Charlotte Conservative Article on FOX altering AP content

[Rintrah54]

http://www.charlotteconservative.com...sors-ron-paul/ (http://www.charlotteconservative.com/index.php/2008/01/fox-censors-ron-paul/)

Sorry, this is a duplicate post, but it got picked up by press and needs to spread to the others.

[Rintrah54]

What do you know, looks like they might have yanked it in a matter of minutes.

[JordanL]

Your link is borked. Check the address it points to.

[Rintrah54]

Well, nevermind, it was a bad link :)

[Brian Bailey]

It would be nice if he linked to me in there.

[Mani]

ORIGINAL AP ARTICLE


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h5OOlm1KiB8Xqt3JqGsF2uBwQL9gD8TUHQQO0

Will Anyone Notice Wyoming Caucuses?

By MEAD GRUVER – 4 days ago

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Don't forget Wyoming. It's been overlooked in the hoopla surrounding Thursday's Iowa caucuses and next week's New Hampshire primary, but Wyoming Republicans will caucus Saturday and choose delegates to the national convention in September.

Candidates have paid little attention to the state, though.

Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, Duncan Hunter and Ron Paul have passed through since September. Mike Huckabee, Rudy Giuliani and John McCain have not.

"Yes, there have been some appearances by the candidates in this state that otherwise wouldn't have occurred this early in the process," said Jim King, who teaches political science at the University of Wyoming. "But candidates are where the media are — in Iowa and New Hampshire."

So far, no candidate has announced plans to head west for the state GOP's county conventions Saturday. An exception could be Hunter, who has been to several of the state's major cities and held out the possibility of a last-minute visit. His wife spent part of her childhood in Wheatland, in southeast Wyoming.

Whether anyone has an advantage is unknown. There has been no public polling, and those familiar with the results of the Republican precinct caucuses held last month said no clear candidate emerged when delegates to the county conventions were selected.

Wyoming's Republicans had hoped to draw attention by holding their caucuses a full month before most other states. But as states jockeyed to schedule their nominating contests earlier and earlier on the 2008 calendar, Wyoming unexpectedly found itself sandwiched between Iowa and New Hampshire.

Jan Larimer, Wyoming's Republican national committeewoman, said her area — Teton County, in western Wyoming — turned out several Romney and Paul supporters at the precinct caucuses. About one-fourth of the county convention delegates were chosen at the precinct caucuses.

Larimer said other counties leaned toward other candidates, and she could not gauge whether anyone had statewide momentum.

"It's just an absolute mixed bag from county to county," she said.

There also have been relatively few endorsements by Wyoming's top Republicans. Former Gov. Jim Geringer has backed Mike Huckabee, while State Auditor Rita Meyer has said she supports Romney.

Larimer said fellow Republicans tend to like certain things about different candidates.

"They would like to take a little bit from three or four candidates and put them together to get the ideal candidate," she said.

Given state party rules, it's possible that some of the delegates chosen Saturday may not be committed to a particular candidate, according to Larimer.

Wyoming has paid a price for scheduling the caucuses before Feb. 5 — the date the national GOP chose as the earliest that states can choose national delegates. Wyoming along with New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina and Michigan, will lose half of their delegates to the national convention in September.

Wyoming Republicans have tried to keep Saturday's county conventions relevant by sending all 12 delegates chosen to the national convention. They will hold back all but two that were chosen at the state convention in May.

King said Wyoming has gained little clout because the media follows the candidates and vice versa, and Wyoming has few, if any, major media outlets.

"The Wyoming results will be noted in the press," he said. "But they're not going to carry any significant weight."




FAUX NEWS ARTICLE (which credits AP as the source)


http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/03/wyoming-to-hold-fogotten-caucus-between-iowa-new-hampshire-primaries/

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Don’t forget about Wyoming.

It’s been overlooked in the hoopla surrounding Thursday’s Iowa caucuses and next week’s New Hampshire primary, but Wyoming Republicans will caucus Saturday and choose delegates to the national convention in September.

Candidates have paid little attention to the state, though.

Only Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter have passed through since September.

“Yes, there have been some appearances by the candidates in this state that otherwise wouldn’t have occurred this early in the process,” said Jim King, who teaches political science at the University of Wyoming. “But candidates are where the media are — in Iowa and New Hampshire.”

So far, no candidate has announced plans to head west for the state GOP’s county conventions Saturday. An exception could be Hunter, who has been to several of the state’s major cities and held out the possibility of a last-minute visit. His wife spent part of her childhood in Wheatland, in southeast Wyoming.

Whether anyone has an advantage is unknown. There has been no public polling, and those familiar with the results of the Republican precinct caucuses held last month said no clear candidate emerged when delegates to the county conventions were selected.

Wyoming’s Republicans had hoped to draw attention by holding their caucuses a full month before most other states. But as states jockeyed to schedule their nominating contests earlier and earlier on the 2008 calendar, Wyoming unexpectedly found itself sandwiched between Iowa and New Hampshire.

Jan Larimer, Wyoming’s Republican national committeewoman, said her area — Teton County, in western Wyoming — turned out several Romney and Ron Paul supporters at the precinct caucuses. About one-fourth of the county convention delegates were chosen at the precinct caucuses.

Larimer said other counties leaned toward other candidates, and she could not gauge whether anyone had statewide momentum.

“It’s just an absolute mixed bag from county to county,” she said.

There also have been relatively few endorsements by Wyoming’s top Republicans. Former Gov. Jim Geringer has backed Mike Huckabee, while State Auditor Rita Meyer has said she supports Romney.

Larimer said fellow Republicans tend to like certain things about different candidates.

“They would like to take a little bit from three or four candidates and put them together to get the ideal candidate,” she said.

Given state party rules, it’s possible that some of the delegates chosen Saturday may not be committed to a particular candidate, according to Larimer.

Wyoming has paid a price for scheduling the caucuses before Feb. 5 — the date the national GOP chose as the earliest that states can choose national delegates. Wyoming along with New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina and Michigan, will lose half of their delegates to the national convention in September.

Wyoming Republicans have tried to keep Saturday’s county conventions relevant by sending all 12 delegates chosen to the national convention. They will hold back all but two that were chosen at the state convention in May.

King said Wyoming has gained little clout because the media follows the candidates and vice versa, and Wyoming has few, if any, major media outlets.

“The Wyoming results will be noted in the press,” he said. “But they’re not going to carry any significant weight.”

[Rintrah54]

It would be nice if he linked to me in there.

Just hope it gets picked up by more, as its the most textbook, hard evidence of Fox manipulation I have seen.

Im not holding my breath.

[smhbbag]

I left a comment. But they await moderation, first. I'm just glad someone picked it up, as it is definitely newsworthy.