Nets on Gorsuch: ‘Conservative,’ ‘Conservative,’ ‘Predictable Conservative’

Minutes after Donald Trump selected Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court, CBS on Tuesday

labeled him a “predictable conservative” with “some controversial decisions.” NBC and ABC also deemed Gorsuch a “conservative.” In contrast, the networks in 2016 rushed to declare Barack Obama’s attempted replacement, Merrick Garland, a “moderate.” In the first 24 hours of that pick, ABC and NBC avoided the “liberal” label. CBS used the word just twice.

MSNBC Flat-Footed by ‘Traditional’ SCOTUS Roll-Out; Matthews Thinks Gorsuch Won’t Make It

Following President Donald Trump announcing Judge Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court pick on Tuesday, MSNBC appeared flat-footed by the “traditional rollout” of Gorsuch with correspondent Ari Melber noting how the reality-television predictions didn’t hold true while Gorsuch was “elegant and broad.” Despite that praise from Melber, Chris Matthews predicted that Gorsuch’s fate will be determined by whether or not Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell removes the filibuster (for which Matthews opined is unlikely).

Meltdown: Maddow Is Bitter ‘Non-Controversial’ Garland Won’t Be on Court Due to ‘Radical’ GOP

Throughout her eponymous MSNBC show on Tuesday night, Rachel Maddow bitterly aired her frustrations that “non-controversial” and “moderate” Judge Merrick Garland wasn’t elevated to the Supreme Court thanks to a “radical” decision by Republicans to hold out for a conservative like newly-appointed nominee Neil Gorsuch.

Apocalyptic Matthews: D.C. Is ‘Bound Up in Fear, Rage, and Unbalance’ by Trump’s ‘Shock and Awe’

Hardball host Chris Matthews was on edge Tuesday night as he awaited President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, grimly staring into the camera with an apocalyptic warning that Trump “is, tonight, conducting a campaign of shock and awe against this country’s institutions” putting Washington “on defense.”

The Liberal Media Didn’t Like Neil Gorsuch’s Mom Either

During a prime time address to the nation onTuesday, Donald Trump announced that Judge Neil Gorsuch would be his pick to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. While we will have to wait and see if journalists slime Gorsuch as some kind of “extreme” conservative, history tells us they didn’t like his “very controversial” mom either.

Media Yawn Over Democratic Filibuster Threat; Scolded GOP Blocking of Obama Pick

Network reporters have barely noticed the brass knuckles threat from Senate Democrats to filibuster whoever President Trump nominates for the Supreme Court, regardless of the nominee’s qualifications or ideology. But that’s not the approach they took when Republicans blocked President Obama, then a lame duck, from picking a Justice during his final months in office.

CBS Hypes Anti-Trump Sentiment in the European Union and UK

As liberals around the country continued to rage over President Donald Trump’s not-a-travel-ban ban Tuesday evening, reporter Mark Phillips took the time on CBS Evening News to remind everyone that the people of Europe don’t care for our president either. “Not just the crowds that have poured onto the streets of Europe are angry with Donald Trump,” he reported, “The disenchantment has now reached the highest levels of European politics.”

Whoopi: Maybe the Taliban ‘Started Out’ Like Trump

Tuesday on the View, host Whoopi Goldberg led a segment based off of the ridiculous question, “Is America becoming like the Taliban?” Whoopi referenced Monday’s show, where co-host Jedediah Bila talked about terrorists hating American values like freedom and democracy. Tuesday, Whoopi wondered if it was actually America who hated freedom and was trading it in for “Taliban values” with Trump in the White House.