachel Maddow claimed Trump would wear the market drop as a “badge of honor.”…
Sam Dorman
November 9th, 2016 4:57 PM

MSNBC Panel Horrified: Politically Correct Silence Elected Trump

Liberals can get strangely honest on camera after an electoral defeat. On MSNBC Live with Stephanie Ruhle on Wednesday morning, the guests were two liberals, former Newsweek and New Yorker editor Tina Brown and New York Times columnist Frank Bruni. But Ruehl wondered if Donald Trump won because political correctness and a fear of social media ostracism causes voters to silence themselves about…
Tim Graham
November 9th, 2016 4:54 PM

MRC's Dan Gainor on FBN: Trump Election a 'Wake Up Call For the Media'

Donald’s Trump electoral victory took Americans by surprise, but perhaps none were as stunned as the liberal news media. MRC Vice President of Culture and Business Dan Gainor called Trump’s win a “full on repudiation of the elites in news and entertainment” who “act like nothing goes on in the rest of America.” He appeared on  Fox Business Network’s Intelligence Report Nov. 9.
Aly Nielsen
November 9th, 2016 4:53 PM

Rattled Joy Behar: 'The View' Is the Only ‘Check’ on President Trump!

A clearly rattled Joy Behar on Wednesday reacted to the election of Donald Trump as President by declaring, seriously, that The View will be the only remaining check on the businessman’s total power. She began by inaccurately stating, “What scares me the most... is that not since George W. Bush has there been a White House, a Senate and a House of Representatives all from the same party.” (Barack…
Scott Whitlock
November 9th, 2016 4:32 PM