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RockaFowler

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Wed Jan 9, 2019, 10:04 AM Jan 2019

Someone at the AP needs to be fired [View all]




AP FACT CHECK: Democrats put the blame for the shutdown on Trump. But it takes two to tango. Trump's demand for $5.7 billion for his border wall is one reason for the budget impasse. The Democrats refusal to approve the money is another.


I see there are people that are having fun with this awful tweet




AP FACT CHECK: Bank officials put blame for the hostage crisis on the bank robbers. The robbers’ demand for “all the money you have” is one reason for the crisis. But the bank officials’ refusal to pay up is another.





Mugger: Give me $2 million.
Jogger: I don't have $2 million.
Mugger: *shoots jogger*
AP Fact Check: It takes two to tango.


This is my favorite, though




AP FACT CHECK: Leia put the blame for the destruction of Alderaan on Darth Vader. But it takes two to tango. Vader shooting a powerful superlaser at the planet is one reason it was destroyed. Leia's refusal to tell him where the Rebel base was is another.
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Someone at the AP needs to be fired [View all] RockaFowler Jan 2019 OP
I'm . . . Iliyah Jan 2019 #1
+1 exactly. eom LittleGirl Jan 2019 #7
Spot on, people don't make that connection. watoos Jan 2019 #14
While we're at it, let's not forget that NPR is pushing this same meme. bullwinkle428 Jan 2019 #2
NY Times, too RockaFowler Jan 2019 #3
Yet again PatSeg Jan 2019 #6
yep, all of MSM, and I mean all, are behind tRump & his fascist party, it will never change as long mastermind Jan 2019 #50
mastermind, that's an absurd statement "all of MSM, and I mean all, are behind tRump & his fascist Nitram Jan 2019 #67
"Why is an NBC reporter repeating that line??" pangaia Jan 2019 #8
Want the answer? watoos Jan 2019 #19
Exactly! maddiemom Jan 2019 #41
Wow. that is quite the list... pangaia Jan 2019 #61
This is why I keep awake from MSM as much as possible. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2019 #37
NPR today isn't the NPR of old. watoos Jan 2019 #16
Truth. I lost my trust in them during rMoney's campaign against Obama. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2019 #40
Swift boaters justie18 Jan 2019 #48
God!!! Awful!!! And of course nothing once the SB's were exposed. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2019 #55
It goes back much farther than people realize. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #45
Those Koch Foundation dollars don't just print themselves yonder Jan 2019 #62
BBC this morning too. They only interviewed a 45 supporter. At length AllyCat Jan 2019 #71
Someone? No, everyone. Polly Hennessey Jan 2019 #4
The media dug DEEP to cherry pick something to find wrong with the Pelosi/Schumer remarks BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #5
The prestidigitation from the Oval has seeped into the pores of the media littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #12
I watched no "analysis" last night BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #21
There hasn't been any actual "analysis" to watch for quite awhile. littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #23
I'm more a radio listener and reader. BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #29
Me, too. littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #32
I've had to pay for SiriusXM to get some kind of alternate perspective BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #33
Believe it or not I have a short wave Philco radio from the fifties that I littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #46
Have a good one too! BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #49
You got it. AP shamed itself. Achilleaze Jan 2019 #76
How do I address CCExile Jan 2019 #9
AP FACT CHECK: The President is threatening to stop sending money to California after historic... demmiblue Jan 2019 #10
Hell, California should stop sending money to Washington. Ligyron Jan 2019 #72
I opened Twitter liberalmuse Jan 2019 #11
I saw this in my Twitter feed this morning and quickly proceeded to lose my s**t Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2019 #13
So AP...give Trump anything he wants so he stops acting like a two year old eh?? Bengus81 Jan 2019 #15
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #17
of course! jcgoldie Jan 2019 #18
+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #20
Tom Steyer should take his money, watoos Jan 2019 #22
I'm sick of talking heads. littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #27
I agree with this. Republicans have their own partisan network. Why shouldn't ooky Jan 2019 #47
Best summed up by Homer Simpson: GoCubsGo Jan 2019 #24
Bingo dalton99a Jan 2019 #26
Damn... Even the Intercept girl gets it for once... Blue_Tires Jan 2019 #25
Thanks for the post, RockaFowler. littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #28
I am kind of surprised that no one's said this before Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #30
"Dems should stress the fact that border money from last year hasn't even been spent" BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #77
My favorite Dem. Wonder why he's saying 60% Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #80
Lieu is on that committee so I trust his figures BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #82
Schumer said it during that first crazy news conference Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #88
WaPo says 6 Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #89
The link goes to a fact-checker BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #91
This may be answer....very small amount actually Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #90
See me reply above! BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #92
Somebody please tell me the AP twitter-thing was hacked RVN VET71 Jan 2019 #31
Sadly, it appears they do hire the stupids. RVN VET71 Jan 2019 #34
Apparently so. Nice insult throw down though. littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #35
Reuters--with its business orientation--is sometimes even more biased (nt) B Stieg Jan 2019 #36
It's not even tango cvoogt Jan 2019 #38
I see your AP and raise you...AP demmiblue Jan 2019 #39
Oh Dear God RockaFowler Jan 2019 #44
The AP needs to be reminded this so-called crisis started when Republicans held a one-party majority Hugin Jan 2019 #42
I'm thinking this would be an Old West-style tango... dchill Jan 2019 #43
This is an absurd level of bothsiderism. Maven Jan 2019 #51
first fact check lie in the first FOUR WORDS! lapfog_1 Jan 2019 #52
I sat with the jogger a few days ago and told him that I would take the mantle for killing him, MrsCoffee Jan 2019 #53
I see our "liberal" friends in the news media workinclasszero Jan 2019 #54
Lazy tRump had 2 years and a majority in both chambers and still couldn't get it done. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2019 #56
They made it worse with their response to the uproar over this tweet RockaFowler Jan 2019 #57
NO SHIT AP! workinclasszero Jan 2019 #58
Great reply to the AP's BS response to their original GOP talking point 😂 workinclasszero Jan 2019 #60
Apparently AP THEN sent out a later response to their original response BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #81
AP (R) puts an fugly spin on things Achilleaze Jan 2019 #59
his own party did not give him a wall, there is only one baby in the room. pansypoo53219 Jan 2019 #63
Retweeted & Liked! Fucking AP Gaslighting. Cha Jan 2019 #64
You find the best tweets! I follow all your tweeters! yardwork Jan 2019 #69
I have a source, yardwork.. Cha Jan 2019 #70
AND, Most Americans Don't Want the Damn Cha Jan 2019 #65
Just another example of both-sides-ism. Nitram Jan 2019 #66
Apparently refusing to give in to extortion and racism is "both siderism" tymorial Jan 2019 #68
Is this some full diaper load or what? wiley Jan 2019 #73
6 people Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #74
Excellent graphic! BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #78
$2T tax kickback Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #79
Exactly! BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #83
you might like Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #84
Ha! Fugelsang is a treasure! BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #85
wish he or Luckovich would do a bothsides thing Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #86
They have both done so many BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #87
This Demonstrates the Level of Propaganda that Thrives in the For-Profit Mainstream Media dlk Jan 2019 #75
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