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In reply to the discussion: The AP desperately needs to get its shit together and start existing in the 21st Century… [View all]erronis
(15,302 posts)13. Also, thanks for your background. Ron Fornier who is now head of the RW National Review
From wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Fournier)"
Controversy
In July 2008, while investigators for the House Oversight Committee were looking into the death of Pat Tillman, they uncovered a 2004 email from Fournier to Karl Rove encouraging him to "keep up the fight."
On August 23, 2008, following U.S. Senator and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's announcement of his selection of Senator Joe Biden as a running mate, Fournier wrote a widely circulated piece titled "Analysis: Biden pick shows lack of confidence". A Washington Monthly columnist described the piece as "mirror[ing] the Republican line with minimal variation". Editor & Publisher noted that Fournier's article "gained wide linkage at the Drudge Report, Hot Air and numerous other conservative sites...." and was targeted by MoveOn.org for alleged bias.
In February 2013, Fournier wrote a column about breaking ties with a White House official after a pattern of "vulgarity, abusive language" and "veiled threat(s)", but did not identify the official due to his policy of granting blanket automatic anonymity to all his sources. Fournier received some criticism from commentator Glenn Greenwald for behaving in a "petulant" manner and for his policy on anonymity for sources.
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The AP desperately needs to get its shit together and start existing in the 21st Century… [View all]
MrScorpio
Sep 2015
OP
AP gave themselves away when they recently purposely distorted a nuclear agreement story about Iran.
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#1
Also, thanks for your background. Ron Fornier who is now head of the RW National Review
erronis
Sep 2015
#13
Working at the AP was something we all regarded as similar to being in the Army.
calimary
Sep 2015
#40
Should Jill Biden be referred to as "Professor of English at Northern VA Community College"?
Nye Bevan
Sep 2015
#19
In what capacity as George Clooney's wife did Amal Clooney represent the defendant? nt
MrScorpio
Sep 2015
#20
If she's representing someone in court, it's pretty obvious that she's a lawyer.
Nye Bevan
Sep 2015
#21
Some call it "extra color" while others (more accurately) call it irrelevance.
LanternWaste
Sep 2015
#22
I doubt that this would even be a news story if she wasn't married to Clooney.
Nye Bevan
Sep 2015
#23
Neither you nor I would ever have heard of her if not for her marriage to George.
Nye Bevan
Sep 2015
#25
I think it's a little pretentious for those with non-medical doctoral degrees
Nye Bevan
Sep 2015
#42
First of all I have a somewhat limited capacity for worry and right now its pretty well used up
tularetom
Sep 2015
#36
Yeah, the fact that she changed her name to "Clooney" kind of confirms your last point (nt)
Nye Bevan
Sep 2015
#37