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GOPers Should Just Say No to NBC! They Aren’t Fair Debate Moderators

June 12th, 2023 1:34 PM

A review of the MRC’s archives shows a consistent and clear pattern of slanted questions to Republican candidates in debates hosted by NBC. There is a decades-long pattern of moderator questions designed to antagonize, embarrass or mock Republican candidates, their policies and supporters.

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Fox's Bill O'Reilly Claims Upcoming GOP Convention Will Be 'Boring'

July 12th, 2016 7:28 PM
During a lengthy interview with a reporter from the Adweek magazine and website, Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel discussed several topics, including the fact that he will not attend the Republican National Convention in Cleveland July 18-21 because he thinks the event will be “boring.” When asked why he believes that, the host of the top-rated weeknight news program -- The O'Reilly Factor…
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CNN's Begala Defends '12 Ad Hinting Romney Killed Steelworker's Wife

April 26th, 2016 11:02 PM
During CNN’s election night coverage Tuesday, sparks flew when CNN commentator and NewsBusters contributor Jeffery Lord sparred with Paul Begala the head of the Pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC Priorities USA. Begala was defending a deceptive ad his organization produced in 2012 that claimed Governor Mitt Romney killed a steel worker’s wife by canceling his healthcare coverage. 

Romney Calls Out RT for Propagandized News

June 20th, 2015 10:38 AM
At a conference last week in Utah, former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney decried the over-reach of Russia’s state-sponsored news outlet RT. Concerned with the obvious parallels between the agendas of RT and Vladimir Putin, Romney exclaimed, “I mean, I turn on my TV here – and there’s RT.” Who wouldn’t be concerned about a foreign country’s propaganda being spit out 24 hours a day?
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Fox's Rosen Questions Earnest on Harry Reid's Cynical Rudeness to Mitt

April 1st, 2015 10:37 PM
In his remarks dedicating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute on Monday, President Obama imagined how a child would see the replica of the U.S. Senate there and imagine the dialogue as “elevated” and “purposeful.....before she’s old enough to be cynical.” He lamented that party lines or philosophies become “barriers to cooperation or respect.” On Wednesday, the Washington Free Beacon noted Fox…

Media Debate Fail: Obama, the Auto Bailout and China

October 23rd, 2012 9:52 AM
In their third Presidential debate analysis, the Jurassic Press Media last night and thus far this morning have failed utterly in their role as fact checker and record-corrector - at least when it comes to what President Barack Obama had to say.  As but one glaring example, there were the President’s absurd assertions regarding the auto bailout and China.