Lapdogs fess up: AP admits 'wrongly' inserting words to fix Obama gaffe

As Twitchy exclusively reported yesterday, in a story about President Obama’s appearance on the Tonight Show, the Associated Press actually added words to a quote from Obama in order to remove geographical gaffes. This afternoon, the AP admitted making an addition to the quote:

Thanks to @TwitchyTeam RT @SpeakWithAuthor: The @AP and @russbynum have issued a correction -> http://t.co/tVkUoPAzqL

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 8, 2013

Original quote:

“If we don’t deepen our ports all along the Gulf – places like Charleston, S.C., or Savannah, Ga., or Jacksonville, Fla. – if we don’t do that, these ships are going to go someplace else and we’ll lose jobs.”

Here’s the quote after a member of the elite Associated Press Obama Gaffe Repair Team sprang into action:

“If we don’t deepen our ports all along the Gulf – (and in) places like Charleston, S.C., or Savannah, Ga., or Jacksonville, Fla. – if we don’t do that, these ships are going to go someplace else and we’ll lose jobs.”

Notice, however, that the AP only admitted to adding words and that it was wrong to do so, but the admission contained no apology for the Obama lapdogging:

I read it through twice. I saw the correction but didn't see the apology for being a presidential gaffe band-aid. @russbynum @AP

— Ed Martino (@TheGrind11) August 8, 2013

Apology? Don’t hold your breath.

Hat tip: Jeryl Bier.