AP Headline: "Biden Pick Shows Lack of Confidence"

[liberalpragmatist]

Aaargh. Ron Fournier's "new AP" strikes again:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Veepstakes-Analysis.html

Analysis: Biden pick shows lack of confidence

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 23, 2008

DENVER (AP) -- The candidate of change went with the status quo.

In picking Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, Barack Obama sought to shore up his weakness -- inexperience in office and on foreign policy -- rather than underscore his strength as a new-generation candidate defying political conventions.

He picked a 35-year veteran of the Senate -- the ultimate insider -- rather than a candidate from outside Washington, such as Govs. Tim Kaine of Virginia or Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas; or from outside his party, such as Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska; or from outside the mostly white male club of vice presidential candidates. Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't even make his short list.

<snip>

So the question is whether Biden's depth counters Obama's inexperience -- or highlights it?

After all, Biden is anything but a change agent, having been in office longer than half of all Americans have been alive. Longer than McCain.

And he talks too much.

[TTUBatfan2008]

1. AP?

WTF? That's an opinion piece.

[PCIntern]

3. "You can't spell CRAP without AP" n/t

[book_worm]

5. Yes, it says it's an analysis, so it's an opinion piece.

[FVZA_Colonel]

11. Not everyone likes the new attitude the campaign has been taking.

And crapped like this foistered out as "hard news analysis" seems to show it. I mean, every single line in their is one anti-Obama cliche after another.

[grasswire]

2. okay, here ya go

[email protected]

Unless his addy has changed recently, that's where he gets his e-mail.

This headline is just disgusting. I hope Keith takes them apart on this.

[Davis_X_Machina]

4. The other piece was all ready to run....

...Wacko-blacko picks off-the-wall VP in defiance of common sense.

They're going to complain either way.

[VolcanoJen]

18. It sucks for us that Ron Fournier can write a hit-job editorial and call it "Analysis"

And then slap the "AP Seal of Approval" on it.

What a bunch of horseshit, and what a bitter little baby Fournier is. Media Matters will have a field day with this one. :-)

[knixphan]

20. exactly!

[ErinBerin84]

6. lol

"Analysis: We're Fucked"


hehe, Chuck Todd said a little while ago that he raised the issue of Biden as VP for Obama with a high level Repuke a few weeks ago, and the repuke said "He doesn't have the guts to pick Biden!"

[anonymous171]

7. Every single VP candidate was an old school Washington politician.

They would have pulled this little gem out no matter who he chose.

[LaPera]

8. AP bullshit...predictable!

[TexasObserver]

9. this asshole had two hit pieces ready, one for experience, one for change

[Frustratedlady]

10. Good grief! Rove must be working overtime, tonight!

They are going to cringe when the world shouts its approval in the morning! An Obama/Biden ticket is going to have them all cheering us on. I'd say the Dems just won a gold medal.

Go, ObamaJoe!

[jillan]

12. Oh well - there will be more crap coming. And it would have happened no matter who Obama picked.

[book_worm]

13. And if Old man McCain chooses Mitt will that be considered a stroke of genius?

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

14. That's funny. It's quite the opposite

I was terrified that Obama would be too insecure to pick Biden and would go with someone who couldn't possibly step on his spot-light.

I think Obama manned-up with this pick.

[Davis_X_Machina]

17. Obama seems to think...

...he's up to the task of sitting on Biden when he needs to be sat upon, as Lincoln sat on Seward when necessary -- no easy feat. I think it shows some confidence in his ability to hold the reins and drive the wagon. Maybe someone's been reading A Team of Rivals?

[jeff30997]

15. AP = Associated Propaganda

And you can't write Associated without ass. :grr:

[VolcanoJen]

16. ZOMG I've read better pieces in the Podunk Times

Ron Fournier and his Bandit Crew are real pieces of work.

"News Writers should feel free to editorialize, as long as they're Republican." - Ron Fournier's Motto

[LSK]

19. JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, WHEN HAS OBAMA BEEN WRONG ON FOREIGN POLICY

FUCK, IM SO TIRED OF THIS SHIT!!!!

[melody]

21. GOP talking points being recited by the propaganda ministers

Same old, same old propaganda.

[MrsBrady]

22. here it comes n/t

[chiefofclarinet]

23. Complete BS

This is not reporting. This is tripe. This is right-wing garbage. This is sullying a great moment in history with idiocy.

Whoever wrote this should be fired. This is not analysis. Any third-grader with a computer can write a better analysis than this.

Back to celebrating the official ticket.

[wisteria]

24. You could say that, or Obama is trying to reach the elerly voters.

It won't work though. Biden is a joke as far as they are concerned.

[CreekDog]

25. They really put the "ass" in Associated...

:eyes:

[democrat2thecore]

26. Here you go....REMEMBER THIS?????

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/29/20423/8017/284/559084

Ron Fournier (who wrote the "analysis") considered a job offer with the McCain campaign.

[johnnydrama]

27. sorry ap

Nobody's definition of the ultimate insider has them taking the train home to Delaware every night.

[Diane R]

28. Ron Fournier. It figures. Sounds like he DID take that job w/ McCain...writing for the AP.

[Eurobabe]

29. I sent AP a nasty email, Fuck that hack Ron Fournier

dickwad.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

30. AP: Analysis of Obama pick shows assininity of AP. nt

[blogslut]

31. Wow, so the AP are stenographers for the RNC now

Sad.

[Naturyl]

32. Totally biased "coverage"

But as propaganda, it's pretty good.

AP = crap, obviously.

[Zynx]

33. Are they seriously saying that Obama lacks diversity due to this pick?

Really? They are saying that about a guy who is half-descended from a Kenyan immigrant is being status-quo?

[mmonk]

34. That was going to be the spin for anyone chosen with foreign policy

experience.

[endthewar]

35. It's written by Ron Fournier. McCain's camp approached him about a job offer in 2006.

Says it all.

[mystieus]

36. Seems so...

[BeyondGeography]

37. More editorial Fournication from AP

Dude thinks he's a playa.

[NashVegas]

38. "EDITOR'S NOTE: Ron Fournier has covered national politics for The Associated Press for nearly 20"

EDITOR'S NOTE: Ron Fournier has covered national politics for The Associated Press for nearly 20 years.