The Associated (With Kerry) Press
Bias -- pure and 100-proof -- is a great thing; it's the fuel of opinion and ideas. I love bias.
But there's something laughable about bias poorly veneered as objective reporting.
It's no shock to the system to learn that much of the dominant press is, under the guise of reporting, openly campaigning for Hanoi John Kerry.
Should the Emmys ever have a "Worst Performance By A Campaign Operative Pretending to Be A Reporter" award, the trophy would go to Dan Rather and CBS News this year. No question.
But a dishonorable mention in this category goes to the Associated Press. Last month, one Associated Press wire "report" bore this headline: "Bush Twists Kerry's Words on Iraq". Later, the headline
changed to "In new attacks on Kerry, Bush twists his rival's words". Then, after some pajama-clad bloggers pointed out that the report was really an editorial piece, the AP rushed to change
the headline to "Bush, Kerry Twisting Each Other's Words".
So the AP lefties got caught. But they aren't giving up.
This morning, the Yahoo newstracker listed the AP's "top" three "stories":
'Superman' Christopher Reeve Dies at 52
Bush Rhetoric Becoming More Aggressive
Kerry Vows to Fight for Middle Class
The difference in tone between the Bush headline and Kerry headline is about as subtle as a ball bat in the groin. It's suggested that the president is little more than
the HAL 9000 -- a mindless machine which is programmed to become more aggressive if its survival is threatened. But, fear not: the saintly John Kerry, the embodiment of all that is good about humanity, "vows" to protect us from HAL's homicidal appetites.
Before you stick your finger down your throat, consider this: at least the story about Christopher Reeve's death isn't skewed against Bush. Right? Umm -- hold on:
Reeve died Sunday of complications from an infection caused by a bedsore. He went into cardiac arrest Saturday, while at his Pound Ridge home, then fell into a coma and died Sunday at a hospital surrounded by his family, his publicist said ... His advocacy for stem cell research helped it emerge as a major campaign issue between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry. His name was even mentioned by Kerry during the second presidential debate on Friday.
The AP is shameless. Funny, but shameless.
