The Associated Press in Two Headlines

I had to double-check this claim myself, and as far as I can tell, it is true. 

The Associated Press has only two headlines directly addressing the Jay Jones controversy–one of the bigger election stories of the year–and both are intended to aid Jones and his troubled campaign. 

It’s election season in Virginia, and AP is acting like it.
(The less charitable interpretation is that AP thinks fantasies about murdering Republicans for being Republican are fine and normal.) https://t.co/2PcZnK3K8B

— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) October 7, 2025

Now I am not surprised that the Associated Press would try to help Jones out. They are, after all, almost openly partisan these days. But even MSNBC and The Washington Post are acknowledging that Jones has a serious character problem and that criticisms of his longing for the assassination of, and actual fantasies about murdering a colleague, are a bit troubling. Perhaps even disqualifying for a man who wants to be the highest-ranking law enforcement official in a state. 

Not the Associated Press, which is actually hewing closer to the rhetorical line that Jones’ fellow Democrats in Virginia have put out.

I wrote a piece yesterday about l’affaire Jones, and I put in a throwaway line about not having seen a “pounce” or “seize” headline yet. As John proved last night, I was apparently too flooded with other stories to catch the Associated Press’s “seize” story.

In the midst of a left-wing murder and riot spree, Democrats are telling their voters not to get “distracted” by the kind of talk that happens at every cocktail party Democrats attend. Who hasn’t wanted to shoot a colleague in the head? And really, don’t the mothers of children being sired by conservatives deserve the anguish of having their children die in their arms?

🚨 BREAKING: Virginia House Speaker Don Scott Jr. told people at the church that Jay Jones’ desire to murder GOP politicians is a “distraction” to be ignored.

Diabolical! pic.twitter.com/Vf6ydI0PoK

— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) October 6, 2025

Democrats are beginning to coalesce around and re-endorse Jones for the Attorney General slot, including some with gusto. Abigail Spanberger and many of her fellow Virginia politicians point to Jones’ non-apology apology as proof that he has learned his lesson, and the Associated Press’s apology headline emphasizes that point. 

The “Republicans Seize” headline reinforces the idea that Republicans don’t have a legitimate criticism of Jones and that any controversy is manufactured and should be ignored. 

We’re just a month out from Election Day in Virginia. It’s time for our Commonwealth to send a message that we’re tired of Republican chaos.

VA, make a plan to vote — early if you can — for @SpanbergerForVA, @SenatorHashmi, @jonesjay,
and Democrats up and down the ballot.…

— Eugene Vindman (@YVindman) October 5, 2025

Who, but a seizing and pouncing Republican, could even imagine that seriously arguing for the murder of a Republican was a bad thing? 

It is hard to imagine any candidate for any office could survive these revelations, but as far as I know he has not even lost a single endorsement. https://t.co/b8wbEStowD

— Brit Hume (@brithume) October 6, 2025

He who is without sin cast the first stone, you know. 

“Let he who is the without sin cast the first stone” is one heckuva way to try and justify voting for a guy who wishes death on his political opponents. https://t.co/8pMd8mYhhl

— Jay Hobbs (@Hobbnobbin) October 5, 2025

“Everybody does it.” Perhaps in Democrat circles, where Associated Press reporters spend most of their time except when slumming, but I can assure you that this is not the case with Republicans. 

Yes. https://t.co/2Vqo2cjObl

— Kristen Mag (@kristenmag) October 6, 2025

Of course, by now we know every accusation by Democrats is an admission. Jones’s sin was sending the texts to a Republican and expounding on his political philosophy of murder at length and in writing, not his actual desire to kill off his political opponents. 

“Who among us hasn’t wished for political assassinations and death of our opponents’ children in their mothers’ arms?” https://t.co/e2RX8Ob4F8

— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) October 6, 2025

Democrats are desperate to convince people that political violence is a “both sides” problem, “pouncing” on what appears to be an accidental fire at a judge’s house and accusing Republicans of setting it. 

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Chief Mark Keel: “At this time, there is no evidence to indicate the fire was intentionally set. SLED agents have preliminarily found there is no evidence to support a pre-fire explosion.”https://t.co/FBboDfyRmj https://t.co/RosC8xA0cT

— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) October 6, 2025

Dan Goldman, a sitting Congressman and one of the designated liars of the Democratic Party (designated liars are trotted out to make the most obviously false accusations against Republicans; Adam Schiff is another), directly accused Republicans of setting the fire. 

Trump, @StephenM and MAGA-world have been doxxing and threatening judges who rule against Trump, including Judge Goodstein.

Today, someone committed arson on the Judge’s home, severely injuring her husband and son.

Will Trump speak out against the extreme right that did this?? https://t.co/Dl8JcUted7

— Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) October 6, 2025

“Both sides” is a companion claim to “Republican seize.” The goal is to shift the conversation from a Democratic Party scandal to Republicans’ perfidy. 

The Associated Press is a charter member of Pravda Media and, in many ways, more influential than The New York Times or Washington Post. Its stories appear everywhere, and unlike the Times of Post, they don’t have the stink of partisanship because they are not presented as coming from a “brand.” They are supposed to be generic. Almost anything you read that is not local news comes from or is influenced by the AP. 

The AP is even the holder of the schedule; when people hold news conferences, they notify the AP Daybook. 

Polymarket still has Jay Jones as the likely winner of the Virginia AG race, and assuming nothing new comes out that is more shocking than this scandal, I tend to agree with Polymarket betters. 

Ugh. It makes me ill. 

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