WaPo Reporters to New Boss: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been a Libertarian?
Because that's so frightening
Jeff Bezos, new owner of the Washington Post, is regarded as a secretive man. But newspaper proprietorship inevitably intrigues the public. Well, to be honest, it is much more intriguing to journalists.
So it's no surprise that the Amazon founder has been the subject of widespread journalistic speculation since he acquired the Post company 10 days ago.
Unsurprisingly, the main investigators of his motives have been the Post's own staff. They greeted him with an uncompromising analysis of Amazon's political lobbying.
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Well, the guy might actually use his property as he sees fit! Lefties quail at the thought!
Anything but standard leftist power worship will be followed by gnashing of teeth and rending of garments by those fools.