Andrew Hurst for Congress
Crossposted on Raising Kaine.
Tom Davis relied heavily on an article that quoted the incumbent Congressman in The Examiner to needle Andrew Hurst in their debate Tuesday night. The Examiner is that free paper that starting appearing on your doorstep in the past year or so. How much do you know about that paper?
It's owned by Philip F. Anschutz, an ultra-conservative, one who at first blush is a hard guy not to like. He seems like no Dick Cheney -- he funded the movie Ray when no one else would. He was determined to bring The Chronicles of Narnia to the big screen. He invests in the soccer team, DC United.
However, Anschutz is one of the entitled Davis beneficiaries, paying out the most through Qwest's three PACs when the company was in legal trouble for insider trading, Enron-like accounting, and bidding for one of the fattest government contracts ever, which is under the jurisdiction of Davis's Government Reform Committee.
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