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UPI 'Conveniently' Neglects Party Label Mention of Indicted Puerto Rico Governor
NewsBusters ^
| December 30, 2008
| P.J. Gladnick
Posted on 12/30/2008 8:00:57 AM PST by PJ-Comix
Once again we have a politician who is indicted on corruption charges and once again we have a news organization who "conveniently" neglects to mention his party label. You will look in vain for the party name of Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila in this United Press International report:
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Dec 29, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Puerto Rico's governor, indicted on corruption charges, posted a video on the popular social networking site Facebook admitting to making mistakes.
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: corruptdems; mediabias; newsblackout; partylabel; puertorico; upi
Read entire story to find out about an encounter your humble correspondent had with another governor of Puerto Rico many years ago.
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12/30/2008 8:00:58 AM PST
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PJ-Comix
To: Paul Heinzman; IMissPresidentReagan; AlexW; Cletus.D.Yokel; ConservativeOrBust; tropical; ...
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12/30/2008 8:01:58 AM PST
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PJ-Comix
(The Tide Turned Just a Half Year After Pearl Harbor)
To: PJ-Comix
It’s all in a days work for United Propagandists International.
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12/30/2008 8:02:24 AM PST
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PGalt
To: PJ-Comix
This is not the same as the US Democratic party. This party favors maintaining commonwealth status. There are two other major parties - the New Progressive Party which favors statehood, and the Independence Party (I'll let you figure that one out).
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12/30/2008 8:37:43 AM PST
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stormer
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