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

[Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor]

Meanwhile, those of us that are more centered look at both sides and say our
best Bugs Bunny imitations "What a bunch of marroons!"
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[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of Joan Opyr
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  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?
                                                TL



     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
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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.

    <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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