If Republicans Are Victims, It Isn't a Crime

The original headline for this story is “How to Blow a Scoop” But let’s face it, the MSM isn’t interested in reporting crimes against Republicans. A scoop is when they can pin something on a Republican. Covering up for Democrats is part of the job description.

They are too busy telling us that Sarah Palin is an empty headed bimbo who bans books, believes that dinosaurs lived 6000 years ago and is a religious nut.
Ted Bridis may the face of the MSM jerks on this story.

Here’s what Ted Bridis looks like. You may wish to tell him what you think. His e-mail address is: TBridis@ap.org (try to hack it) ... I’m sure he won’t mind. After all, he’s a reporter.

Here's Michelle Malkin: AP reporter e-mails: Yeah, it’s all Palin’s fault

A reader e-mailed AP reporter Ted Bridis yesterday after Bridis’s article on the Palin e-mail hacking disclosed that the AP was refusing to cooperate with the feds and suggested that Palin was to blame for the crime.

Bridis’s report states: “The Secret Service contacted The Associated Press on Wednesday and asked for copies of the leaked e-mails, which circulated widely on the Internet. The AP did not comply. The disclosure Wednesday raises new questions about the propriety of the Palin administration’s use of nongovernment e-mail accounts to conduct state business. The practice was revealed months ago — prior to Palin’s selection as a vice presidential candidate — after political critics obtained internal e-mails documenting the practice by some aides…”

Here’s the e-mail exchange:

—–Original Message—–

From:
Sent:
To: Bridis, Ted
Subject: Palin’s email theft

Hi,

You think that this story “raises questions” about *her* use of her own email? Questions from whom? You?

This isn’t really the point of the story. It appears that you are using the theft of the mail to put forth your own anit-Palin feelings. It’s a trend.

Perhaps you should tell us what happened, and not try to give us your opinion on what questions it raises. Alright?

Did the AP steal the mail? “Questions have been raised about whether the Associated Press stole Gov. Palin’s private email…”

And here’s the response my reader received from Bridis:

From: “Bridis, Ted” TBridis@ap.org
To:
Subject: RE: Palin’s email theft

If Gov. Palin hadn’t been using a consumer-level Yahoo! account (more than one, actually) this crime wouldn’t have happened because the hacker exploited the service’s “forgot-my-password” mechanism, which is inherently insecure.

Previously disclosed e-mails indicate her administration embraced Yahoo! Accounts, among other reasons, because of questions over whether personal e-mail accounts are covered under Alaska’s Open Records Act. Palin’s critics in Alaska were poring over records they had obtained from the governor’s office of official internal e-mail communications and causing political hay.

The issues are inextricably linked.

The AP publicized Palin’s other personal e-mail accounts, as well as her husband’s, which were derived from information obtained illegally by the hacker. Bridis says having Yahoo accounts is an open invitation for hackers and that the victims are to blame for invasions of privacy.

Robert Stacy McCain notes on the same subject:

Scandal, crime, politics—the story had nearly all the makings of a blockbuster, a surefire Drudge link, no less. So why did it seem that nobody in big-time journalism wanted to report it?
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It’s an perfect lesson in what’s gone wrong with America’s major media. No potential scoop is so big that it can’t be ignored if it doesn’t conform to the regnant political bias. A Republican with a personal email account? Scandal! A Democrat who hacks a Republican’s personal email account? Ho-hum.

I have a hard time believing (no, I really don't) that someone who works for the AP would write such a stupid e-mail. I asked Ted "no neck" Bridis for confirmation that he actually wrote it. Awaiting his reply.