Quote of the Day (and the ultimate in horrible humblebrags):
“Me and my wife met with President Obama two weeks ago.”
— Kanye West.
Complete election night insanity: Maddow in one ear, Blitzer in the other
“Watching @CNN and @MSNBC simultaneously w/ the same headphones. Left ear @wolfblitzer; right ear @maddow” — Andrew Noyes, VP of communications, Brigade.
Speaking of CNN and Blitzer on election night…
“Looks like it’s going to be a long night. @wolfblitzer got some redbulls from Costco; @AC360 chilling some cucumber slices for our eye bags.” — CNN’s Jake Tapper.
Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Schlongston) calls the Dems “pussies.” Seriously. See here.
BREAKING: WaPo‘s wise Wesley Lowery has journalism tip
Kami Mattioli : “All journalism programs should have a class dedicated to teaching discretion in using the “BREAKING” label. Too many people get it wrong.”
“@kmattio best practice: use it almost never – like, literally, nothing is ever breaking.”
THANKS WESLEY!
Unsolicited advice for White House Spokesman Josh Earnest
“If I’m Josh Earnest, I show up tomorrow tie askew, cigarette dangling, reeking of tequila, answering every question ‘oh yeah? Your face.'” — TheBlazeTV‘s Buck Sexton.
The downside to ESPN’s Nate Silver
“Polling has sucked fun out of elections. Like having Nate Silver estimating the odds of getting a train set for Christmas 40 years ago.” — Brad Cooper, Kansas City Star statehouse reporter.
Ex-Slate editor hates the pumpkin spice latte
“I cast my DC vote today for legalization of pot, and for criminalization of pumpkin spice latte, which I just tried for the first time.” — David Plotz, CEO of Atlas Obscura, a website that catalogues “extraordinary, weird and fascinating” paces around the world.
Quote of the Day II:
“It’s not too fucking late! http://yourfuckingpollingplace.com/ “
— lefty radio host Bill Press on election day.
Um, yes, hell yes
“Do publicists hate reporters as much as reporters hate publicists?” — Washington Examiner‘s Justin Green.
The smart ass
“Yes, we know you are available for interviews tonight.” — NPR politics editor Charlie Mahtesian.
Priorities.
“This election is so important we’re all upset about something Lena Dunham’s memoir.” — Michael Roston, senior staff editor for social media, NYT.
Which right-wing editor will feast on MSNBC tonight?
“I will feast on the delicious tears of MSNBC commentators tonight. And I didn’t write that title.” — RedState‘s Erick Erickson.
Media Matters research director acts like a dick about a Buzzfeed poll
“Do any non-journalists care about whether journalists vote?” — Media Matters Deputy Research Director Matthew Gertz dissing BuzzFeed‘s Ellie Hall‘s poll on whether journos should vote.
What Chris Hayes drinks to drown away his sorrows
Geekpondering: “@chrislhayes as a liberal Texan, what’s the best thing for me to drink tonight to forget election results but not be hung over? #msnbcvote”
Chris Hayes: “@geekpondering I’m always partial to a good rye Manhattan, up when I want to drink my troubles away. #msnbcvote”
Overheard in the Newsroom…
“So I have an interview with Issa tonight at midnight. Sounds a little romantic doesn’t it?” — Anonymous journo.
Important Question to Ponder: “Hey @twitter why is there a limit on the # of people you can block in one sitting? There is no similar limit on people being the worst.” — former co-editor of Gawker Emily Gould.
Convo Between a lefty reporter and a Democratic operative
Nick Bauman works for Mother Jones and Matthew Gertz works for Media Matters, an organizational wing of the Democratic Party .
Nick Baumann: “Having a good chuckle right now at the self-importance of journalists who don’t vote ‘on principle.'”
Matthew Gertz: “Navel-gazing never goes out of style.”
Charles Johnson thinks congressional candidate Marilinda Garcia is hot
