The AP needs to be dismantled.

Labels: AP, Barack Obama, Bill Ayers, Media Bias, Sarah Palin

Sometimes a news headline just throws me back on my heels as my brain goes into overload. This headline is a good example:


Okay, lots to deal with here. First, you can just sense the surprise from the AP headline writer that there are any shortcomings when it comes to government. After all, in the past week we've been hearing how private enterprise in America has failed and government is the only thing that can handle the economy correctly. Second, in this headline, we're talking about the Chinese government. This government, by the fact that it's a dictatorship, does not have "shortcomings." It is, in and of itself, an atrocity. It's like saying Adolph Hitler had an "odd" personality.

No doubt if I presented this argument to the AP they would first deny it and then if pressed say they have to appear nonpartisan in world affairs.

Journalism is dead.

Labels: AP, Media Bias

Let's hope so. From Jeff Jarvis (Hat tip: Instapundit):

Labels: AP, MSM

Ron Fournier of the AP strayed off the reservation recently and criticized Obama's pick for VP in Joe Biden. Now the drones that worship the Messiah are calling for executions at the most liberal media outfit in the country.

Labels: AP, Barack Obama, Media Bias

Via Little Green Footballs.

Labels: AP, Media Bias, MSM, Terrorism

Last night in the soggy conditions of Pittsburgh, the NFL Monday night game between the Steelers and Dolphins was delayed for a half-hour due to lightning. The stadium had to be evacuated for safety, so when things finally let up, they hurried the fans back inside and started the game. Due to running behind schedule, they skipped the National Anthem and got the game going. No big deal, these things happen once in a blue moon, right? Well, so far, there's no outrage over this fact, but that didn't stop the AP from writing the story anyway.

There was no apparent fan reaction to the omission, which occurred as many fans were scrambling to get back to their seats for the kickoff. The fans were ordered to leave the lower seating bowl at Heinz Field when lightning and a heavy rain resulted in both teams being waved off the field during pregame warmups.

National anthems are rarely televised during NFL games, with the Super Bowl being an exception, so there was no indication if any veterans groups were unhappy with the omission.

So why write the story? What's the point?

Labels: AP, MSM, NFL

Oh, snap! Glenn Reynolds puts the smackdown on the AP for it's latest cock up. Word.

Labels: AP, Instapundit