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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Name that Party: Over 100 Media Outlets Fail to Tag Racine, Wis. Mayor As a Democrat Upon Sentencing

Former Racine, WI Mayor Gary Becker, Democrat
From NewsBusters
By Tom Blumer

This one's a particularly egregious example of party-ID dodging, even for those of us who are used to seeing the establishment media avoid mentioning the political party of almost any disgraced or troubled Democratic public official.

Former Racine, Wisconsin mayor Gary Becker, a Democrat, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for child enticement and attempted sexual assault of a child.

Here are the results of a Google News search on "Gary Becker Racine mayor" (without quotes) shortly after midnight.


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