AP’s ‘shameless, deceptive headline’ about Texas attack gets BLASTED with both barrels; attempted 'fix' a joke

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Conservative revolutionary Michelle Malkin joined savvy social media users in putting The Associated Press in its place after the AP launched a suspicious tweet about the thwarted Texas terrorist attack at Sunday’s “Draw Muhammad” cartoon contest in Garland, Texas.

The tweet, stating that event organizer Pamela Geller had no regrets about the deaths of “two people,” questionably left out one important detail – the two killed were terrorists bent on murdering Geller and other participants.

Pamela Geller says she has no regrets about Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest that ended in 2 deaths: http://t.co/3QabvaBs4w

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 8, 2015

Malkin had predicted the terrorist attack would “smoke out feckless, fair weather friends of free speech” and she was proven right by the AP.

Tweeters who have become experts in social media manipulation to bolster leftist ideology, were also quick to point out the blatant “mistake” and unleashed an epic scolding.

The online lashing eventually led to a “clarification” tweet by the AP, but only after the damage was already done.

@AP What a shameless, deceptive headline. You are a despicable “news” organization.

— Athena (@AthenaTweets) May 8, 2015

So @AP now blames Geller for the deaths of the two people who were trying to kill her. The Assholes Press

— Film Ladd (@FilmLadd) May 8, 2015

@iowahawkblog That’s objective reporting right there.

— David Reville (@dlreville) May 8, 2015

I’m sure she regrets the unprecedented surrender-addled douchiness of phony, agenda-pushing media like @AP <= But that’s on you.

— Thugsley (@MoonbatCatnip) May 8, 2015

Americans have zero reason to apologize for practicing their right to practice political satire in defiance of violent oppression. @AP

— D.W.Robinson (@_DWRobinson) May 8, 2015

@iowahawkblog @AP #IStandWithPamelaGeller “My fav drawings at the Muhammad cartoon festival in Texas were the 2 chalk outlines out front”

— Mr_Pinko (@Mr_Pinko) May 8, 2015

@jtLOL must remember that the 2 deaths were the scum of the earth…Terrorist 0 – Texas 2

— InSlayWeTrust (@LatinMist) May 8, 2015

@iowahawkblog @AP Always pushing an agenda.

— Darrell (@Damn_Lucky) May 8, 2015

Get in on this now: According to @AP cartoons killed 2 people, Pamela Geller fully accountable for the calamity. https://t.co/kBnl7OauvC

— Martini Shark (@MartiniShark) May 8, 2015

@AP Uh it was the terrorists who died, you absolute morons

— Kyle (@kyleraccio) May 8, 2015

You’d think the AP had learned a lesson from the online beat-down for the transparently deceptive tweet? But no…

Instead, the AP doubled down and tweeted it AGAIN. And once more, citizen fact-checkers were on the case:

PHOTO: Pamela Geller at AP headquarters, where she said she had no regrets over TX cartoon contest that left 2 dead: http://t.co/cELdeaeqGd

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 8, 2015

@AP you people have no shame whatsoever. Take your “news outfit” and move to IRAN!

— Texbarb (@texbarb) May 8, 2015

.@instapundit It didn’t “leave” 2 dead. That’s amazingly passive-voice manipulation of the facts. Hell’s not hot enough for the @AP

— Joan of Argghh! (@JoanOfArgghh) May 8, 2015

@JoanOfArgghh @instapundit @AP Please try to have some professional integrity. This is shameful.

— Scott (@FiveChels) May 8, 2015

@AP Funny, I was just saying last night==> https://t.co/Xqre5quzT5

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 8, 2015

What were you saying Michelle Malkin, defender of common sense, truth, and all things freedom?

Mohammed cartoon jihads have always been effective at smoking out feckless fairweather friends of free speech from bona fide guardians.

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 7, 2015

Like clockwork. Scary.

Then the fun really began. And this was how the #AssociatedPressHeadlines was born.

Everyone, it is time to unleash your best #AssociatedPressHeadlines – give it to @ap with both barrels. https://t.co/DmhESHuPQv

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 8, 2015

New York Expected To Apologize to Al Qaeda For the Provocation of Tall Buildings #AssociatedPressHeadlines

— Ransom Ma (@Ransoms_Note) May 8, 2015

#AssociatedPressHeadlines U.S. Navy Seals say they have no regrets over illegal raid into Pakistan which killed an elderly, infirm man.

— Tom Hoffman (@MrThomasHoffman) May 8, 2015

Thomas Jefferson raised from the dead, says he has no regrets on 1A, except that modern journalists don’t get it #AssociatedPressHeadlines

— demonsheep (@demonsheep) May 8, 2015

After all of that, the AP finally released its version of a corrected tweet to an unimpressed crowd.

Geller says no regrets about Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest that ended in gunfire (clarifies earlier tweets): http://t.co/LLH0xJJD28

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 8, 2015

Oh, well, THERE. SO much better. Thanks for the “clarification” @AP @iowahawkblog #AssociatedPressHeadlines pic.twitter.com/sHwgG53BMX

— Steve Berven (@bitsoberv) May 8, 2015

.@AP Could you be any more cowardly?

— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) May 8, 2015

In their haste to couch stories as positive for liberals and negative for conservatives, the @AP has set grammar learning back 100 years.

— Huxley’s Ghost (@AF632) May 8, 2015

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