Jobs are important (unless they're held by women)

Women doing whatever it is they do that we need not concern ourselves with

The Associated Press (And Republicans): Jobs and the economy are the number one most important issue in this country, unless those jobs are held by women and then they are a mere distraction.

AP Article on Netroots Nation Quotes Both Political Junkies

From ABC News, the article opens with:

They wish he'd done more in his first eight months, but the liberal bloggers who helped propel Barack Obama to the White House are far from giving up on him.

Gathered in Pittsburgh for the annual Netroots Nation convention, they say they're not disappointed. At least not too disappointed. Yet.

David and I were interviewed separately. I was right outside the convention center -- OK, I was smoking a cigarette -- when the AP writer (Ramit Plushnick-Masti) approached me. Later on, I had met up with David inside and we were hanging with the P-G folks and the reporter saw me and I pointed out my co-blogger to her.

We're on page 2.

I will add that I said "the Great Progressive Hope" instead of just "progressive."

Also, notice that the article appears under Technology & Science and not Politics.
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The AP gets one right

A major Associated Press dispatch on possible veep picks which was published overnight Monday contained this paragraph mentioning Joe Lieberman:

Catch the unintended truth typo?

How about now?

According to Editor & Publisher it was "still up at such sites as the Houston Chronicle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cleveland's Plain Dealer and many more" as of Tuesday morning.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy!


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