Posts Tagged ‘Associated Press’

Rand Paul takes AP to task for amnesty claim

WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the winner of the Conservative Political  Action Conference straw poll for 2016 only days ago, is denying an Associated  Press report that he supports a path to citizenship for illegal aliens. The AP’s Erica Werner reported Paul told a Hispanic business group that  illegal aliens should be allowed to [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

GOP must not abandon support for the unborn

by Jennifer Mason   In a Fox News interview on Sunday, John McCain urged Republicans to drop the abortion issue, claiming that party members need to leave abortion alone. These statements made me wonder: instead of dropping the abortion issue, why not drop John McCain? For that matter, why not drop all of the Republican [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Markets drop across Europe and U.S.

Israel is scapegoat – for defending itselfby Craig Masters Violence across Europe – seen on facebook worldwide An updated Associated Press Story carried in The Washington Post begins, ”Israeli airstrikes on targets in Gaza Strip hit markets Wednesday, with European shares falling most amid work stoppages in southern Europe and worries about economic growth across [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Israel attacks Hamas, wider war in Middle East possible

by Jack Minor – Israel has responded to recent rocket attacks from both its northern and southern borders by killing a top Hamas official in an air strike, threatening to ignite a larger war across the region.   The strike targeted Ahmed Jabari, who was the most senior Hamas official to be killed since Israel’s invasion [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Romney crowds surging

  by Peter Grady–   Following a debate performance where the bipartisan consensus showed him the clear winner, crowds appearing at campaign events for Mitt Romney are surging.   According to the Associated Press, as election day draws closer the crowds are getting larger as the Republican base appears to have finally warmed up to [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Illinois paid over $2 million in unemployment to jail inmates

by Matt Lacy –   State officials in Illinois have revealed that they paid over 1,100 inmates more than $2 million in unemployment benefits while they are in jail.   According to the Associated Press, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said one inmate in the Cook County jail in Chicago was able to collect [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Biden laughs while Ryan talks Nuclear Iran

Interrupts candidate 82 times in 90 minutes by Peter Grady –   Vice-president Joe Biden has received criticism after he was laughing while the subject of a nuclear Iran was being discussed in this week’s vice-presidential debate.   During the debate in Danville, Kentucky, which was seen by an estimated 43 million viewers vice-president Joe [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Jobless claims increases by nearly 70,000

AP touts adjusted numbers to claim claims at lowest number in years by Matt Lacy –   The actual number of American applying for jobless claims increased by 69,971 from the previous week; however the Associated Press and other members of the media used adjusted numbers to claim the opposite.   On Thursday, the AP [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Media ignoring boycott effect on J.C. Penny losses

by Peter Grady –   National retailer J. C. Penny reported a bigger than expected loss in the first quarter and the leader of her pro-family group said they believe the reason for the loss go far beyond what the secular media is claiming.   The Associated Press has stated the reason for the company’s [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

AP head hints at type of campaign coverage to expect in local outlets

All but endorses Obama at meetingby Jack Minor– An analyst with a media watchdog group says the chairman of the Associated Press sent strong signals as to the type of coverage to expect by the majority of media outlets this campaign season. The Associated Press is the major source of news for tens of thousands [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Tebow’s “3:16” win sure to drive critics wild

by Jack Minor – Critics of Denver Broncos quarterback, Tim Tebow, critical over public displays of his Christian faith now have an even greater reason to be upset after his stats referenced on of his favorite bible verses. Tebow’s Christianity has earned him the ire of American Atheists, a group based out of New Jersey. The [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

“Moderate” Muslims call for “killing all Jews”

Muslim Brotherhood presented as face of moderate Islam by Peter Grady –   A group defended as representing the “moderate” face of Islam has called for the killing of all Jews.   The Muslim brotherhood, which recently won a majority of seats in Egyptian elections, has often been called a “moderate” faction of Islam.   [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

AP reporter called “racist” for accurate transcript of President’s remarks

Supporting Herman Cain also sign of racismby Jack Minor – An Associated Press reporter has been accused of racism for accurately transcribing a speech the President made last weekend. During a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus, the President challenged the members to get involved in his re-election campaign. During the speech, he changed his [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Flat tax meets requirements of President’s “Buffet rule”

  by Jack Minor – President Obama’s most recent attacks on the rich may have provided a golden public relations opportunity for advocates of a flat tax. The President has been going around the country repeating Warren Buffet’s mantra that he and fellow millionaires pay less in income taxes than his secretary and other members [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Michael Moore contributes to WikiLeaks founder’s bail

By Mike Bauman Film maker Michael Moore has made $20,ooo of his own money available to assist WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, in his attempt to raise bail set by a British court.  Assange faces accusations of sexual assault from two different women in Sweden.  Moore also offered Assange the use of, “the assistance of my [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,