A Jan. 25 NewsBusters post by Mark Finkelstein admonished former Republican aide Rick Tyler against engaging in “schadenfreude” over the arrest of Trump confidante and overall sleaze Roger Stone, because “to take…
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At The MRC, Kevin Hart’s Anti-Gay ‘Thought Crimes’ vs. Mika’s ‘Disgusting’ Anti-Gay Remark
When comedian Kevin Hart lost his job as host of next year’s Oscars when old homophobic jokes and Twitter posts resurfaced — one of which called a critic a “FAT FAG” —…
MRC Tries to Shield Trump From Responsibility Over Pipe Bombs
When pipe bombs started showing up in the mailboxes of prominent liberals and “liberal media” outlets like CNN, the Media Research Center was at first indignant that the story was being covered…
MRC: Mocking Someone’s Looks Is Off Limits — Unless It’s A Liberal
When Michelle Wolf made a joke about White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders burning facts to make a “perfect smoky eye” at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the Media Research Center…
MRC Denounces ‘Insane’ Trump-Hitler Comparison, Never Questioned Sanity of Obama-Hitler Comparisons
The Media Research Center’s Julia Seymour grumbled in a May 14 post: When a conservative says something crazy, it makes headlines. When a liberal does you can hear the crickets. Liberal mega-donor…
MRC Pretends Trump’s (And Its Own) Rhetoric Didn’t Play Role In GOP Pol’s Attack on Reporter
While the Media Research Center’s Brent Bozell and Tim Graham were providing wink-and-a-nod approval to Montana Republican candidate Greg Gianforte’s assault of reporter Ben Jacobs, their MRC minions were assigned a different…
MRC Binges on Schadenfreude Over Trump Win, Forgets How It Acted in 2012
The Media Research Center was in full schadenfreude mode, detailing critical media reaction from others to Donald Trump’s win. “Meltdown” was a pretty heavily used word. Curtis Houck wrote: “By Wednesday morning,…
MRC Invokes A Fallacy to Bash Jon Stewart Out The Doorwhit
We predicted that the Media Research Center would be hurling all sorts of envy and spite at Jon Stewart as he finishes up his run as “Daily Show” host, and we weren’t…
MRC Is Mad That People Wish Obama A Happy Birthday
Scott Whitlock really did devote an Aug. 4 Media Research Center item to this complaint: From 2009 to 2014, every year of Barack Obama’s presidency, the networks have observed his birthday, often…
MRC’s Double Standard on Veterans Care Scandals
In a May 6 Media Research Center item, Scott Whitlock proclaims “the brewing controversy impacting American veterans and a shocking lack of access to hospital care” to be a “a Barack Obama…