AP Calls Palin "Racist" For Attacking Obama On His Terrorist Connections
Gateway Pundit — Figures. With one month left until the election, if you attack Barack Obama you risk being calle racist by the the liberal media. Hence, the MSM labeled Sarah Palin a racist today for attacking Obama on his terrorist connections. Douglass K. Daniel at the AP pushes the racist charges: WASHINGTON (AP) - By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is "palling around with terrorists" and doesn't see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a ...

Brainster's Blog — AP Claims Palin "Smearing" Obama with Ties to Ayers Even more hilariously, they claim there's something vaguely racist about this: "Our opponent ... is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that he's palling around with terrorists who would target their own country," Palin told a group of donors in Englewood, Colo. A deliberate attempt to smear Obama, McCain's ticket-mate echoed the line at three separate events Saturday. Gosh, the AP reports, there's no evidence they were pals. ...

Outrageously Asinine
The Corner on National Review Online — Sunday, October 05, 2008 [image] Outrageously Asinine [ Jonah Goldberg ] Douglass Daniel, an editor of the Associated Press, offers some absurd analysis of the race, trying to make the case that playing the Ayers' card is "racially tinged," journalistic code these days for flat out racist. The analysis falls apart according to its own logic since Daniel admits that the McCain campaign's strategy is hardly different than Republican tactics of previous campaigns. Daniel more or less concedes this, but argues that because Obama is black, using these tactics against Obama is in effect racist. The whole argument ultimately depends on the ...

AP: Palin is a Racist
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Talk about an idiotic assertion, but the Associated Press just claimed that Governor Sarah Palin is a racist for saying that Obama used to "pal around with terrorists." According to the AP's Douglass K. Daniel, Palin is a racist because the word "terrorist" is construed now-a-days to mean a "dark-skinned radical Muslim" so that makes her a "racist" in his blinkered view. See, it isn't overt, according to Daniel, but there is a "subtext," don't you know? And, yes, he's serious with this absurd claim, sadly. This Olympics award winning back stretch has to be seen to be believed. Palin's words avoid repulsing voters ...

Associated Press Hits Bottom, Digs
Little Green Footballs — The Associated Press article on Sarah Palin’s comments about William Ayers is a Category 7 jaw-dropper. Apparently, now even criticizing Obama’s associations with white violent radicals is racist: Analysis: Palin’s words carry racial tinge. Palin’s words avoid repulsing voters with overt racism. But is there another subtext for creating the false image of a black presidential nominee “palling around” with terrorists while assuring a predominantly white audience that he doesn’t see their America? Her reference to Obama’s relationship with William Ayers, a member ...

Palin-bashing Associated Press cries “RAAAACISM!”
Michelle Malkin — Putting the “Ass” in “Associated Press,” one of the wire service’s Obama water-carriers attempts to smear Sarah Palin as a racist for spotlighting Barack Obama’s longtime relationships with Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers: Analysis: Palin’s words carry racial tinge Palin’s words avoid repulsing voters with overt racism. But is there another subtext for creating the false image of a black presidential nominee “palling around” with terrorists while assuring a predominantly white audience that he doesn’t see their America? In a post-Sept. 11 America, terrorists are ...

The AP Fights Back for Obama, Calls Palin a Racist
Wizbang — The Associated Press came out swinging hard on Obama's behalf today when it called Palin a racist in response to her comments that Obama pals around with terrorists and doesn't see America the way we do: By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is "palling around with terrorists" and doesn't see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign. And though she may have scored a political hit each time, her attack was unsubstantiated and carried a racially tinged subtext that John McCain himself may come to regret. ...

AP provides us with a preview of how all Obama criticism will be characterized under an Obama adminstration
Sister Toldjah — Gov. Palin’s linkage of Barack Obama to unrepentant domestic terrorist Bill Ayers? Racist. Here is, in part, what AP editor Douglass Daniel wrote: Palin’s words avoid repulsing voters with overt racism. But is there another subtext for creating the false image of a black presidential nominee “palling around” with terrorists while assuring a predominantly white audience that he doesn’t see their America? In a post-Sept. 11 America, terrorists are envisioned as ...

The Most Bizarre Journalistic Malpractice Yet?
Power Line — It's a contender, anyway: the Associated Press claims that Sarah Palin's criticism of Barack Obama's relationship with Bill Ayers was racist! The AP's article is an "analysis" by one Douglass K. Daniel, described as "a writer and editor with the Washington bureau of The Associated Press." It has to be read to be believed: By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is "palling around with terrorists" and doesn't see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign. And though she may have scored a political hit each ...

