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Post by redwolf on May 29, 2008 13:02:42 GMT -6
Barack Obama’s Unlikely Supporter: Rupert 'Fox News' Murdochby Sarah Lacy "Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg had a long day of grilling executives at their All Things Digital Conference. But they saved Rupert Murdoch -- their Wall Street Journal overlord -- for last. The highlight? Murdoch’s not-quite-but-almost endorsement of Barack Obama for president.The founder -- and defender -- of Fox News said he expected Obama to win in a landslide, citing widespread unhappiness with the current administration and his disenchantment with Republican contender John McCain. Murdoch added that after a long career in the Senate, McCain had been forced to compromise too much and doesn’t stand for much. Murdoch even nonchalantly owned up to influencing the New York Post to back Obama in the New York primary."finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/20951/Barack-Obama%E2%80%99s-Unlikely-Supporter-Rupert-'Fox-News'-Murdoch?tickers=nws,msft,yhoo,nyt
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Post by unlawflcombatnt on May 29, 2008 18:01:40 GMT -6
Interesting, though not surprising. Big money interests always flock to the front-runner, to insure that they have maximum influence on the future President and their administration.
It's also worth noting that both Clinton & Obama have received about 2 times as much in contributions from Wall Street and investment banks as McCain has received.
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