Meet Peter Thiel Trump Taps Billionaire Who Helped Bankrupt Gawker to Speak at RNC

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http://democracynow.org - On Thursday night, Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel made history by becoming the first speaker at a Republican National Convention to declare that he was proud to be gay. Thiel made headlines earlier this year when he confirmed to The New York Times that he personally spent $10 million to secretly fund a controversial lawsuit by wrestler Hulk Hogan against Gawker Media. Hogan sued the company for invasion of privacy after Gawker posted a sex tape, and in May a jury awarded the wrestler $140 million, forcing Gawker to declare bankruptcy. Thiel set his eyes on Gawker after the site published a 2007 article headlined Peter Thiel is totally gay, people. We are joined by Sam Biddle, technology reporter at The Intercept, formerly at Gawker, who has followed Thiel closely. • Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: http://democracynow.org • Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today: http://democracynow.org/donate • FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: • Facebook: / democracynow • Twitter: / democracynow • YouTube: / democracynow • SoundCloud: / democracynow • Daily Email: http://democracynow.org/subscribe • Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DemocracyNow • Instagram: / democracynow • Tumblr: / democracynow • Pinterest: / democracynow • iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/demo... • TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Democracy-Now... • Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/democ...

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