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s_knight8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2919071
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>WA****NGTON - Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire Mark Cuban is no
>fan of Sen. Orrin Hatch. And he is going to do what he can to see the
>Utah Republican defeated in next year's election.
> Cuban, who also founded Broadcast.com, told Salt Lake City-based
>radio station KCPW that Hatch's positions on technology are hurting
>America's competitive ability and he needs to be replaced. Cuban, a
>self-described "technology geek," recalled Hatch's previous comment
>that computers harboring illegally downloaded music should be
>destroyed.
Cuban hates anyone who is LDS and that is the sole thing acting in his
mind.
> "The policies and actions of Sen. Hatch are very concerning to me
>from what I read and from my personal interactions with him," Cuban
>told the radio station in an interview aired Friday.
That is funny, coming from a nutcase like Mark Cuban.
>can define him: he's the digital Joe McCarthy," he said, referring to
>the notorious 1950s red-baiter.
> Cuban told The Salt Lake Tribune his efforts are "anti-Hatch more
>than pro-anyone," but that he plans to donate to the federal limit to
>the two candidates who have already announced they are running against
>Hatch, who is seeking his sixth term.
> Cuban can donate up to $4,200 total to each of the candidates in the
>race, which currently includes Hatch, Republican challenger and state
>lawmaker Steve Urquhart and Democrat Pete Ashdown, founder of the
>Internet service provider X-Mission.
> Hatch's campaign manager, Dave Hansen, said voters will find
>Cuban's remarks "inappropriate" and "atrocious" and will reject
>them.
> "Obviously, Mark Cuban believes in the politics of personal
>destruction," Hansen said, adding that Hatch "has a very good
>record in the high-tech industry."
> Hatch was the sponsor of the Induce Act, which essentially would
>have allowed a company to be sued if it induced an individual to
>download copyright-protected music. A ruling by the Supreme Court in
>June essentially affirmed Hatch's goal, and the senator has put his
>legislation on hold.
> Urquhart and Ashdown said Friday they welcome Cuban's sup****t.
>
As much as I like Ashdown, who wouldn't welcome cash to help run their
campains?
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