Andrew Sullivan reacts to news that Rupert Murdoch is looking to sell The Weekly Standard:
Things that make you go hmmmm. The possible buyer is a far right Christianist, Philip Anschutz, whose campaigns include keeping gay people marginalized (he funded Colorado's Amendment 2), discouraging the teaching of evolution (he founded the Discovery Institute), and the Pass It On organization, the Foundation For A Better Life. It would mean even more theoconservatism and Christianism at TWS - just what we need!
Actually, from following Sully's first link, it appears a lot more than "possible:"
News Corp. is near a deal to sell its right-wing political magazine, the Weekly Standard, to conservative media mogul Philip Anschutz, according to people familiar with the situation.
[Update 2009-06-17 22:53] The deal is done (via). Interesting to note/worth keeping in mind that the Washington Examiner and the San Francisco Examiner are already owned by Anschutz.
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