Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Murdoch likes Obama
I recently viewed a video on You Tube where Rupert Murdoch, media mogul and owner of FOX News, admits to favoring Obama, and allowing the New York Post to endorse Obama in the New York primary election. I just find this interesting that the man who controls arguably the most biased right-wing news corporation supports Obama for president. What does this say about the hypocritical elite and the influence they have over voters? I was in Alabama over the weekend, McCain country, and I literally heard a middle aged man trying to persuade his buddy that, "Hell sure, Fox is good. I get all my information there and it hasn't led me wrong yet." I wish I were kidding. You would think that Murdoch, an educated man in his own right, would realize the influence he has on the voting public, and provide them with the opinions reflecting the views of the owner.
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I don't know, personally I'm pretty sure this guy realizes exactly what influence he has-he controls over a dozen radio stations nationwide, as well as publishing corporations, and other media sources. Hes been in the business for decades, so I have to say that it would be damned near impossible for him not to realize the influence he has.
What I thought was funny is that he claimed that Fox was a neutral news source. The laughter of the audience mimics my own.
The guy is definitely confusing, but he knows exactly what he's doing. You can't become that powerful by being clueless.
The weird thing is that he claims to support Obama, but yet Fox's programs have not shown any less animosity toward Obama. Recall when Sean Hannity hosted a program in which he accused Obama of being a radical muslim, and harped on his "radical past" and "radical friendships" on a Fox show. Where was Murdoch? If he really does support Obama, then why did he allow such a radically anti-Obama program to run?
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