AP Unleashes the Ink-Stained Wretches
Written by Melanie Morgan   
Wednesday, 18 November 2009 13:12

The fake but accurate news service, also known as Associated Press, managed to find 11 investigative reporters to fact-check Sarah Palin's autobiography, but could pull off the same feat to pore over then-candidate Barack Obama's tome.

 

What. A. Surprise.

 

"...Sarah Palin is no normal politician, and at the Associated Press, apparently "Going Rogue" is no normal book. When the former Republican vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor wrote her autobiography, the AP found a copy before its release date and assigned 11 people to fact check all 432 pages. The AP claims Palin misstated her record with regard to travel expenses and taxpayer-funded bailouts, using statements widely reported elsewhere. But it also speculated into Palin's motives for writing "Going Rogue: An American Life," stating as fact that the book "has all the characteristics of a pre-campaign manifesto." Palin quickly hit back on a Facebook post titled "Really? Still Making Things Up?" "Imagine that," the post read. "11 AP reporters dedicating time and resources to tearing up the book, instead of using the time and resources to 'fact check' what's going on with Sheik Mohammed's trial, Pelosi's health care takeover costs, Hasan's associations, etc. Amazing."



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