New in PJ Media:
Donald Trump has been reelected, and the self-appointed arbiters of acceptable opinion in the establishment media are struggling to adjust to new realities. As they do so, they’re giving us a textbook display of what it looks like to go through most of the classic stages of grief: denial, anger, depression, and acceptance. And even though Trump’s victory was comprehensive and inarguable, we know from long experience that they’re going to have the hardest time with that last one.
Denial was on abundant display on Monday, the day before the election, when PBS told us happily that “Harris has a 4-point lead over Trump in final PBS News/NPR/Marist election poll.” NBC crowed: “Trump’s once enthusiastic crowds dwindle in election’s closing days.” The UK’s Express took aim at a supposedly failing candidate, saying: “Donald Trump baffles with incomprehensible ramble as North Carolina rally fails to fill up,” and “Donald Trump suffering ‘memory lapse’ and ‘butchering’ speeches ahead of election.”
See? It was going to be all right. PBS quoted Lee Miringoff of the Marist Center for Public Opinion, assuring jittery leftists that we were in for a repeat of 2020: “We’ve gone through all of this to get back to… pretty much where you ended up four years ago.”
When that didn’t happen, the anger began. On Wednesday morning, the New York Times was full of headlines revealing the Paper of Record’s barely concealed rage that the American people had dared to reject their expert guidance. Voters had made a bad choice and needed to be scolded, and the Times was ready with the wagging finger.
“Donald Trump Returns to Power, Ushering in New Era of Uncertainty,” one headline warned. “America Hires a Strongman,” said another. The rest of the world was unhappy with our recklessness: “Four More Years of Unpredictability? The World Prepares for Trump’s Return.” The Washington Post was just as enraged, noting on its homepage that Trump “Becomes second president to win nonconsecutive terms, first felon.”
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Rick Gordon says
Denial was also on display Tuesday evening as results were reported – and continues today by a variety of media that have no respect for our public.
gravenimage says
Trump Victory Media Roundup: Establishment Goes Through the Stages of Grief
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Most here seem to be stuck in anger–especially the claim that anyone who voted for Turmp is not only a moron and a “fascist”, but also a sexist racist as well. Just despicable–but hardly surprising.
WPM says
The MSM is dead as the telegraph when radio and the telephone came out .No one who is on the left or right of any issue can take them seriously any more. They try to sell the American people an empty suited wash up empty headed escort girl as a leader of the free world .Calling half the American people “fascist” because they want lower prices ,less crime ,and to keep millions of unvetted illegal aliens from invading their country sucking up limited resources in bad economic times caused directly because of democratic policies .Calling fellow Americans “Fascist ” because they do not want men in girls locker rooms or in girls sports ,or drag queens reading porn to their children in public funded programs ?