Clinton Facing Surgery

Bill Clinton is undergoing bypass surgery today, I, as most Republicans, pray he's okay. The AP, however, tried to spin us Republicans as mean and cold:

The Associated Press changed "boos" to "ooohhs" Friday afternoon in reporting on President George Bush's first statement to supporters on the heart ailment that has befallen former President Bill Clinton.In a dispatch sent to subscribers in early afternoon, the AP reported that when Bush, at a campaign rally in West Allis, Wisconsin, told the crowd that he wished to send Clinton his "best wishes for a swift and speedy recovery," the audience "of thousands booed. Bush did nothing to stop them."Pretty damning, except that AP soon changed its story, only after the original appeared on many Web sites. Several Web sites revealed that AP "retracted" the report "citing uncertainties about how to characterize the crowd's reaction." The new version moved on the wire Friday described the same incident this way, after relating Bush's remarks: "The crowd reacted with applause and with some 'ooohs,' apparently surprised by the news that Clinton was ill."

More here and here.

Update: Andrew Sullivan took the L.dotter's to task. The Lucianne.com site is hardcore in the comments section although not much different than some mainstream liberal bloggers.