More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
In a stunning moment on Friday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer actually pressed liberal actress Kerry Washington – starring in HBO’s new film on the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings – on whether the biopic was really just a piece of “political propaganda.”
Lauer started off seeming to lament asking the question: “You know, it seems nothing these days is without controversy. And there is some backlash on this.” However, he pointedly continued: “Some of the people who were involved in the actual historical event are saying, ‘Wait a minute, this is an overdramatized version. It's not how I remember it.’ Others are saying, this is political propaganda to support Anita Hill, and even support Hillary Clinton's run for the White House.”