As we told you yesterday, the Associated Press might have set a record for the stinkiest piece of garbage journalism of all time by trying to draw a connection between the Jacksonville shooting and Gov. Ron DeSantis. This was as shameless as it can get and earned a massive ratio.
Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use “extreme care” if traveling to Florida.
— Steve Peoples (@sppeoples) August 29, 2023
Just three months later, DeSantis is leading his state through the aftermath of a racist attack that left three African Americans dead.…
We won't bother to link to the AP's trash story, but for a much shorter version of it, Erick Erickson noticed what the URL was linking to the hit piece, which sums it up:
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— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) August 29, 2023
Notice the Associated Press's URL for @sppeoples story. "'DeSantis Racist Republican Shooting" https://t.co/fTbdOEXOjK pic.twitter.com/rdQHnuHqNx
The AP's story condensed to just four words. That's something else.
The SEO keywords tell you everything you need to know https://t.co/BSrS6tcdGi
— Billy McBeath (@BillyMcBeath) August 30, 2023
It tells us the AP is flaming garbage, first and foremost.
In a sane world, this wouldn't just be a fireable offense. Decency would compel you to fire the responsible party. https://t.co/76XLafvffk
— Isaac Schorr (@isaac_schorr) August 29, 2023
Instead this "journalist" will probably get a bonus.
Stay classy, @AP.
— Nate Madden (@NateOnTheHill) August 29, 2023
AP is literally bought and paid for by rich progressives.
— Gordon Browning (@gdbrowning) August 29, 2023
The AP was probably torn between blaming the shooting on DeSantis or climate change, but they'll proably get to the latter in a subsequent story.
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