Who Writes this Crap?

A writer from the AP reporting on the Georgia Peace rally said this: The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, whose remarks against the Iraq war and the Bush administration at the funeral of Coretta Scott King in February drew criticism, spoke to a friendlier crowd Saturday.
What in the hell is this writer talking about? A friendlier crowd? Friendlier than the right wing hacks that criticized the whole event? If I remember right, Lowery received a lot of applause.
The AP article found here...