http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ap/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:22:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418122/posts I don't know exactly how long Colleen Long has been employed by the Associated Press, but if the journalist publishes many more facts that expose the lies of the gun control movement, I expect she'll be visiting the unemployment lines very soon. In an article noting an increase in the number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire in 2009, Long departed from the anti-gun media template by providing a great deal of perspective on the increase. From the story: "The number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire increased 24 percent from 2008,... Buckey Firearms Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418122/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:22:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416745/posts Former president Jimmy Carter is doing one terrific job. So reports the Associated Press today in its "Carter finds happiness in foreign missions." According to the article: Since leaving the White House, he's logged millions of miles and visited dozens of countries on missions to wipe out diseases, mediate conflicts, advocate for human rights and monitor elections. He's built a legacy that few, if any, American ex-presidents can match. Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416745/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:29:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416079/posts CAIR: Don't racial profile after airline incidents December 27, 2009 23:04 EST SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Muslim advocacy group is urging passengers, crews and security personnel to avoid ethnic and religious "profiling" in the wake of the attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight in Detroit on Christmas Day. In a statement, Ibrahim Hooper of the Washington, D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations says, "While everyone supports robust airline security measures, racial and religious profiling are in fact counterproductive and can lead to a climate of insecurity and fear."" (AP) via KGAN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416079/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:43:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413242/posts This morning there was a story on Yahoo/AP titled "Economic Growth less than expected". The story is gone but CBS still has it under Economy Growing, But Less Than Expected. A few hours later there is now a new story from AP titled Recovery likely strengthening after weaker 3Q. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413242/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:14:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411766/posts The top U.S. military officer said Sunday he does not assume Iran's brief seizure of an Iraqi oil well is part of an orchestrated plan in Tehran to th ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411766/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:51:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411336/posts WASHINGTON – Three of every four Americans view climate change as a serious problem that will harm future generations if not addressed, according to an Associated Press-Stanford University poll. The survey also said that about the same number of people say the Earth probably already is warming, slightly fewer than the percentage expressing that view when asked the same question a year ago. The AP-Stanford poll of 1,005 adults contacted by telephone in November suggests that people's concerns about climate change have not changed significantly. That's contrary to several other recent surveys. In October, according to a poll of 1,500... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411336/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:47:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409759/posts I’ve gotten a few e-mails about the latest AP poll, which gives Obama a 56% approval rating — far above Gallup, Rasmussen, and practically every other pollster. In fact, AP’s survey of 1000 adults has Obama’s approval rating improving over last month, most definitely in opposition to the large surveys taken even in Gallup’s own survey of adults. But even the AP analysis notes that his approval rating seems somewhat disconnected to the “squeamish” reaction to Obama’s policies: Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409759/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:40:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409928/posts WASHINGTON – A report on unemployment claims and a forecast of U.S. economic activity pointed Thursday to an economy mending slowly, without the job growth needed to fuel a vigorous recovery. The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week. But the four-week average for jobless claims, which smooths out fluctuations, fell. That was an encouraging sign that the pace of layoffs continues to decline. The four-week average is now at its lowest point since late September 2008, when the financial crisis hit with full force. Separately, a forecast of economic activity rose for... AP via Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409928/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:41:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409491/posts WASHINGTON – Budget deficits are in the stratosphere. Unemployment has hit 10 percent. The health care overhaul is incomplete. Still, Americans appear to like President Barack Obama and the way he's doing his job. The latest Associated Press-Gfk poll shows the president's popularity holding steady, with 56 percent of those polled approving of the way he's taking care of the country's business. His marks for handling the 8-year-old war in Afghanistan have jumped by double digits, with more than half now approving, since he capped a three-month strategy review by announcing a big troop increase. AP / Yahoo! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409491/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:08:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409108/posts Scientists from around the world are denouncing an Associated Press article hysterically claiming that global warming is "a ticking time bomb" about to explode, and that we're "running out of time" to do anything about it. As reported by NewsBusters, Seth Borenstein, the AP's "national science writer," published a piece Sunday entitled "Obama Left With Little Time to Curb Global Warming." Scientists from all over the world have responded to share their view of this alarmist propaganda: How can this guy call himself a "science reporter?" He is perhaps the worst propagandist in all the media, and that's stating something.... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409108/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:13:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406070/posts LONDON – E-mails stolen from climate scientists show they stonewalled skeptics and discussed hiding data — but the messages don't support claims that the science of global warming was faked, according to an exhaustive review by The Associated Press. The 1,073 e-mails examined by the AP show that scientists harbored private doubts, however slight and fleeting, even as they told the world they were certain about climate change. However, the exchanges don't undercut the vast body of evidence showing the world is warming because of man-made greenhouse gas emissions. The scientists were keenly aware of how their work would be... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406070/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:43:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401591/posts Associated Press headline: Tiger’s Troubles Widen His Distance From Blacks ‘Two layers of suspicion ... one is the pattern in the race of his partners’ The article that followed labeled the golfer racist not only for "declin[ing] to identify himself as black," but also because of "the race of the women" he's involved with. On top of this, the AP made the case that America's fascination with Woods's philandering is only because he's cheating with white women (h/t NB reader Matthew Noll): Amid all the headlines generated by Tiger Woods' troubles — the puzzling car accident, the suggestions of... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401591/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 18:13:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2387446/posts "What they do is their business," Dobbs said yesterday. "I tried to accommodate them as best I could, but I've said for many years now that neutrality is not part of my being." [CNN boss Jonathan] Klein long believed Dobbs was at odds with CNN's desire to position itself as an opinion-free, middle-of-the-road alternative to its cable news rivals -- conservative Fox News and liberal MSNBC. Dobbs got $8M to quit Ny Post ^ | Nov. 16, 2009 | MICHAEL SHAIN A man once, upon learning that I'm conservative, said "You probably think that journalism isn't objective." I was... