Midknight Review -- new and revised: First, the Boston Globe was sold for a 93% loss by the NYT; now, the WaPost has sold to the owner of Amazon.

Politico makes the announcement the Washington Post could not: The transaction covers The Washington Post and other publishing businesses, including the Express newspaper, The Gazette Newspapers, Southern Maryland Newspapers, Fairfax County Times, El Tiempo Latino and Greater Washington Publishing.

In a separate letter to staff, Bezos promised that his ownership would bring no radical change to the paper's core values, but said the paper would need to "invent" and "experiment" to keep pace with the transformations in digital journalism.

"The values of The Post do not need changing," he wrote. "The paper’s duty will remain to its readers and not to the private interests of its owners. We will continue to follow the truth wherever it leads, and we’ll work hard not to make mistakes. When we do, we will own up to them quickly and completely."

Editor's notes: Bezos' promise for the status quo, or something similar, is unbelievable. The WaPost has been under the same ownership for 80 years and is considered the second most influential paper in the States. Weeks before, the New York Times was forced to take a 93% loss on his money, and sold the Boston Globe. CNN and MSNBC have trade places for last place in the cable news ratings while FOX NEWS continues to set records, year after year.

"No changes?" We all know that the paper would not have sold if times were good, but they are not and I believe the Left has the feckless . . . . . . the obviously feckless, Obama to thank for the mess in which the Lefties find themselves --------- and to think, after the 2008, all we heard were news ledes predicting the total and irreversible demise of conservative politics. Of course, it is far too early to start dancing in the streets.

The Stated Nonsense from the Left now includes these Progressive goals:

July 2, 2008, Obama had this to say: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

MICHELLE OBAMA: "Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."

“ . . . . . . they have become a generation of activists possessed with that most American of ideas – that people who love their country can change it.” -- Obama the Radical

On September 30, Van Jones told MSNBC "I think everybody should hold onto your seats. October is going to be the turning point when it comes to the progressive fight back."

Midknight Review -- new and revised

First, the Boston Globe was sold for a 93% loss by the NYT; now, the WaPost has sold to the owner of Amazon.

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