Now they tell us: AP exposed Bush's use of straw man arguments after years of uncritically reporting them
March 21, 2006 2:47 pm ET
SUMMARY: In a March 20 article, the AP's Jennifer Loven gave numerous examples of Bush's use of the "straw man argument," noting that he is resorting to the tactic "more often these days." But nowhere in the article did she acknowledge that many AP writers -- including her -- have simply reported Bush's misrepresentations of his opponents' arguments without challenging them.






