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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 03:22 PM
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Murdoch is supporting Obama.
From the NY Times..

..snip

Ms. Murdoch, 39, who is Mr. Murdoch’s second daughter, is one of several “event chairs” for the April 28 event at her home in Notting Hill. Others include the actress Gwyneth Paltrow; Cristina Stenbeck, a Swedish heiress; and a celebrity chef in London, Ruthie Rogers. David Blood, who runs an investment fund with former Vice President Al Gore that specializes in environmentally friendly companies, is listed as one of 20 “event hosts.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/us/politics/02murdoch.html

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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 03:23 PM
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1. HIS DAUGHTER. Wasn't Giuliani's daughter an Obama supporter too?
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 03:24 PM
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2. Misleading title..... should say "Murdoch's DAUGHTER is supporting Obama"...
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Speck Tater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 03:33 PM
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7. Or Murdoch's daughter supports Bill's wife's opponent. NT
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 04:03 PM
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10. Not really--the article says Rupert Murdoch's PAPER endorsed Obama, as well.
But The Post endorsed Mr. Obama before New York, New Jersey and other states voted on Feb. 5, publishing a highly critical editorial on its front page that led media observers to declare that the honeymoon was over for Mr. Murdoch and Mrs. Clinton.

Many longtime Murdoch observers have noted that he is above all a pragmatist, who has a history of supporting candidates who could potentially help his financial bottom line, regardless of party affiliation.

“He has a very well-informed sense of the influence of politics on his business interests,” said Reed Hundt, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in the first Clinton administration, who during negotiations had an up-close view of how the media mogul seeks to influence government.


“I don’t think you can interpret the event,” he said, “as anything other than she is enthusiastic about Obama’s campaign.”

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YDogg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 03:26 PM
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3. Perhaps she has not inherited her father's views?
I know nothing much about her, other than what is in that article.
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 03:28 PM
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4. as a child of a goldwater family it warms me to see redemption happening in the most
unlikely places
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 03:28 PM
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5. Hitler supports Hillary.
Mr. John Doe Hitler, 14, who is Hitler's great-grand 3rd cousin, threw his support around Hillary Clinton by chairing an event at McNutty Hill.


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DarienComp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 03:30 PM
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6. Come on.
You must see how misleading your title is.
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Hugabear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 03:34 PM
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8. Do you think the OP cares?
It's well known that Rupert Murdoch himself is supporting Hillary. The OP was a deliberate attempt to mislead people who just scan the headlines without actually clicking on them.
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DarienComp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-02-08 03:36 PM
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9. I just can't understand people who lie so obviously.
Don't they have any self-respect at all? How do they even look in the mirror?
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