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<td class="" style="">28 December 1939 <span class="noprint">(age 70)</span><br>
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<p><b>Philip Frederick Anschutz</b> (pronounced <i>ANN-shoots</i>, born 28 December 1939 in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell,_Kansas" title="Russell, Kansas">Russell, Kansas</a>) is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a>
entrepreneur. Anschutz bought out his father's drilling company in
1961, and earned large returns in Wyoming. He then diversified his
portfolio by investing in stocks, real estate, and railroads. He then
began investing in entertainment companies, co-founding <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> as well as multiple teams, including the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA_Galaxy" title="LA Galaxy" class="mw-redirect">LA Galaxy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Fire_S.C." title="Chicago Fire S.C.">Chicago Fire</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Dynamo" title="Houston Dynamo">Houston Dynamo</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Earthquakes" title="San Jose Earthquakes">San Jose Earthquakes</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Red_Bulls" title="New York Red Bulls">New York / New Jersey Metro Stars</a>, and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Wizards" title="Kansas City Wizards" class="mw-redirect">Kansas City Wizards</a>. In addition, Anschutz owns stakes in the <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA_Lakers" title="LA Lakers" class="mw-redirect">LA Lakers</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA_Kings" title="LA Kings" class="mw-redirect">LA Kings</a>, and venues including the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staples_Center" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_O2_Arena_%28London%29" title="The O2 Arena (London)">The O2 Arena (London)</a>, and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Depot_Center" title="Home Depot Center" class="mw-redirect">Home Depot Center</a>. Anschutz also invests in family films such as <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia" title="The Chronicles of Narnia">The Chronicles of Narnia</a>.</i> Forbes ranks him the 34th richest person in the U.S. with an estimated net worth of $7 billion as of October 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Anschutz#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></p><p><sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Anschutz#cite_note-0"><span>...</span></a></sup></p><br><p>Often identified as "Christian billionaire Phil Anschutz",<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Anschutz#cite_note-10"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> he is a Republican donor who supported <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_Cabinet" title="George W. Bush Cabinet" class="mw-redirect">administration</a>. He has been an active patron of a number of religious and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative" title="Conservative" class="mw-redirect">conservative</a> causes:</p>
<ul><li>Helped fund <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>'s
1992 Amendment 2, a ballot initiative designed to overturn local and
state laws that prohibit discrimination against individuals on the basis
of sexual orientation but was invalidated by <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romer_v._Evans" title="Romer v. Evans">Romer v. Evans</a></i> after it passed.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Anschutz#cite_note-11"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup></li><li>Helped fund the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_Institute" title="Discovery Institute">Discovery Institute</a>, a think tank based in Seattle, Washington that promotes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_design" title="Intelligent design">intelligent design</a> and criticizes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution" title="Evolution">evolution</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nerve_12-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Anschutz#cite_note-nerve-12"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup></li><li>Supported the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents_Television_Council"
title="Parents Television Council">Parents Television Council</a>, a group that protests against television indecency.<sup id="cite_ref-nerve_12-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Anschutz#cite_note-nerve-12"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup></li><li>Financed and distributed films with Christian themes, such as <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_Grace_%282006_film%29" title="Amazing Grace (2006 film)">Amazing Grace</a></i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia:_The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe" title="The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe">The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</a></i>,
for mass audiences through his two film production companies and
ownership of much of the Regal, Edwards and United Artists theater
chains.</li><li>Financed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Foundation_for_a_Better_Life" title="The Foundation for a Better Life">The Foundation for a Better Life</a>.</li><li>In 2009 Anschutz purchased the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism" title="Conservatism">conservative</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> opinion <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magazine" title="Magazine">magazine</a> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weekly_Standard" title="The Weekly Standard">The Weekly Standard</a></i> from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch" title="Rupert Murdoch">Rupert Murdoch</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corporation" title="News Corporation">News Corporation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Anschutz#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup></li></ul>Ron
Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA<div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Kenneth Marcy <kmmos1@frontier.com>; Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, December 20, 2010 7:33:13 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Installment #2 - Character<br></font><br>
"The Foundation for a Better Life" owns the site.<br><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Foundation_for_a_Better_Life">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Foundation_for_a_Better_Life</a></span><br><br>Tom Hansen<br>Moscow, Idaho<br><br><br>On Mon, December 20, 2010 7:14 am, Kenneth Marcy wrote:<br>> On Thursday 16 December 2010 09:20:42 Jeff Harkins wrote:<br>>> Character is strength and originality in a person's nature.<br>>><br>>> If you have a thought, comment or contribution to the "Values" project,<br><span>>> consider posting it here: -<a target="_blank" href="http://www.values.com/character">http://www.values.com/character</a></span><br>>><br>>> Oh, the sequencing of the "values" is by my own "random selection<br>>> process". No hidden agenda.<br>><br>> Who are the owners of, the people behind, <a target="_blank"
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