More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
On Tuesday, NBC’s Today eagerly touted the latest nasty attack ad from Hillary Clinton’s campaign, with correspondent Hallie Jackson proclaiming: “With just seven days to go, Hillary Clinton’s trying to hammer home her argument that Donald Trump is simply too dangerous to be commander-in-chief by referencing one of the most famous and scariest political ads ever.”
Rather than criticize the Democratic nominee for the negative tone or lack of civility, Jackson used puns to promote the smear: “An already explosive campaign now going nuclear, in a matter of speaking....The Clinton team turning to this black and white ad from the height of the cold war....A mushrooming attack that’s now part of a new on-air war.”