The AP Fact Check of Sarah Palin

While the Obama administration plays footloose and fancy free with healthcare statistics and budget figures, the AP has eleven of its writers fact checking Sarah Palin’s book, Going Rogue. “This is a shame and a scandal” to coin a phrase from my past. As many mainstream media outlets hang on the edge of bankruptcy because of a lack of readers, these reporters check the facts of a once obscure governor. AP just does not get it! Palin is the darling of conservatism. Her views mirror those of most conservatives while very few conservatives agree with the bilge emanating from the mainstream media. To my horror, I recently read that some media outlets are actually seeking a government bail out…so much for free speech…it’s hard to be objective towards someone who pays your salary.

I wish the AP would do some fact checking of the Obama policies and the bills coming out of congress. With eleven reporters, that would come out to only a couple hundred pages each. However, I am not going to hold my breath because outlets such as the AP are a de facto public relations agency for the very liberal Obama administration. The AP has quickly moved from being a watch dog to being a lap dog.