Reporters banned from N.M. GOP Convention

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SANTA FE – The New Mexico Republican Party’s state convention this weekend could take place in the dark – at least figuratively.

Sandia Resort and Casino officials notified GOP staffers on Tuesday that Sandia Pueblo’s tribal government will not allow news media to attend the convention, which will include a hotly contested race for a Republican National Committee post and ... 24 delegates to its national party convention in Cleveland in July.

Several media outlets, including the (Albuquerque) Journal, had previously submitted requests to the state GOP for media credentials. ... the media blackout comes less than two weeks after the state Republican Party announced plans to charge media representatives $100 to cover the (N.M.) convention.

http://www.abqjournal.com/775970/reporters-banned-from-convention.html

[virtualobserver]

1. they got the idea from Kim Jong-un

[PJMcK]

2. But those Republicans are real patriots (n/t)