CNN’s getting way too predictable. Visitors to its site couldn’t help but notice that in its report about Charlotte, N.C., mayor Patrick D. Cannon’s resignation following various criminal charges, CNN left out one very important detail:
Charlotte mayor accused of bribery, extortion@CNN never mentions his party. http://t.co/RaC58Cs6Wj
— Patri (@puj_rit) March 27, 2014
CNN writes article on corrupt Charlotte mayor. Somehow fails to mention his party affiliation (D). http://t.co/nkiPVC7KJn
— Schmidt (@MrRileySchmidt) March 27, 2014
CNN sleuths unable to solve the mystery of arrested mayor's party affiliation http://t.co/CXUt62QSll #MysteryParty
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 27, 2014
Funny, that.
https://twitter.com/jfgroves/status/449194005608562688
That’s a start, we suppose. But if you really want to know which party Cannon belongs to, you’ll have to expand your horizons quite a bit:
https://twitter.com/mreed5271/status/449193603982970880
Heh.
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