Comments on: The AP’s at it again, and it’s been at it before http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/the-aps-at-it-again-and-its-been-at-it-before/ She escaped from the belly of the liberal beast Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:52:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: ymarsakar http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/the-aps-at-it-again-and-its-been-at-it-before/#comment-23710 ymarsakar Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:08:46 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/the-aps-at-it-again-and-its-been-at-it-before/#comment-23710 One of the simple questions we have to ask ourselves is this. If the AP feels that there is no punishment sufficient to prevent them from lieing, and if they feel that there are plenty of rewards in lieing, why exactly do we expect the Arabs to treat America differently than the AP treats America? Our enemies do not fear us and our friends do not trust us. Now, if you were a small state of a few million with a weak military and unstable government, that (being treated as weak) might be excusable. But we're the United States here. We should have higher standards. No wonder the terrorists keep attacking us in Iraq. It is not like the <I>rest of the world</i> is scared of poking the superpower in the eyes and getting away with it, why shouldn't the terrorists castrate and behead with mutilations galore? One of the simple questions we have to ask ourselves is this. If the AP feels that there is no punishment sufficient to prevent them from lieing, and if they feel that there are plenty of rewards in lieing, why exactly do we expect the Arabs to treat America differently than the AP treats America? Our enemies do not fear us and our friends do not trust us. Now, if you were a small state of a few million with a weak military and unstable government, that (being treated as weak) might be excusable. But we’re the United States here. We should have higher standards.

No wonder the terrorists keep attacking us in Iraq. It is not like the rest of the world is scared of poking the superpower in the eyes and getting away with it, why shouldn’t the terrorists castrate and behead with mutilations galore?

]]> By: jg http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/the-aps-at-it-again-and-its-been-at-it-before/#comment-23678 jg Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:58:05 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/the-aps-at-it-again-and-its-been-at-it-before/#comment-23678 Were our politics reasonably sane, we would have a 'bi-partisan' Congressional commission to investigate the "MESS' at the AP. How did America get into this? Whose flawed leadership caused AP to tell big and bigger lies? What crimes against America has the AP committed? What about our international image because of AP journalistic fabrication and obfuscation? --In other words.. the AP needs to come clean. The "AP Study Group" can suggest ways for the AP to recoup its journalistic reputation, so sorely tattered. It needs a re-focus of mission. Perhaps the AP can decide whether truth is worth reporting. Were our politics reasonably sane, we would have a ‘bi-partisan’ Congressional commission to investigate the “MESS’ at the AP.

How did America get into this? Whose flawed leadership caused AP to tell big and bigger lies? What crimes against America has the AP committed?

What about our international image because of AP journalistic fabrication and obfuscation? –In other words.. the AP needs to come clean.

The “AP Study Group” can suggest ways for the AP to recoup its journalistic reputation, so sorely tattered.
It needs a re-focus of mission.
Perhaps the AP can decide whether truth is worth reporting.

]]> By: Twelve step program needed for AP and its faithful « Bookworm Room http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/the-aps-at-it-again-and-its-been-at-it-before/#comment-23629 Twelve step program needed for AP and its faithful « Bookworm Room Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:18:53 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/the-aps-at-it-again-and-its-been-at-it-before/#comment-23629 [...] My understanding is that, if you have an abuse problem, you can’t treat it until you acknowledge it.  I’ve already alluded to the fact that the AP resolutely refuses, ever, to acknowledge mistakes in its reporting.  Apparently those who rely on its reporting to advance their agenda also refuse to acknowledge that many AP reports are rife with errors and falsehoods.  Fortunately, I don’t need to take my somewhat limited time and very limited energy to develop this theme because the Confederate Yankee did a wonderful post neatly summarizing the AP’s many failures, and questioning the echoing silence on the Left in the face of these manifest problems. [...] [...] My understanding is that, if you have an abuse problem, you can’t treat it until you acknowledge it.  I’ve already alluded to the fact that the AP resolutely refuses, ever, to acknowledge mistakes in its reporting.  Apparently those who rely on its reporting to advance their agenda also refuse to acknowledge that many AP reports are rife with errors and falsehoods.  Fortunately, I don’t need to take my somewhat limited time and very limited energy to develop this theme because the Confederate Yankee did a wonderful post neatly summarizing the AP’s many failures, and questioning the echoing silence on the Left in the face of these manifest problems. [...]

]]> By: ymarsakar http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/the-aps-at-it-again-and-its-been-at-it-before/#comment-23622 ymarsakar Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:44:36 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/the-aps-at-it-again-and-its-been-at-it-before/#comment-23622 <B>Instead, acting more like a politician or the mega-corporation that it is</b> Aren't Mega corporations evil, Book? You know, unaccountable, too rich, too powerful, too corrupt? Once again, the fake liberal rhetoric proves to be about power and not humanity. Instead, acting more like a politician or the mega-corporation that it is

Aren’t Mega corporations evil, Book? You know, unaccountable, too rich, too powerful, too corrupt?

Once again, the fake liberal rhetoric proves to be about power and not humanity.

]]> By: Patrick O'Hannigan http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/the-aps-at-it-again-and-its-been-at-it-before/#comment-23619 Patrick O'Hannigan Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:32:08 +0000 http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/the-aps-at-it-again-and-its-been-at-it-before/#comment-23619 Perhaps the AP is so wrapped around the axle on anything having to do with war that it can't be trusted to report armed conflict anywhere accurately. That kind of bias would only be exacerbated if fringe Democrats like Dennis Kucinich ever get the Cabinet-level "Department of Peace" that many of them have argued for. Perhaps the AP is so wrapped around the axle on anything having to do with war that it can’t be trusted to report armed conflict anywhere accurately. That kind of bias would only be exacerbated if fringe Democrats like Dennis Kucinich ever get the Cabinet-level “Department of Peace” that many of them have argued for.

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