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Saturday, August 23, 2008

that right wing ap guy, fournier

has some serious screws loose. he's saying that by picking biden, obama is showing a "lack of confidence," and is siding with "the status quo." wtf? and should ap really be just another media wing of the right delivering hatchet jobs on democrats and opinion instead of news?

..in march, for example, fournier wrote an item -- whether it was a news article or an opinion piece was unclear -- that said barack obama is "bordering on arrogance," "a bit too cocky," and that the senator and his wife "ooze a sense of entitlement." to substantiate the criticism, fournier pointed to ... not a whole lot. it was basically the Republicans' "uppity" talking point in the form of an ap article.

but much of the ap's coverage has deteriorated since. there was a slam-job on obama that read like an rnc oppo dump, followed by a scathing, 900-word reprimand of obama's decision to bypass the public financing system in the general election, filled with errors of fact and judgment.

....the ap pushed the objectivity envelope a little further with a mind-numbing, 1,100-word piece on obama "being shadowed by giant flip-flops."

...and then, within hours of obama announcing his running mate, there's fournier again, writing up another piece -- whether it's a news article or an opinion piece is, again, unclear -- that the mccain campaign just loves.- washington monthly

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Did Ron Fournier Accept Speaking Fees from Outside Groups?
by: Matt Stoller

http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=0ABBEE71AFE5049D3909623054511BE6?diaryId=7695
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"AP's Ron Fournier may command speaking fees of up to $10,000"

"Here's AP's ethics policy on outside appearances:

"...No fees should be accepted from governmental bodies; trade, lobbying or special interest groups; businesses, or labor groups; or any group that would pose a conflict of interest."

http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/2008/08/ron-fournier-ma.html
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