Marcy Gordon
Shutdown Deal Has Obamacare-Related Tax Cuts; AP Is Not Pleased
January 25th, 2018 6:26 AM
The Associated Press reported early Thursday that the bill which ended the government shutdown contains Obamacare-related tax cuts, indicating that Republicans got even more of what they've wanted as a condition for ending the government shutdown. The AP's Marcy Gordon seemed quite unhappy about all of this, as she whined about a projected increase in budget deficits that isn't even a rounding…
AP Downplays Tax Cuts: 'Millions' of Paychecks 'May Be Going Up Soon'
January 8th, 2018 11:33 PM
A Friday afternoon item at the Associated Press by reporter Marcy Gordon was supposedly meant to educate American workers about changes coming to their net paychecks next month. Instead, Gordon understated the likelihood that people will see increases in their take-home pay and played the tired class warfare card.
AP Tries to Cast Trump As Hypocrite Over Separate Regulatory Issues
May 4th, 2017 5:37 PM
The Associated Press's descent into an ever more reflexively anti-Donald Trump, anti-conservative outlet which disguises itself as a wire service continues. On Tuesday (apparently updated sometime on Wednesday, based on its current "Yesterday" label), the AP's Marcy Gordon used a shopworn argument that a Republican or conservative who generally supports reducing government regulations and red…
AP: 'Massive Government Spending Cuts' Caused Sharp March Consumer Con
March 26th, 2013 11:46 PM
On February 28, though he hedged a bit, Martin Crutsinger at the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, wrote the following about prospects for economic growth: "The only impediment may be the across-the-board government spending cuts that kick in Friday — especially if those cuts remain in place for months."
Having established the template, the self-described Essential Global News…
Administration's Protection: AP's Gordon Turns 'Liebor' Hearing Into a
July 26th, 2012 1:34 AM
No matter how inane or damning his comments and answers to inquiries, it appears that Obama Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner can continue to count on favorable coverage from the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, aka the Administration's Protection.
The AP's Marcy Gordon, with the help of her story's headline writer, made Geither's appearance before the House Committee on…
AP's Protection of Geithner in 'Lie-bor' Scandal Continues
July 13th, 2012 11:40 PM
My, it was awfully nice of Marcy Gordon at the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, to give Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner such excellent protection in her report on the New York Federal Reserve Bank's release of documents relating to its knowledge of the manipulation of the "Libor" (London interbank offered rate) used as the basis for the pricing of trillions of dollars of loans…
Associated Press Buries Corzine Party Affiliation in Next-to-Last Para
December 8th, 2011 10:47 AM
Former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) will testify to a House panel today regarding the MF Global scandal that he "simply do[es] not know where the money is, or why the accounts have not been reconciled to date," reports Associated Press's Marcy Gordon.
Gordon eventually got around to mentioning Corzine's party affiliation, in paragraph 11 out of her 12-paragraph story: