AP is rooting for the Republicans again

[kpete]

AP is rooting for the Republicans again
By John Aravosis on 6/05/2012 06:47:00 PM

This is pretty bad. From Media Matters:

The Associated Press published an article implying that Democrats are not focused on jobs and the economy, and are instead pandering to women by pushing a measure to protect women from workplace discrimination. In contrast, AP reported that the Republican agenda focuses on job creation.

The article, written by Laurie Kellman, reported on Senate Republicans' efforts to successfully block a law that would have required equal pay for women. The piece included a passage that strongly suggests that Democrats are not focused on jobs, while portraying concerns over fair pay to be hollow:

The vote was the latest effort by Democrats to protect their lead among critical women voters this presidential and congressional election year. Republicans are focusing on the No. 1 concern for all voters: jobs and the economy.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=154332109

In suggesting that Democrats are not focused on jobs and the economy, AP ignores President Obama's repeated calls for Congress to pass a jobs bill. Friday, when the Labor Department reported that jobs growth slowed during May, the president again called on Congress to "get to work" and pass a jobs bill that economists say could create 2 million jobs.

So, Democrats are focusing on a bill dealing with women's jobs, but that's not "jobs" to the AP. The Republicans, who have pretty much been trying to force the country back into a Depression from the first day of Obama's term, are the only party "really" focusing on jobs and the economy.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201206050019

[abelenkpe]

1. A woman reported that a bill to protect women from discrimination

was pandering?

So sad.

[sendero]

2. The sooner that everyone understands that none of the MSM..

... are on our side, not any, that's including NPR, the better off everyone will be.

[The Doctor.]

3. So the AP is publishing opinion pieces as news...

I'm shocked shocked I say.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Job creation at this stage will not be redistributed on a equalitarian basis.

ESPECIALLY If Republicans are behind them.

Besides, won't they be busy with all the investigations?

[ProfessionalLeftist]

5. The Republican-loyal NPR story I heard on the way home

during 'Marketplace' said essentially the same thing. It poo-poo'd the fact that women are paid less - tried to imply that isn't true, and also insisted the bill was just a Dem political ploy.

NPR is as bad as the rest of the corprat media when it comes to kissing Repub butt. I quit donating to them long ago because of this.

[Fawke Em]

6. I guess women making equal money has NOTHING to do with the economy.

Is this woman serious? Serious?!