[RogerWilko]

When you click on the article they changed the opening paragraph to be sure it gets downplayed even better.

P>NEW YORK (AP) -- The Dow Jones industrial average scored its first close above 12,000 Thursday as Wall Street, contending with fresh data that pointed to a weakening economy, managed to hold on to a slim advance.

When I first read it, they just had the original paragraph, and now they changed it because they wouldn't want people to get the WRONG idea that the economy might actually be good!

[SuperSonic]

[Edgerunner]

Nothing to see here...No bias shown...move along please...

[Carling]

We've been hearing for at least 2 years now that the economy is weakening.

I guess if the "experts" predict it each month, eventually the idiots will be right.

As it is, they've been wrong for at least two years now. It's a clown show.

[RogerWilko]

They've COMPLETELY removed the first statement now!

[The South Texan]

I'm surprised they didn't add women, children, minorities, elderly, and the disabled hardest hit.

[liberty_lvr]

Well I'm really happy that the economy for the fat-cat uber-rich investor class is so strong; my middle-class life is a living hell these days.

(oh, just ignore that elephant-sized 401K in the corner, please).

/Pelosi-Dobbs class warfare rant off

[BigSkyFreeper]

The DNC disinformation campaign is in full-swing.

[Libertarian444]

The CNN spin straight from the top of their homepage:

UPDATED: 4:47 p.m. EDT, October 19, 2006

BREAKING NEWS

Dow breaks milestone at close

The Dow industrials closed above 12,000 for the first time Thursday as investors took in a mixed bag of earnings from leading banks, blue chips and tech companies. "The economy continues to weaken. But everyone is convinced the Federal Reserve will be able to engineer a soft landing," said the president of one brokerage. The Dow crossed the 12,000 milestone for the first time Wednesday but failed to finish above that number.

FULL STORY

[Names Ash Housewares]

Print it and put it on the toilet paper roll in the bathroom. AP and Al Reuters are beyond reality for some time now.

[Billthedrill]

I've forgotten who and on what thread, but a FReeper reported a liberal friend saying "The Dow has nothing to do with the economy." I only mention it because that's AP's next spin.

[Larry Lucido]

I'm surprised they didn't say "Evil Rich Get Richer."

[fatnotlazy]

As I've said many times about liberal media bias...always have to look for that cloud in the silver lining. The news can't be too good...makes the liberals look bad.

[Repeal The 17th]

Now it says:
"The Dow Jones industrial average scored its first close above 12,000 Thursday as Wall Street, showing its growing confidence despite new evidence of a weakening economy, managed to hold on to a slim advance."

[KStorm]

Bunch of f**king liars.

[El Cid]

Although I agree AP, et al, are all trying to talk the economy down because this is an election year (and Republicans are in office), as an investor you feel on more solid ground when you're climbing a 'wall of worry' than 'facing unbridled optimism' (e.g., the sham dot-com days when 'Dow 20,000' was 'right around the corner'...).

[CharlesWayneCT]

ABC led the story by reminding people of the dark day when the dow dropped 500 points in one day.

[TC Rider]

When the Dow broke a milestone during the Clinton years, he got to start dating again.

[johnny7]

The brainwashing has reached the bleach cycle...

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

The American media: fighting 100% for leftist causes even if it means distorting facts.

[rwilson99]

In other news today, Newspapers managed to stay in business despite declining readership and non-existent journalism standards.