https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/448888931426504704
The mayor of Charlotte, N.C., Patrick Cannon, has been arrested on corruption charges. The fact that Cannon is a Democrat seems to be a piece of information that some media outlets don’t seem to think their readers need to know, and it’s truly amazing:
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/448885628046802944
Who is up for another game of “name that party”?
I'm really really wondering what the party affiliation of Charlotte's mayor might be. How will we ever know?
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/448884261844963328
Breaking: Charlotte's mayor of mysterious party affiliation arrested by FBI in bribery probe http://t.co/smEDDjluna
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 26, 2014
@iowahawkblog @DLoesch First rule of journalism we do not speak of that D word unless it is in glowing terms. R word in negative ways only.
— Mark J.Pyzynski (@Sabre1217) March 26, 2014
Democrat Mayor of Charlotte, Patrick Cannon, a Democrat, arrested on corruption charges. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) March 26, 2014
Oddly, @JohnEkdahl, the Observer doesn't call him a Democrat. Weird!http://t.co/UnH4ACSdDx
— Pete Kaliner (@PeteKaliner) March 26, 2014
Lol! RT @SteveInRTP: I guess party (D) is implied by charges => Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon arrested by FBI http://t.co/BElGrryY28 #ncpol
— Sister Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) March 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/448887224671948800
https://twitter.com/michaelcshort/status/448891160288059392
The mayor of indeterminate party affiliation faces fines of $1.5 million and up to 50 years in prison.
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