Wednesday, February 02, 2005

The Associated Press gets sloppy

Jonathan Singer, blogging Basie, found an AP headline disingenuous and untruthful, called their national desk and their Washington bureau, and, within minutes, got the headline changed from "Social Security to Be Depleted by 2052" to "New Soc. Sec. Estimates More Optimistic". Read about it on the blog.

In another AP story, it looks like the service is pulling information out of its....whatever...

A story recently floated by the Associated Press raised eyebrows – would Senate Democrats try to filibuster Alberto Gonzales? The answer is a resounding no.

RAW STORY found no one who would confirm the report – that Sen. Durbin and Sen. Kennedy had pushed for a filibuster. Kennedy’s office said they’d read the story but didn’t know anything about it; Durbin’s press secretary’s line went to voicemail, indicating either he was on the line or away from his desk.

Other Senate offices – including Sen. Reid and liberal bulwark Sen. Byrd – who would likely be aware and perhaps participate in such a filibuster, since both have expressed serious concerns about the nominee – said they’d heard nothing about it.

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Excerpts from the AP story follow. The story has been changed and corrected at the link.
  Raw Story article

Well, they should filibuster, the wanks. I think today's Daily Twain (sidebar) fits in here nicely....

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. --Mark Twain

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