Stop the AP bias - contact them to cover McCain too!

[AZBlue]

Democrat's vision will collide with reality
By Jim Drinkard, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama is accepting the Democratic nomination Thursday night with a lofty vision for the nation's future that is far easier to articulate than to accomplish.

The next occupant of the White House will inherit a half-trillion-dollar budget deficit that will severely crimp any plans for spending on new programs, as well as the messy endgame of the war in Iraq and growing energy and health-care challenges. A look at Obama's promises and the realities he would confront:

The article goes on to compare "The Promise" with "The Problem" on the following topics:
- The Economy & Deficits
- Taxes
- Energy
- Health Care
- Foreign Policy
- Defense
- Education

Associated Press writers Martin Crutsinger, Kevin Freking, Robert Burns, Matthew Lee and Libby Quaid contributed to this story.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080828/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_obama_promises_and_problems

There are two problems with this: one, where's the analysis of McCain's absurd proposals? They don't need to wait for the convention, the proposals are already out there.

Secondly, there are patently right-wing talking points in this article. For example, under Foreign Policy, they claim that Bush has already "reversed many policies other nations saw as isolationist or bullying." And where exactly does the invasion of Iraq fit in there? Creating the Georgia-Russia conflict? Or the antagonizing of Iran?

Under Energy, they conveniently forget to include the "gold rush" of green jobs that will boost our economy.

Another example and perhaps the biggest: under Taxes, they completely fail to include the taxes that corporations are exempt from courtesy of the GOP and the taxes they will have to pay under President Obama. This affects the sections on The Economy and Education as well as they point out that our budget is already "stretched thin" as proof that Obama's plans can't work.

So, can you take a minute while your watching the convention tonight or take a minute tomorrow and contact them to let them know how wrong their article is, how biased their coverage is and how slanted they look? I've included contact info below - thanks!! :hi:

E-mail:[email protected]
Phone:[phone]
Mail: 450 W. 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001

[Ian David]

1. You do realize that Rupert Murdoch recently joined AP's Board of Directors, right? n/t

[Ian David]

2. See also: MSNBC Host (Olbermann) Rips AP Reporter's Analysis of Obama Speech

MSNBC Host (Olbermann) Rips AP Reporter's Analysis of Obama Speech
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3459082&mesg_id=3459082

[Ian David]

3. See also:

Time For The AP To Look In The Mirror
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3877857&mesg_id=3877857

http://tinyurl.com/AssociatedPress