The abrupt firing of former Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel from her brand-new paid contributor gig at NBC News is one of the most instructive episodes of the ideological conformity that plagues the legacy media.

McDaniel, far from among the most controversial voices in the Republican Party, signed a two-year contract with NBC last week that would pay her $300,000 per year to appear on the network and its affiliates. The hiring prompted an outcry from the ideological monolith that is MSNBC, as on-air hosts used their platforms to bash the network for hiring McDaniel.