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| − | [[Image:mark-cuban.jpg|right|thumb| Mark Cuban]] | + | [[Image:mark-cuban.jpg|right|thumb|a younger Mark Cuban]] |
| − | | + | '''Mark Cuban''' is an [[Opposition to Donald Trump|anti-Trump]] [[liberal]] and minority owner of the [[NBA]] [[Dallas Mavericks]], after selling the majority interest to owners of the [[gambling]] company Las Vegas Sands Corp. Previously Cuban became an [[oligarch]] by selling his dotcom company Broadcast.com to [[Yahoo]]. Worth a few billion dollars in 2007, he made number 133 on Forbes' "World's Richest People" then. Mark, a native of suburban [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]] is considered controversial on a number of issues both on and off the [[basketball]] court. |
| − | '''Mark Cuban''' is the current owner of HDNet and well known as the [[NBA]] [[Dallas Mavericks]] owner. Mark became an [[oligarch]] by selling his dotcom company Broadcast.com to [[Yahoo]]. Worth approximately 2.8 billion dollars, he made number 133 on Forbes' "World's Richest People" in 2007. Mark, a native of suburban [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania is considered controversial on a number of issues both on and off the [[basketball]] court. | |
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| | Cuban has said he has no problem doing business with the [[genocidal]] [[Communist Chinese]] regime.<ref>https://www.outkick.com/mark-cuban-megyn-kelly/</ref> | | Cuban has said he has no problem doing business with the [[genocidal]] [[Communist Chinese]] regime.<ref>https://www.outkick.com/mark-cuban-megyn-kelly/</ref> |
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| | "Independent, leaning to [[libertarian]]. I vote for the candidate who I think will do the least." <ref>Austin American-Statesman (May 19, 2006)</ref> Cuban trashed [[Biden]]'s [[socialist]] spending and tax plan. However, he enthusiastically supports [[Kamala Harris]] in the 2024 election. | | "Independent, leaning to [[libertarian]]. I vote for the candidate who I think will do the least." <ref>Austin American-Statesman (May 19, 2006)</ref> Cuban trashed [[Biden]]'s [[socialist]] spending and tax plan. However, he enthusiastically supports [[Kamala Harris]] in the 2024 election. |
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| − | Mark Cuban has been named in an insider trading scandal. Accused of saving $750,000. by dumping his stake in an [[Internet]] company just after he heard confidentially that the company was about to issue low-priced shares.<ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122693827604333637.html SEC Calls a Foul on NBA's Cuban, Alleges Insider Trades in Web Firm] Wall Street Journal, NOVEMBER 18, 2008</ref>
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| | Cuban had financed the [[anti-American]] movie ''Redacted'', which flopped at the box office. It was a story of an alleged rape and murder of an Iraqi girl by U.S. soldiers. | | Cuban had financed the [[anti-American]] movie ''Redacted'', which flopped at the box office. It was a story of an alleged rape and murder of an Iraqi girl by U.S. soldiers. |
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