Associated Press
AP Finds Race Hustler to Say Obama Isn't The Cure
November 25th, 2008 7:17 AM
The Associated Press is worried that Americans might accidentally imagine that the elevation of Barack Obama to the presidency could make people think that blacks in America really can get ahead. The AP is so worried that it sought out a race hustler to deny that blacks can make it here no matter what happened on November 4.
As the AP reports it, apparently young Kari Fulton "cringed" when…
AP Hypes the 'Fabulously Fit New First Couple
November 24th, 2008 8:39 AM
Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz nominated the AP for an "Obama Adulation Watch" for this gooey piece by Deanna Bellandi: CHICAGO -- Many women recoil at the thought of baring their arms in sleeveless dresses or blouses, but not Michelle Obama -- half of the fabulously fit new first couple.Both President-elect Barack Obama and the future first lady have exercise routines that would put…
On Palin's Celebrity, AP Reminds She's A Failed Candidate... Over and
November 22nd, 2008 11:13 AM
Governor Palin is in demand. Every newshound, every TV talking head, every newsertainer in the country is after her. She is being pursued for TV shows, book deals, movie roles, hounded by photographers and every hanger on in both Hollywood and the newsertainment industry. But the Associated Press wants to be sure you understand one thing: she is a FAILURE! That's right, in discussing Palin's…
Stop the Presses! AP's Important Story: Obama Had Corned Beef Sandwich
November 22nd, 2008 5:40 AM
Ya gotta hand it to them. The Associated Press knows how to cut out all the extraneous background noise and get right to the important issues of the day. Barack Obama will surely be in the center of the vortex of some of the most important decisions in the world during the next four years and even his preparations for taking office are vitally important as a marker to what he might do in office.…
Obama Attorney General Nominee Eric Holder Helped Enable 2000 Elian Go
November 20th, 2008 11:03 PM
Now that Eric Holder is in the process of trying to graduate from Barack Obama's vice-presidential search committee to President-elect Obama's apparent nominee for Attorney General, it's a good idea to remind people of Holder's role in the Elian Gonzalez case in 2000. This post largely reprises one I put up in June._______________________________________ In between hosannas, someone should…
Press Coverage of SC Priest's 'Repudiation' Ignores Superior's Earlier
November 16th, 2008 9:36 PM
The plot surrounding Father Jay Scott Newman's admonishment to Barack Obama-supporting parishoners has thickened. On Friday (at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog), I noted news that Fr. Newman, a Catholic priest and pastor at St. Mary's Church in Greenville, South Carolina, had informed parishoners who voted for Barack Obama in full knowledge of the Illinois Senator's aggressively proabortion positions…
AP: 'Election Spurs "Hundreds" of Race Threats, Crimes
November 15th, 2008 5:13 PM
The Associated Press just published a disturbing piece about a rise in race-related crimes and incidents since Election Day:Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars.Incidents around the country referring to President-elect Barack Obama are dampening the postelection glow of racial progress and harmony,…
Boxer Aide Arrested for Distributing Child Porn, Media Mostly Mum
November 14th, 2008 10:11 AM
A high-level adviser for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Cali) was charged Wednesday with receiving and distributing child pornography.UPDATE AT END OF POST: this is the second person with ties to Boxer arrested in the past year on similar charges. Although Jeff Rosato was arrested and fired last Friday, this story has garnered very little attention from the mainstream press.Do you think the media would…
AP Report: 2% Drop in Energy Consumption Means It's 'Evaporating,' Sud
November 13th, 2008 11:31 PM
Earlier today, in a story on falling oil prices, Mark Williams of the Associated Press bemoaned "evaporating" consumption, warned that the abrupt prices drop would cause a decline in exploration, and cited the need for trillions of dollars of investment to find more fossil fuels.Contrary to or not in what Williams wrote: Consumption has barely fallen.The American electorate has chosen a new…
MSNBC's Shuster Duped By Fictional Sarah Palin Leaker
November 13th, 2008 11:03 AM
MSNBC's David Shuster was duped Monday by someone erroneously claiming to be the McCain campaign adviser who leaked derogatory information to the press about Sarah Palin.In his rush to report a scoop, Shuster and his producers failed to recognize that the leaker was actually a fictional creation as was the think tank he supposedly worked for.This somehow got past that crack, investigative…
AP's Auto Bailout Coverage Nearly Ignores Excessive Labor Costs, Omits
November 13th, 2008 10:25 AM
Wednesday evening's dour Associated Press report by Tom Krisher and Ken Thomas on the proposed bailouts of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler acted as if their fates will determine the viability of the entire US auto industry, and waited until the 15th paragraph to name the primary reason why the companies are where they are financially. Beyond that, the AP report did not mention that United Auto…
Dem Affiliation Far From Number One Concern In AP's Urinating Councilm
November 10th, 2008 12:31 AM
A 44-year old New Jersey man has been arrested in Washington, D.C., for allegedly urinating on people while intoxicated at a Grateful Dead tribute band concert. Talk about embarassment, a Grateful Dead tribute band?! Oh, did I mention the man is a Jersey City Democratic councilman?The AP ignored Steve Lipski's Democratic party affiliation in a November 9 story about the Friday incident, even…
