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<DIV><SPAN class=094091121-10052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Meanwhile, those of us that are more centered look at both sides and say
our best Bugs Bunny imitations "What a bunch of marroons!"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Joan Opyr<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 10, 2006 1:02
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Vision2020 Moscow<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Neo-Con
media king loves neo-lib Demo queen<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>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.<BR><BR>Yet another reason I won't be voting Hillary in '08.
Liberal my cushy tushy. She's way too conservative.<BR><BR>Joan Opyr/Auntie
Establishment<BR>www.joanopyr.com<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>On May 10,
2006, at 11:39 AM, Tim Lohrmann wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B><I>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?</I></B><BR><B><I>
TL</I></B><BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <B>Murdoch to host
fundraiser for Hillary Clinton</B><BR>By Caroline Daniel in
Washington<BR>Published: May 8 2006 22:01 | Last updated: May 8 2006
22:01<BR><c.gif><?color><?param 0000,0000,EEEE>http://news.ft.com/cms/s/61faabde-deb8-11da-acee-0000779e2340.html<?/color><BR> <BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR><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.<BR>Mr Murdoch will host the
fundraiser, due to be held by July, on behalf of News Corp.<BR> <BR>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.”<BR><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.<BR> <BR>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.<BR> <BR>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.<BR>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.<BR> <BR>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?”<BR> <BR>Mrs Clinton’s
campaign office declined to comment.<BR><I>Additional reporting by Aline Van
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