The AP receives justifiable scorn around these parts, but other diarists have noticed a relatively recent trend in tougher coverage on Lying John McCain. But the article I just read, by Beth Fouhy of the AP and posted about 15 minutes ago, is by a significant margin the toughest I've ever seen. The link is here, and there's more on the flip.
Palin Defends Nearly $200M in Project Requests
Some key excerpts:
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Friday defended the nearly $200 million in federal pet projects she sought as Alaska governor this year even as John McCain told a television audience she had never requested them.
Wow. That is the first paragraph. Totally puts the lie to McCain!
In the second part of her interview with ABC News, Palin was confronted with two claims that have been a staple of her reputation since joining the GOP ticket: that she was opposed to federal earmarks, even though her request for such special spending projects for 2009 was the highest per capita figure in the nation; and that she opposed the $398 million Bridge to Nowhere linking Ketchikan to an island with 50 residents and an airport.
Paragraph 2. Summarizes the controversies and crushes the BS.
Palin's comments came after McCain sat for a feisty grilling on ABC's "The View," where he claimed erroneously that his running mate hadn't sought money for such pet projects.
"Not as governor she didn't," McCain said, ignoring the record.
IGNORING THE RECORD! Wow, that is great!
The GOP hopeful also stood by two debunked campaign commercials — one which said Obama favored comprehensive sex education for kindergarten students and another that suggested Obama had called Palin a pig. Both are factually inaccurate.
BOTH ARE FACTUALLY INACCURATE. Could it be? Is our long national nightmare of milquetoast media coverage starting to end?
"What specific area have I, quote, 'changed?' Nobody can name it," McCain said.
McCain has changed positions on significant issues. For example, he once opposed Bush's tax cuts but now supports making them permanent. He had opposed lifting the ban on additional offshore oil exploration but now calls for drilling off the U.S. coast. He had been against mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions but now favors them.
And finally, the last two paragraphs close with a strong shot that exposes Lying John McCain for who he is.
Read the whole thing. It's awesome.
Palin Defends Nearly $200M in Project Requests