I'll offer up my own scoop on the AP spiking a story on the Swift boat vets' initial press conference on May 4, 2004 because it didn't "further the anti-Kerry Vietnam veteran story any."
O'Reilly covered the Swift Boat Vets for Truth so badly I think he deserves one. His research, in general, is often half assed. It was terrible for his first SBVT piece. He tried to cover his ass by having SBVT reps on, then ended up taking an uninformed stand in the middle (not a credible position for one who claims to be a traditionalist and a non-spinner), propped up by unsupportable conclusions from his lame and poorly researched (and thought out) first piece. Give him the Nonspinners Spinning Prize.