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Why does AP have McFournier even covering the presidential race?
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... it's simply abominable that AP would keep him on the presidential beat. Does anyone doubt that a McCain presidency will try to hire Fournier for press secretary? Please, it's a given. Fournier will always have his next job in the back of his mind. You simply don't even entertain a job offer from someone you cover if you intend to continue covering them. We are far beyond the appearance of impropriety. Which means AP will probably give Fournier an even bigger promotion. More from Jonathan Singer at MyDD. And here's ...

Fournier inflames the netroots
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... him "McCain's mole at the Associated Press," a sentiment echoed by MyDD's Jonathan Singer who wrote that he's "effectively serving as a McCain surrogate in talking about the Biden choice." ...

ACTION: Tell AP To Remove Ron Fournier From the Presidential Beat
Firedoglake — ... Benen chronicles the horrible history of GOP propaganda masquerading as news that has constituted the AP's political coverage of this election. . Eric Boehlert and Media Matters have covered Fournier's cozy relationship with Karl Rove and his encouragement of the "Obama is an elitist" meme. . Julia has written that Fournier consistently attacks other candidates while promoting McCain. . Jonathan Singer and John Aravosis have more, as does MoveOn. ...

AP writer criticizes Biden pick: Leftosphere explodes in outrage!
Doug Ross @ Journal — ... : "Why oh why can't we have a better press corps? ...Don't trust them. Don't patronize their advertisers. Don't believe them. Listen, instead, to people with substantive expertise and knowledge trying to convey that knowledge rather than the ignorant trying to score points with their owners, editors, and sources." ( Like... 'Grasping Reality'? ) MyDD : "If pure Republican spin and McCain talking points are what we are to expect out of the AP under Fournier, it's going to be a long hard slog full of truth squading between now and election day." ( Because that's what the AP is ...

SATURDAY ROUNDUP
News — ... . Fournier, who wrote that Obama's pick reveals a lack of confidence, could be moonlighting for McCain, whose campaign once tried to hire Fournier, reminds MyDD's Jonathan Singer . When then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush picked veteran Washington hand Dick Cheney as his running mate in 2000, pundits praised the pick as one of sound judgment, notes Balloon Juice's ...

The AP Strikes a Nutroot Nerve
The Sundries Shack — ... him “McCain’s mole at the Associated Press,” a sentiment echoed by MyDD’s Jonathan Singer, who wrote that he’s “effectively serving as a McCain surrogate in talking about the Biden choice.” ...

AP Circles The Wagons Around Embattled Fournier
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... "As many of you know, some political groups and left-leaning blogs have aligned to organize a newspaper letter-writing campaign against AP Washington Bureau Chief Ron Fournier. The campaign started this weekend with an email writing push aimed at Kathleen Carroll and Mike Oreskes, but has now moved on to urge newspaper readers to write their local editors." ...