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subsuelo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 01:14 PM
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Where does The American Spectator get its funding?
Anyone know much about that? They survive all on advertising? Any big corporate sponsors? Thanks I'm just curious about it.
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DURHAM D Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 01:17 PM
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1. I think from William M. Scaife.
You know, they guy who used his money to get Clinton impeached.

The M stands for Mellon.
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subsuelo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 01:21 PM
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3. Richard Scaife?
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/02/scaife200802">This guy?
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DURHAM D Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 01:43 PM
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4. Yep - the guy is CERTIFIABLE! nt
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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 01:19 PM
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2. Billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife
loves to own ink by the barrel. Thus, the Spectator (among other barrels of ink type enterprises)
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 02:02 PM
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5. George Gilder sold the magazine for $1 back to Tyrrell and the American Alternative Foundation.
Edited on Tue Oct-20-09 02:03 PM by sinkingfeeling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Spectator
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