Barack Osama
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — You knew it was coming, and you knew Palin would do it: "Our opponent ... is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that he's palling around with terrorists who would target their own country," Palin told a group of donors in Englewood, Colo. A deliberate attempt to smear Obama, McCain's ticket-mate echoed the line at three separate events Saturday. "This is not a man who sees America like you and I see America," she said. "We see America as a force of good in this world. We see an America of exceptionalism." Yes, I know this is ...

McCain Just Doesn't Get It
Riehl World View — True, the charge that Palin is making a racially tinged attack against Obama for linking him to a couple of white guys, is bizarre. It would be embarrassing were it from a serious news bureau, but it's only the Associated Press. Now, keep in mind what McCain has done. He said he wouldn't criticize Obama on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for fear it would come off as having class, or racially-based overtones. Just last night I was reading that he has forbidden his campaign from invoking Jeremiah Wright. And what is his reward? He's being accused of racism by an AP that wants to insulate Obama and scare McCain off from any future linkage of ...

Racially Tinged
Jules Crittenden — [image] « Ayers Pal-ship Stretch Repudiated Racially Tinged AP analysis  deems Palin’s “palling around with terrorists” hit on Obama to be “racially tinged.” There’s nothing actually approaching evidence to support this bizarre claim. It takes the AP 17 paragraphs to get around to the speculative leaps and aspersions that pass for an argument. In fact, this effort is nothing more than naked, dyed-in-the-wool race-baiting by AP Editor Douglass K. Daniel and the Associated Press. Charitably, they might see no other possible reason why Americans might want to know or be concerned about the Democratic candidate’s long professional ...

Obama Racism/Muslim/Unpatriotic/Scary Black Dude Watch, Parts 88-90
Shakesville — ... Palin also said that Obama "is not a man who sees America like you and I see America," which even the AP is questioning as a dog whistle: "Palin's words avoid repulsing voters with overt racism. But is there another subtext for creating the false image of a black presidential nominee 'palling around' with terrorists while assuring a predominantly white audience that he doesn't see their America?" Yes. See Parts 1-87 in this series. Kthxbai. ...

I Think He's Serious
JustOneMinute — Douglas Daniel of the AP informs us that linking Obama to unrepentant domestic terrorist Bill Ayers is subtle racist. His gist - forget about the fact that Bill Ayers is white; when folks think of terrorists today they think of suspicious looking dark-skinned people (not Timothy McVeigh). Save this for the laugh track: WASHINGTON (AP) - By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is "palling around with terrorists" and doesn't see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign. And though she may have scored a political hit each time, her attack was unsubstantiated and carried a ...

AP and Journalistic Malpractice
PoliGazette — The latest ‘analysis’ published by the Associated Press tells us everything we need to know about the state of the mainstream media. The author charges that Sarah Palin’s accusation that Obama is ‘paling around terrorists’ is, wait for it, racist. By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is “palling around with terrorists” and doesn’t see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign. And though she may have scored a political hit each time, her attack was unsubstantiated and carried a ...

Republicans Turn to Lies, Race Baiting and Swiftboating
Taylor Marsh — BY TAYLOR MARSH Republicans are smearing the Democratic nominee? So what else is new? Well, the McCain team warned us they were going to start hitting. Bill Kristol backed ...

How the media view Bill Ayers
Basil's Blog — How the AP sees Bill Ayers: How Bill Ayers really looks: The AP’s Douglass K. Daniel wrote that GOP vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin made comments that “carried a racially tinged subtext” when she said that Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama “palled around with terrorists.” Gov. Palin brought out the fact that Obama is buddies with a terrorist. The AP said that comment is racially charged. I guess the fact that the terrorist is White is completely lost on the media. ...

Any Argument Against Barack Obama Is By Definition Racist
Patterico's Pontifications — Did you know that it’s racist to argue that Barack Obama should not be President? It’s true! We know this, because we’re told that: It’s racist to point out the connection between Barack Obama and a white man — who happens to be a terrorist. It’s racist to point out the similarity between Barack Obama and two white women — who are famous for being celebrities. It’s racist to point out the connection between Barack Obama and a black man — who happens ...

“S.O.S.! S.O.S.!”
Cold Fury — CALLING ALL MEDIA! CALLING ALL MEDIA! Save Our Savior! Save Our Savior! The Missionary Media has embarked on a three-ring project to prop up the Big Top of Brother O’s Travellin’ Salvation Show. They’ve decided that a 20-yr. partnership with a bomb-throwing commie cop-killer isn’t germane. Or even East Germane. CNN informs us that “they weren’t really close”. If by “not close” you mean the Siamese surgery was successful. CNN also says Prof. Bill Ayers is probably unlikely to bomb Washington landmarks again or make more nail-bombs to place at soldier-attended dances or murder any more policemen. That’s great–somebody inform the widows and orphans. The AP ...

