Ever since Elon Musk showed an interest in buying Twitter, the Media Research Center has effectively been his servile handmaiden, gushing over everything he does and defending him against all criticism —…
Tag: Mark Finkelstein
MRC Slow To Restart Defense Of Walker for Runoff
It seemed that even the Media Research Center was getting tired of having to defend Herschel Walker before the midterm elections. We’ve already noted its tepid complaint about too much “negative” coverage…
MRC Stayed On Message, Whined About Final 1/6 Hearing
The Media Research Center spent the summer complaining about the House committee hearings into the Capitol riot — and when one more hearing was held last month, the MRC complained about that…
MRC Plays Whataboutism To Distract From Hammer Attack On Pelosi’s Husband
When an attacker broke into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacked her husband, Paul, with a hammer, the Media Research Center was much more concerned that the attacker might be associated…
MRC Can’t Stop Defending Kanye West
Even his spewing anti-Semitic rhetoric isn’t stopping the Media Research Center from defending its longtime right-wing buddy, Kanye West. Mark Finkelstein complained in an Oct. 20 post that “Morning Joe” pointed out…
MRC Pushes Narrative That Debate Showed Fetterman Is ‘Incapacitated’
The Media Research Center has been attacking Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman ever since it decided it could exploit Fetterman’s stroke for partisan gain in order to get his Republican opponent,…
MRC Forced To Distract From Herschel Walker’s OTHER Abortion Scandal
If there’s anything the Media Research Center doesn’t want anyone talking about more than Herschel Walker’s abortion scandal, it’s Herschel Walker’s other abortion scandal. When a second woman accused Walker of paying…
MRC Exploits Fetterman’s Stroke For Partisan (And Oz’s) Gain
The Media Research Center largely ignored Democrat John Fetterman in his race for a Pennsylvania Senate seat. A February 2021 post by Alex Christy dismissed him as among the the “lefties” being…
MRC Still Trying To Distract From Herschel Walker Abortion Scandal
We’ve shown how the Media Research Center moved from defense to attack in deflecting from credible allegations that Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for a woman’s abortion. The attack and deflection…
MRC Plays Defense, Whataboutism To Distract From Herschel Walker Abortion Scandal
The Media Research Center has been a Herschel Walker apologist ever since he voiced his interest in running for a Senate seat as a Republican — from actually arguing the domestic violence…