The Media Research Center offered relatively minimal defense of Nikki Haley during her Republican presidential primary campaign, especially in comparison to Ron DeSantis, whose campaign fizzled out well before Haley’s did despite…
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MRC Complains That People Criticize Trump Selling Bible, Not The Bible-Selling Itself
You’d think the self-proclaimed Christians like those at the Media Research Center would be offended by Donald Trump — a thrice-married rapist and adulterer — endorsing a Bible. Instead, it’s mad that…
MRC Whines That Ex-RNC Chair’s Hiring By NBC Was Criticized
In March , NBC caused a bit of controversy when it hired former Republican National Committee chairman Ronna McDaniel to be a commentator — and the Media Research Center was mad that…
MRC’s Finkelstein Obsesses Over Joe Scarborough’s Statements About Masculinity
Media Research Center writer Mark Finkelstein is weirdly obsessed with MSNBC host Joe Scarborough’s manhood — or, rather, that it manifests itself in ways he doesn’t like (though he probably wouldn’t object…
MRC’s Limited Defense Of Haley Evolved As GOP Primary Continued
As Nikki Haley eventually became the only real competition for Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary, the Media Research Center’s limited defense of her evolved. A Jan. 15 post by Curtis…
MRC Had Little To Say About NRA Corruption
When the National Rifle Association first faced scrutiny over its accounting and management practices, the Media Research Center issued its usual kneejerk defenses. Tim Graham complained in a March 2020 post: On…
MRC’s Defense Of Haley Started With Complaints Media Was Too Nice To Her
The Media Research Center’s relatively limited defense of Nikki Haley during her presidential run actually started with complaints that non-right-wing media was too nice to her, relative to other Republican candidates. An…
MRC Did Relatively Little Defense Of Nikki Haley During Her Presidential Campaign
In contrast to its rote defenses of Donald Trump (which it is apparently required to do due to its status as an arm of the Republican Party) and its incredibly busy DeSantis…
MRC Complains That Santos’ Seat Getting Flipped To Democrat Was Discussed
The Media Research Center would rather not talk about former Republican congressman George Santos. We’ve noted that as his history of fabrications about his life surfaced, the MRC tried to deflect with…
MRC Had Little To Do With This Year’s CPAC, Despite Going All In Last Year
Last year, the Media Research Center got over years of feuding with the conservative political gathering CPAC (including throwing a tantrum over MRC chief Brent Bozell not being graced with a sufficiently…