What’d I Miss?
The Mahablog — I’ve been at a retreat and haven’t seen the news since Friday morning. I take it the polls say a majority of veep debate viewers who were polled favored Biden. I agree with Bill Curry: Why then did Palin take a drubbing in the polls? It may have to do with the very personality that brought her to the ball. You may recognize it: it’s Marge Gunderson, from the darkly comic Coen Brothers film “Fargo.” For her portrayal of the small-town sheriff forever saying “golly” and “you betcha,” Frances McDormand won an Oscar. So should Palin. The resemblance is uncanny. Some ...

Self-hating Bigots
Daily Pundit — Analysis: Palin’s words carry racial tinge Analysis: AP Love Obama Because He’s Black. AP is a bunch of racists.

It’s Official
Neptunus Lex — Criticizing Obama’s friendship with a self-confessed domestic terrorist is “racist.” Apparently because the terrorist is white. Add this to the criticism of him that shows his friendship with black people. If that criticism that has white women in it. Or the Washington Monument. Glad we got that squared away. No word, as yet, whether criticism of the transracial candidate that has black women or Asians of any gender is also racist. So stay tuned. Jules is on the case, by the way. Thanfully. God knows I can’t keep the plot.

The Racebaiting Media
The Next Right — Why are  Douglass K. Daniel, the Associated Press and Andrew Sullivan so eager to race-bait? I'm not saying they're racists, per se, but it is rather remarkable how often they imagine they're hearing "dog whistles".  It's even more remarkable that they have no problem fomenting racial tension for political gain every time they find a way to infer racism. On the other hand, perhaps there's no important distinction between "racist" and "willing to casually, intentionally racebait for political gain." Racism is a genuine problem and Republicans should do more ...

Playing the Muslim Card
The Anonymous Liberal — Douglass Daniel of the Associated Press wrote in article today that Sarah Palin's latest attack on Barack Obama--in which she claimed that Obama was "palling around with terrorists"-- "carried a racially tinged subtext." This sent right wing bloggers, even the least crazy among them, into fits of rage. How, they ask, can there be anything "racially tinged" about pointing out Obama's association with Bill Ayres, a white guy? I realize that in the middle of a hard-fought presidential race it can be hard to see things objectively, but this really isn't all that complicated. Yes, Bill Ayres is a white guy. And the ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... It's quite possible that sooner or later Sarah Palin will toss out a coded racist Obama attack or two, but I don't see how her Ayers smear qualifies, as Douglass Daniel of AP alleges: ...

AP Smears Palin on Behalf of Obama
Boots and Sabers — AP Smears Palin on Behalf of Obama Wow. The AP is soooooo in the bag for Obama. Read the beginning of this story and tell me that it’s not an opinion piece : WASHINGTON (AP) - By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is “palling around with terrorists” and doesn’t see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign. And though she may have scored a political hit each time, her attack was unsubstantiated and carried a racially tinged subtext that John McCain himself may come to regret. “Racially tinged?” Please. The terrorist argument is completely provable. Obama hangs ...

On Palin and Ayers and the Media
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Lots of harrumphing this weekend in the media about Sarah Palin's claim that Barack Obama has been "palling around" with terrorist Williams Ayers. There is this asinine "analysis" from someone named Douglass K. Daniel and fact-check style articles from CNN, The Washington Post and The New York Times. ...

Everything is Racism When it Comes to Obama
The Sundries Shack — An Unnamed MSM Reporter in Its Natural Habitat Are the media completely in the tank for Barack Obama at this point? I feel pretty silly for even asking this question given the complete lack of curiosity shown toward the Obamessiah’s long association with people who not only show naked contempt for America (Jeremiah Wright, Father ...

McCain Campaign Refuses To Address Palin Lies About Obama "Palling Around With Terrorists"
DownWithTyranny! — ... is too chickenshit to repeat this whopper himself so he sends the hapless Mooselini of Wasilla out to repeat it while he hides away in one of his dozen homes and refuses to respond to questions from the press about why his campaign is rolling around in the gutter after promising the nation not to. Palin should still be in her remedial campaign classes learning basic geography so she stops mixing up Afghanistan and Mexico instead of running around the country spreading her lies, poisonous racism and divisiveness on behalf of Senator Chickenshit's increasingly ...

