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GEORGE W. GUSH 12:10 pm April 23, 2013

Ron Fournier: Judge George W. Bush By His Bro-Ness, Not His Horribleness

Ron Fournier, the bland and slightly repugnant grocery store brand breakfast cereal of journalism, is very concerned with the state of his profession. No he’s not worried about his fellow commentators once again engaging in hysterical nonsense regarding terrorism, as it is the job of a news person to crawl into the fetal position when [...]

MEMES THAT ARE STILL ALIVE 3:00 pm March 25, 2009

AP Wingnut Also Concerned About Teleprompter Usage

by Jim Newell

The Washington press corps has come full circle, everyone! Famous Karl Rove-loving wingnut Ron Fournier, who is somehow the Washington Bureau Chief for the AP, has written crucial News Analysis of the Obama press conference last night. We know it’s “analysis,” you see, because that word is in the headline: “Analysis: Teleprompter telegraphs Obama caution.”

REPUBLICANS CALLING PEOPLE SEXIST 3:24 pm September 3, 2008

Rudy Giuliani To Defend Sarah Palin From Sexist Elites

by Jim Newell

John McCain’s best friend Ron Fournier, the Washington editor of the Associated Press, has written a nice news analysis about, what else, Sexism. He notes that McCain strategist Steve Schmidt’s dismissal of the “faux media scandal designed to destroy the first female Republican nominee for the vice president of the United States Famous” is only [...]

PROPAGANDA 1:35 am July 15, 2008

by Ken Layne

AP’s NEW D.C. CHIEF HEARTS KARL ROVE: That newish Associated Press Washington bureau chief, Ron Fournier, is making AP copy all dumb and bloggy. Also, he e-mailed this to Karl Rove about Pat Tillman, the anti-Iraq War hero who was slaughtered by his own troops in Afghanistan: “The Lord creates men and women like this [...]

THE NOTE 12:17 pm July 12, 2006