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2387446/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:49:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391639/posts Well, it would seem that the AP is all for fair use … when it applies to them........No matter how you slice it, the AP copied Palin's book (without permission), distributed it (without permission) and now stands up to say it was all done under fair use.......... The Associated Press has essentially claimed there is no such thing as ‘fair use’ when it comes to quoting its articles or reprinting its headlines, but when the news organization scans an entire book, then fair use does indeed exist. Bloggers and news aggregation sites such as Google News have felt the wrath... TechBlorg http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391639/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:38:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2388979/posts Pallin also recognized the political landmine into which she stepped when using the word “Profiling” . She went on to say, “Because I used that word ‘profile’ I’m going to get clobbered tomorrow morning. Liberals, their heads are just gonna be spinnin’. They’re gonna say ‘She is radical. She is extreme’. But I say profiling in the context of doing whatever we can to save innocent American lives…I’m all for it.” TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2388979/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:42:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2388730/posts Look no further: [VIDEO AT SITE] Then you have the AP hiring 11 fact checkers to comb through her book. Or Newsweek using a photo of Sarah in running shorts, taken for Runners World magazine, for it's cover in an obvious attempt to minimize her. And last but not least, a book review of her book by the Washington Post written by someone who didn't read her book. (Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2388730/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:18:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388671/posts Sarah Palin is no normal politician, and at the Associated Press, apparently "Going Rogue" is no normal book. When the former Republican vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor wrote her autobiography, the AP found a copy before its release date and assigned 11 people to fact check all 432 pages. The AP claims Palin misstated her record with regard to travel expenses and taxpayer-funded bailouts, using statements widely reported elsewhere. But it also speculated into Palin's motives for writing "Going Rogue: An American Life," stating as fact that the book "has all the characteristics of a pre-campaign manifesto." Palin... Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388671/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:07:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387310/posts Republican 2008 vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's highly anticipated book tour kicks off Monday afternoon with the airing of her wide-ranging chat with talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. (snip) Although the 418-page best-seller doesn't come out until Tuesday, the Associated Press already has obtained a copy and assigned 11 reporters to comb through it to publish a pre-emptive "fact check" that has outraged her supporters because several items in it relied more on analysis than black-and-white facts. For example, one of the "fact check" items criticized Mrs. Palin for writing in the book that she was driven by "purpose" rather than... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387310/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:24:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2386935/posts File this one under "Quit Making Stuff Up." It took us all day, but we assembled the definitive debunking of the 11 Associated Press "fact-checkers." Might we suggest a new profession for these folks? As the always brilliant Mark Steyn pointed out: That's 11 writers for a 695-word report. What on? Obamacare? The Iranian nuke program? The upcoming trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed? No, the Associated Press assigned 11 writers to "fact-check" Sarah Palin's new book... Hey, don't be too hard on the AP. CNN is also into fact-checking... SNL skits that are "mean" to Obama. Here's some real fact-checking.... Conservatives4Palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2386935/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:16:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386780/posts The book tour starts this week, and I look forward to it! I'm most looking forward to meeting many of you, shaking your hands, and telling you,"Thanks for loving America." I'll give you a scoop here and tell you what's on the book's Dedication Page – it's dedicated to you – Patriots – who love the U.S.A. as much as I do. Amazingly, but not surprisingly, the AP somehow nabbed a copy of the book before it was released. They're now erroneously reporting on the book's contents and are repeating many of the same things they spewed during the campaign... Sarah Palin of Facebook http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386780/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:14:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2386772/posts [...] Hey, don't be too hard on the AP. CNN is also into fact-checking... SNL skit's that are "mean" to Obama. Here's some real fact-checking. Fasten your seat belts... On Governor Palin’s 2006 Campaign Financing AP “FACTS”: “Of the roughly $1.3 million she raised for her primary and general election campaigns for governor, more than half came from people and political action committees giving at least $500, according to an AP analysis of her campaign finance reports. The maximum that individual donors could give was $1,000; $2,000 for a PAC. Of the rest, about $76,000 came from Republican Party committees.”... C4P http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2386772/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:21:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385966/posts Does this woman, Sarah Palin, ever tell the truth? No. Sadly, those who’ve anointed her their Obamessiah on the Right are in such teen puppy love they can’t face facts. She’s been compared to “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” but as this makes clear, it’s far more like “Mrs. Palin Brings Washington Cronyism and Back Room Deals to Alaska.” Debbie Schlussel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385966/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:59:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385699/posts The Governor just posted this to her Facebook page: "As you probably have heard, the AP snagged a copy of my memoir, Going Rogue, before its Tuesday release. And as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book. Keep your powder dry, read the book, and enjoy it! Lots of great stories about my family, Alaska, and the incredible honor it was to run alongside Senator John McCain. We can’t wait to hit the road and meet so many on the book tour! See you in Michigan first... -... C4P http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385699/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:48:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385635/posts As you probably have heard, the AP snagged a copy of my memoir, Going Rogue, before its Tuesday release. And as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book. Keep your powder dry, read the book, and enjoy it! Lots of great stories about my family, Alaska, and the incredible honor it was to run alongside Senator John McCain. We can't wait to hit the road and meet so many on the book tour! See you in Michigan first... - Sarah Palin Citizen Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385635/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:55:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385626/posts As you probably have heard, the AP snagged a copy of my memoir, Going Rogue, before its Tuesday release. And as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book. Keep your powder dry, read the book, and enjoy it! Lots of great stories about my family, Alaska, and the incredible honor it was to run alongside Senator John McCain. We can't wait to hit the road and meet so many on the book tour! See you in Michigan first... - Sarah Palin Facebook http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385626/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:43:30 GMT