Morning Joe: 'Is This Daily Kos or the Associated Press?'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — The Associated Press has long been a bastion of liberal bias. But has it now sunk to the level of a left-wing blog in the throes of a severe bout of Palin Derangement Syndrome?  Yes, suggests the Morning Joe folks.  In a rare bit of unanimity, the panel condemned and ridiculed AP for its "analysis" item, "Palin's words carry racial tinge."  According to Douglass K. Daniel, the item's author, Palin's criticism of Barack Obama for his association with Ayers somehow carries "a racially tinged subtext." See Warner Todd Huston's earlier discussion here. Mika Brzezinski questioned the strategic wisdom of ...

AP: Criticizing Obama is Racist
Brain-Terminal.com — In a report that isn’t labeled an editorial, the Associated Press contends that criticizing Senator Barack Obama for his connections to unapologetic domestic terrorist Bill Ayers amounts to racism. (Or, in the exact words of AP, pointing out the ties between Obama and Ayers “carrie[s] a racially tinged subtext.”) The article objects to the following statement from Alaska Governor Sarah Palin: “Our opponent ... is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that he’s palling around with terrorists who would target their own country. This is not a man who sees ...

AP: It's Racist to Mention Obama's Terrorist Ties
Moonbattery — ... No reasonable person aware of this information would want Barack Obama to have access to America's nuclear codes — which is why AP has declared discussion of the topic to be racist. Here's how it tried to slap down Sarah Palin for bringing it up: ...

Turning the page
The Reaction — by Mustang Bobby A couple of interesting quotes popped up over the weekend. First was Greg Strimple, a McCain adviser, who told the Washington Post that the campaign was "looking forward to turning a page on this financial crisis", presumably so they could get back to talking about things that were really important, like William Ayers and Barack Obama's plans for redecorating the White House. Far be it from me to give campaign advice to the McCain folks, but it might not be a good idea to go there. Just because the president has signed the bailout bill doesn't mean the financial crisis is over. All ...

Palin's "racist" comments
Megan McArdle — I would very much like to know how the hell this got published by the Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) - By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is "palling around with terrorists" and doesn't see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign. And though she may have scored a political hit each time, her attack was unsubstantiated and carried a racially tinged subtext that John McCain himself may come to regret. . . . Palin's words avoid repulsing voters with overt racism. ...

Obama Camp Making Racism Acceptable Again
Rhymes With Right — ... and his record are racist. Such claims are nonsensical – but taken up by the slavering media supporters of the campaign as if they fell from heaven bound in leather with gold leaf on the edge of the pages. The latest involves Sarah Palin’s observation that Barack Obama has had an ongoing close relationship with unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers. "Our opponent ... is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that he's palling around with terrorists who would target their own country," Palin told a group of donors in Englewood, Colo. A ...

The all-purpose excuse
Betsy's Page — Tuesday, October 07, 2008 The all-purpose excuse We're going to have to get used to seeing that every criticism of Barack Obama being twisted into accusations that the critic is playing on racist tensions within the country. We saw this with the stupid analysis by Douglass K. Daniel at the Associated Press this weekend that when Sarah Palin raised the issue of Barack Obama's past associations with William Ayers is actually a racist attack because saying domestic terrorist makes people think of Arab terrorists who are darker-skinned. Whatever. ...

A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE BODY OF LEFTIST STUPIDITY
Dr. Sanity — ... To suggest that anyone who says the Dear Leader is angry or touchy must have some sort of diagnosable psychopathology is, in itself, a product of a very sick mind. The same sort of mind that sees racism in any questioning of the Obamessiah's associations. This psychological maneuver is called projection , and I guarantee you it isn't even mentioned in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV edition-- because projection is not a psychiatric diagnosis. Sometimes the left is so busy projecting about psychological projection that they ...

MRC’s Worst of the Week: Bashing Palin for Daring to Mention Terrorist Ayers
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Barack Obama received a valuable campaign contribution from the New York Times on Saturday: a front-page piece reviewing Obama's lengthy association with the ’60s and ’70s Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers. The Times' key sentence asserted: "The two men do not appear to have been close." The Times' stamp of disapproval was all the rest of the media needed to reject the idea that Obama's dealings with Ayers should matter to voters, as Sarah Palin dared to suggest over the weekend. ABC's David Wright on Sunday called Palin's attack on Obama "incendiary," while CBS's Bob Schieffer (moderator of the final ...

Networks Condemn McCain for Calling Obama 'That One'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Following the Obama campaign spin, the network reporters and analysts were upset by John McCain, at one moment in the second presidential debate on Tuesday night, referring to Barack Obama as “that one.” CBS's Jeff Greenfield asserted “there is going to be clearly a major headline soundbite” and insisted “those two words are going to be what the water cooler conversation is tomorrow. Was it demeaning? Was it an insult?” Katie Couric turned to a group of “undecided voters” for their reaction to the phrase. One man “thought it was a little bit childish” and another “undecided” man declared: “I'm ...

