So the other day there in the vast wasteland that is MSNBC, there was one host after another calling former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel an “election denier.

A sample:

Mika Brzezinski: McDaniel is “an anti-democracy election-denier”.

Rachel Maddow: McDaniel was “about undermining elections and going after democracy.”

Nicole Wallace: “NBC News is, either wittingly or unwittingly, teaching election deniers that what they can do stretches well beyond appearing on our air and interviews to peddle lies about the sanctity and integrity of our elections.” 

And back when Mike Johnson was elected by House Republicans to be speaker, there was Joe Scarborough assailing the House Republicans by saying: “They’re all election deniers up there.” 

And on and on this kind of authoritarian craziness went. 

This being the case, it is worth recalling for the record just what the real record at MSNBC is on election denial. 

As noted here in the U.K.’s Guardian:   

Maddow was not only certain that Russians had rigged the election. On air, she would talk about the “continuing operation” – the idea that the Kremlin was controlling the Trump presidency itself. In more sober times, this brand of analysis would barely cut it on a far-right podcast. In the Trump era, it was ratings gold.

In addition, MSNBC’s Joy Reid tweeted out about “the evidence of collusion with Russia.”

The Federalist’s Margot Cleveland recalled:

Don’t forget MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, who gave air time to Jonathan Chait to push the possibility that “Donald Trump has been a Russian intelligence asset since 1987.”

…

Doing double duty for NBC and MSNBC, so-called reporter Ken Dilanian kept the collusion conspiracy going, even if it meant reporting fake news, such as the bombshell “that Russian-linked operatives had approached the Trump team in 2016 with access to a looming email dump.” False.

To cut to the chase? MSNBC is the headquarters of election deniers.

Laughably paranoid, resolutely authoritarian — some would say fascist.

In fact, appearing on Larry Kudlow’s Fox Business show, Breitbart’s Alex Marlow said just that. Breitbart reported: 

Marlow said, “We are having such a blast at Breitbart with this story. This is so fun. It just exposes the fascists over at MSNBC and NBC News for exactly who they are. They are totalitarians. Look at all of them crybabying, they cannot handle Ronna McDaniel Larry. They’re so close minded. That is too much for them.”

Exactly.

What is especially pathetic here is that all of this nonsense appears on NBC. NBC is, for those unfamiliar, the oldest major broadcast company in the United States, as it was founded in 1926. In the almost 100 years since, it has racked up a serious record with serious journalism, sports coverage, and more. 

Its journalism stars over the decades included the legendary “Huntley/Brinkley” evening news show with co-anchors Chet Huntley and David Brinkley. As they faded after decades, there was Tom Brokaw in the news anchor chair. Over at its Sunday Meet the Press show, its starring hosts ranged from the redoubtable founder Lawrence Spivak to Bill Monroe and on. Particularly notable was the hosting era of Tim Russert.

It was well known for journalists asking serious questions and never ducking when it came to putting on guests of all political persuasions.

But now? As quite vividly seen these last few days, the network has become nothing more than a seriously left-wing, decidedly partisan redoubt. Whether it was the reams of election-denying air time pushing the Trump–Russia collusion hoax, or recoiling in terror at the idea of having former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a colleague, the network is being effectively trashed by its own employees. 

The message has been sent. Even if asked, now highly unlikely, no Republican in his right mind should ever venture onto any NBC program ever again. Its hosts are nothing more than bullying left-wing activists who, if they freak out at the presence of the decidedly mild and moderate Ronna McDaniel, would have serious breakdowns at any other Republican/conservative.

The cast of MSNBC, in a stroke, has ruined the reputation of America’s oldest major broadcast network.

Somewhere, Huntley and Brinkley are shaking their heads.

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