Got this email from an astute reader -- and I have to agree:
I was talking to my wife about the coverage of the Palin speech and noticed that the coverage changed from extremely positive to balanced and skeptical throughout the day. She blamed the Associated Press, which has been so biased toward the Republican ticket. AP's articles, which are pumped out quickly, get picked up everywhere -- and drive the initial coverage. When the rest of the media finally had time to fully and fairly analyze the speech and response, the coverage became more based in reality. It is a shame that the AP is now like this. You expect this from Fox News, but the AP is supposed to be the AP.Well, AP used to be AP. Now, AP's Washington bureau is run by Ron Fournier -- and he almost went to work for John McCain's campaign.
Last week, almost before Obama had finished his speech, AP's Charles Babington pumped out a hatchet job. Watch how quickly the article praising McCain gets published tonight. It's probably already written. You know Sidoti and Fournier fought over who got to write it.