CBS's Reynolds: Obama's Campaign Plane 'Smells Terrible Most of the Time'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — CBS News' Dean Reynolds may get in hot water with his mainstream media associates for doing the unforgivable:  He's committed the truth.  On CBS's "From the Road" blog yesterday, Reynolds wrote,  "Reporter's Notebook: Seeing How The Other Half Lives." The reporter recently switched from covering Barack Obama's campaign to that of John McCain.  His rumination includes these interesting tidbits: The (Obama) national headquarters in Chicago airily dismisses complaints from journalists wondering why a schedule cannot be printed up or at least e-mailed in time to make coverage plans. Nor is there ...

Crowdsourced Smearbusting
techPresident — A group of Obama supporters has crowdsourced the Fight the Smears campaign with a new website, Smearbusters.org. Using search engine results, the site compiles a list of smears ("Guilt-by-association with Ayers" is one, with 180 hits) and then brokers the smears to a team of volunteers. The idea is that the volunteer will go to the forum, blog comment thread, etc. and join in the discussion, providing counterbalance to the smear. The mechanics of the site are fairly simple. A user is provided a link to a smear, and fact-based copy to address the allegation. A response to the Ayres smear includes: ...

The AP Looks at Racism
Patterico's Pontifications — [Guest post by DRJ] Here’s last week’s version of the AP’s monthly reminder that America has a problem with race: “Race, an inescapable but explosive issue on which both presidential candidates have tread carefully if not tried to ignore, is increasingly popping up as it’s becoming more likely the country will elect its first black president.” The Associated Press has a history of talking about race, specifically racism aimed at Obama. For instance, from an AP article last April about Obama’s primary race against Hillary Clinton: ...

Hugh Hewitt Caught Lying About Barack Obama's Relationship With Bill Ayers
News Hounds — ... Not quite, Mr. Hewitt. As the AP wrote: No evidence shows they were "pals" or even close when they worked on community boards years ago and Ayers hosted a political event for Obama early in his career. ...

Obama and the Race Card
Ross Douthat — On the "'spreading the wealth' as racial appeal" question, Yglesias writes: "Well, obviously you could read just about anything as a coded racist appeal. And I think a case could be made that you'd be right to. The simple fact of the matter is that the politics of economic conservatism in the United States have a lot to do with the politics of race. I always think it's worth recalling the practical constituency for libertarian economic policies as seen in the 1964 elections." Then he links to a map showing Barry Goldwater winning the most segregationist states and losing everywhere else. That's one way to look at it. Another way to ...

Bill Ayers v.s. Obama’s Fight The Smears
Nice Deb —

Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for November 17, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — BARBARA'S DAILY BUZZFLASH MINUTE THIS IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE HATRED AND THE RACISM THAT HAS AGAIN REARED ITS UGLY HEAD IN AMERICA!!! "Potok, who is white, said he believes there is ‘a large subset of white people in this country who feel that they are losing everything they know, that the country their forefathers built has somehow been stolen from them.'" When will these people realize we are all Americans! Black, white, brown, red, and yellow are the colors that make up the America where I live! * * * While Repuglicans have been able to propagate and maintain the myth that mainstream corporate media is "liberal", the truth is MSCM has ...

The Attack Ads John McCain Never Ran
Swampland — I recently spoke to Fred Davis III, the advertising mastermind behind John McCain's campaign. Looking back, he described a campaign of missed opportunities. "I made a list once, which no one will ever see, of all the reasons that my hands were tied on this campaign," he told me. "And I've never had a list this long." The biggest handcuff, he ...

Matt Lewis: Fear of 'Race Card' Accusations Handcuffed McCain Campaign
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — From TIME's Swampland blog : I recently spoke to Fred Davis III, the advertising mastermind behind John McCain's presidential run. Looking back, he described a campaign of missed opportunities. "I made a list once, which no one will ever see, of all the reasons that my hands were tied on this campaign," he told me. "And I've never had a list this long." The biggest handcuff, he said, was the concern that McCain's attacks on Obama would be viewed as playing the race card. (The campaign still ran into trouble; McCain's operation was accused of playing the race card here and here .) Davis described an environment of overwhelming ...

Sarah Palin Interviews on O’Reilly: Are They Finally Over?
News Hounds — ... in nature -- and deliberately attempted to paint President Obama as some kind of alien? Can we judge you on the fact that you rarely shake hands with the truth (as documented by ...