More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
Today co-host Matt Lauer spent most of a Tuesday interview with Chris Christie attacking the New Jersey governor's response to the Ebola crisis: "I want to read to you what Dr. Anthony Fauci from NIH said yesterday. He called the mandatory quarantine of all health care workers who come in contact with Ebola patients in West Africa and then return, 'draconian'....Is it possible, Governor you're on the wrong side of science here but the right side of public opinion?"
However, after slamming Christie, Lauer demanded that the Republican disavow any effort to use the Obama administration's poor Ebola response as a campaign issue: "All this takes place about a week from the midterm elections. A lot of people would like to infuse this situation with politics. Will you say to me right now that there is no political blame to be obsessed – assessed for what has happened with Ebola in this country at this point?"