[Vision2020] Neo-Con media king loves neo-lib Demo queen

[Joan Opyr]

What's interesting to me about this article is that Murdoch pulled the  
same stunt with Tony Blair and New Labour.  When the Conservatives in  
Britain fell to bits under John Major, Murdoch and Blair worked out a  
devil's bargain of some sort, and Murdoch threw the weight of the Sun  
and the Daily Mail behind Blair's New Labour.  Is a similar deal in the  
works for Hillary?  This suggests to me (along with the Wal-Mart  
connection) that she's swung sufficiently to the right to please the  
old Oz.

Yet another reason I won't be voting Hillary in '08.  Liberal my cushy  
tushy.  She's way too conservative.

Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
www.joanopyr.com

PS: Neo-liberal?  Please.  First liberals became moderates; then they  
became conservatives.  Why?  Because the conservatives haven't been  
conservative since the Contract on America in 1994.  They've hung  
themselves from the tallest John Birch tree.

On May 10, 2006, at 11:39 AM, Tim Lohrmann wrote:

> You might think that Hilly's time on the Wal-Mart Corporation's Board  
> of Directors, combined with her "stand-by-your-man" act as Billy's gal  
> would have sufficiently fattened her big money contributor  
> rolodex....but now this?
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>  Murdoch to host fundraiser for Hillary Clinton
> By Caroline Daniel in Washington
> Published: May 8 2006 22:01 | Last updated: May 8 2006 22:01
> <c.gif>http://news.ft.com/cms/s/61faabde-deb8-11da-acee 
> -0000779e2340.html
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> Rupert Murdoch, the conservative media mogul whose New York Post  
> tabloid savaged Hillary Clinton’s initial aspirations to become a US  
> senator for New York, has agreed to host a political fundraiser for  
> her re-election campaign.
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> <c.gif><c.gif><c.gif>The decision underlines an incongruous thawing of  
> relations between Mr Murdoch and Mrs Clinton, who in 1998 coined the  
> phrase “vast rightwing conspiracy” to denounce critics of her husband,  
> such as Fox News, the conservative cable channel owned by Mr Murdoch’s  
> News Corporation.
> Mr Murdoch will host the fundraiser, due to be held by July, on behalf  
> of News Corp.
>  
> One person involved in the event said it reflected his views of her as  
> a senator, rather than as a presidential candidate. “They have a  
> respectful and cordial relationship. He has respect for the work she  
> has done on behalf of New York. I wouldn’t say it was illustrative of  
> a close ongoing relationship. It is not like they are dining out  
> together.”
> <pql.gif><pql.gif>The decision reflects an assiduous courtship by Mrs  
> Clinton and former President Bill Clinton. Last month Mrs Clinton  
> surprised Washington by attending the “Fox News Sunday” 10th  
> anniversary party, where she chatted with Mr Murdoch.
>  
> Mr Clinton has encouraged Mr Murdoch’s involvement with his Global  
> Initiative and has invited him to speak again at the second forum in  
> September. The former president will also address News Corp’s summer  
> conference.
>  
> The fundraiser for Ms Clinton’s re-election is in stark contrast to  
> the brutal coverage from the New York Post of her first Senate  
> campaign.
> The partisan tabloid ran unflattering pictures, and frontpage  
> headlines pleading: “DON’T RUN”. A poll from the Post’s website during  
> the campaign identified her as the sixth “most evil” person of the  
> millennium, ahead of Benito Mussolini and Vlad the Impaler. Her  
> husband ranked second.
>  
> One media lobbyist said: “Murdoch will be for the Republicans but he  
> is also smart enough to know that the Republicans might not win. At  
> some level, whether nationally or in New York, Hillary is the future  
> and what savvy businessman would not want to put a line of interest in  
> someone who will be the future?”
>  
> Mrs Clinton’s campaign office declined to comment.
> Additional reporting by Aline Van Duyn



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