Thursday, July 19, 2007

Misleading Headline of the Week

AP's latest excursion into the land of made up news offers us this incredulous steaming cowpie....

Poll: Most Republicans Pick 'None of the Above' for President

An AP/Ipsos poll shows that 23% of Republicans have not yet made of their minds who they will support in the primaries a full nine months before they will vote. Somehow the creative minds of the AP editorial staff conclude that Undecided = Dissatisfied. Since when is taking time to make an informed, well reasoned decision synonomous with a disgruntled electorate?

Spinning the results of a poll is one thing but this outright intentional distortion of the facts is beyond the pale....even for AP.

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