AP Editor: We Still Consider Herman Cain A Second-Tier Candidate

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Yeah, Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll, crushing Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. And OK, a CBS poll recently found him tied with Romney among likely Republican primary voters. Sure, he also scored a resounding victory in another straw poll this weekend. And Rasmussen just today released the finding that 56% of GOP voters like Cain's 9-9-9 plan.

So is that enough to make the Associated Press consider Cain a first-tier candidate? Nah. On MSNBC's "Daily Rundown" this morning, AP's political editor, Liz Sidoti, sniffed "we still consider him a second-tier candidate."

View the video here.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Liberal media still trying to pick our candidate for us. Ping to Today show list.

[Lazlo in PA]

Well AP. We all consider you a 3rd rate, leftist news outfit. What you think matters little anymore.

[MNJohnnie]

Good!

The longer they think that, the longer it will take them to get the Media sleaze machine running against him.

[Yossarian]

That’s OK - for the past 20 years I’ve considered the Associated Press as a second-tier news source....

[ken21]

life on the democrat plantation.

[dainbramaged]

The reasoning behind that statement is simple: racism.

[RexBeach]

Of course these people think he’s second rate...they’re afraid of him.

[Jonty30]

At least they’re no longer saying he’s third tier.

[chris37]

I don’t consider you at all, AP.

[MestaMachine]

Well, they don’t really have to since the perry supporters are doing such a bang up job of it, do they? It’s a crying shame.

[roaddog727]

Yo, Liz:

That’s Racist!

[DarthVader]

Hey Liz a large number of Americans consider AP to be a fifth tier leftist propaganda outfit that is totally unable to exhibit any journalistic integrity.

[Graewoulf]

” - - - AP’s political editor, Liz Sidoti, sniffed “we still consider him a second-tier candidate.”

Sure, Lizzie. Got it. Now tell us something that we didn’t already know about your news research !

[=8 mrrabbit 8=]

That makes two now...

Paul
Cain

Brian Sussman (KSFO) had a great segment this morning where he played a Matthews clip...in which Matthews flat out ignores Paul and Cain and pushes 100% Perry and Romney as though there is no one else.

It’s not even funny or sad anymore...it’s downright pathetic.

=8-)

[AmericanInTokyo]

Dearest AP: With the HUGE variety of international news reporting agencies around the world now available to millions of us, in an unfettered and uncensored fashion, many of which I can now read in an extremely up-top-date fashion in their original languages and in various formats: live TV, tweets, facebook, webpages, blogs, audio streaming live, podcasts and the like, I CONSIDER YOU AS BEING ***THIRD TIER**** IN THE JOURNALIST PECKING ORDER OF FACTUAL ANALYSIS AND NEWS OF BOTH IMPORTANCE AND CREDIBILITY TO ME, AN AVERAGE, THINKING AMERICAN.

[Pollster1]

For those who doubt Cain (including me), that’s one more reason to pick him.

[Henry Hnyellar]

We? Who gives a d@mn what Democrats think. This is a republican primary.

[stratman1969]

Liz Sidoti = RAAAAAACIST! (throwing it back in your face, libs!)

[sanjuanbob]

Careful...this may be their strategy to draw us in. People will figure out your message without us having to talk about it. (I totally agree with you though).