Rupert Murdoch calls Obama a “Rock Star”, says he’ll beat McCain

[kpete]

Rupert Murdoch Says Obama Will Win

Carlsbad, CA -- Tonight at the "All Things Digital" conference sponsored by the Wall Street Journal. Rupert Murdoch -- Chairman of News Corp, new WSJ owner, and longtime torchbearer for conservative politics -- said this about Barack Obama: "He is a rock star. I love what he is saying about education. I think he will win and I am anxious to meet him."

About the presumptive Republican nominee, Murdoch said, "McCain is a friend of mine. But I think he's got a lot of problems. He has been in Congress a long time, and you have to make a lot of compromises. So what's he really stand for?... I think he has a lot of problems."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-rosen/rupert-murdoch-says-obama_b_104018.html
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/5/murdoch_u_s_economy_in_for_a_very_hard_time_

[jefferson_dem]

1. Just upped a snippet to the video forum.

:hi:

[sundancekid]

2. "I think he will win" is the money quote - yes, President Obama

[NotThisTime]

3. I might be wrong, but does he not own Faux news??? How odd he would say this

Even though it is true...

[MadHound]

5. Not odd, just an admission of reality

That's why he was hosting Hillary fundraisers earlier in the year, trying desperately to derail Obama. Now that the writing's on the wall and Hillary is going down, I think ol' Rupert is simply acknowledging reality, and perhaps trying to get on the good side of Obama.

[Butch350]

6. 3. I might be wrong, but does he not own Faux news???

That's just his day job cash cow - pandering to the idiots - who are Gullable enough - to believe in horseshit - and too lazy
to verify the truth by researching the information for themselves.

[MessiahRp]

8. I think he is as far right as they get

But most Social and even Fiscal Conservatives don't think McCain is their guy or that he will stand up for them. I think many of them see McCain as the Walter Mondale this year for their nomination. Someone some of them will vote for but apathetically at best and someone they expect to be crushed in the wake of a well spoken "change" candidate.

He's their sacrificial lamb.

Their best hope is that all the shit Bush has pulled to wreck our economy in combination with holding on to just enough Senate seats to prevent changes from ever getting through Congress will pin the failure to fix everything on Obama and open a door to 2012.

Americans should be dumb enough by then to forget what Bush has wrought.

Rp

[DevonRex]

4. Thank you. I'd love to see what Barack can do to Murdoch.

After a long conversation, who knows? Old Rupe might come to his senses.

[rox63]

7. Have I just dropped into upside-down world? n/t

[Colobo]

9. Even Rudoph realizes it.

[Orsino]

10. And simply by being quoted, Murdoch wins.

:mad:

[PretzelWarrior]

11. KICK. he didn't become a billionaire for nothing

he may be the root of all evil. but in this case he is right.