We’ve got a new interactive series called Worst Media Take of the Week, where you — our loyal NewsBusters visitors and MRC supporters — get to vote on which leftist journalist or celebrity had the worst media take of the week.
Much appreciation to all who voted last week via NewsBusters and the MRC’s various social media sites (Facebook, Instagram and X.com).
The results of the Worst Media Take of the Week are in and the winner is…
Lawrence O’Donnell!
The MSNBC host won with 48 percent of the vote. O’Donnell took first place for declaring that Donald Trump’s “demolition” of the White House turned voters out against Republicans. CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert came in second place with 27 percent. ABC’s The View co-host Sunny Hostin finished in last place with 25 percent.
The following is a montage of all the nominees:
WINNER (48 percent of the vote)
Lawrence O’Donnell: Trump’s “Demolition” of White House Drove Voter Turnout Against Republicans
“I was struck by something Vaughn Hillyard reported from a voter in New Jersey saying that this voter was out there today voting because of, quote, this is what Vaughn said, the phrase he used, ‘the White House demolition.’ Donald Trump tearing down the East Wing of the White House, that sent a voter to the polls in New Jersey. Surely it sent thousands of voters to the polls all around the country.”
— Host Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC’s election night coverage, November 4.
SECOND PLACE (27 percent of the vote)
Stephen Colbert: “I’m More Conservative Than People Think”
“The demographics of these shows are interesting, too. It’s about a third, a third, a third. It’s about a third Republicans, a third Democrats, a third independents. You’d think, you know, old, you know, people perceive me as this sort of lefty figure. I think I’m more conservative than people think.”
— CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert on GQ Interview, November 3.
THIRD PLACE (25 percent of the vote)
Sunny Hostin Urges Democrats: “When They Go Low, You Go Lower!”
“The other huge takeaway for me, that I don’t think enough people are talking about, is what happened in California with Prop 50….That, for me, was a huge, huge takeaway, because that is the road map for how Democrats become the opposition party. You meet energy with energy. When they go low, you go lower!”
— Co-host Sunny Hostin on ABC’s The View, November 5.
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