More Bloomberg Presidential Rumblings…
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, MediaThis time at a media awards ceremony…
“I’m sworn to secrecy,� Rupert Murdoch told The Observer as he was leaving the New-York Historical Society’s auditorium last night. But: “We’re making progress,� the News Corp. chief added.Mr. Murdoch hosted the 9th annual presentation of the Eric Breindel awards for opinion writing alongside Fox News boss Roger Ailes and Newsweek senior editor Lally Weymouth.
Ms. Weymouth glowingly introduced Mayor Bloomberg.
“Everybody in New York that I know thinks he’s a brilliant mayor,� she said. “And everyone thinks he would be a brilliant president.�
And just as a fun little aside, here’s some insight into what Fox News Roger Ailes thinks…
And he had some choice words for Democratic candidates who have decided not to debate on Fox.“The candidates that can’t face Fox, can’t face Al Qaeda,� said Mr. Ailes. “And that’s what’s coming.�
Um, Roger…just because Dems don’t want to debate on Fox because your news outlet has taken a very succinct partisan position in the mediasphere does not mean that they won’t be effective leaders against our continued fight against Al Qaeda.
What a ridiculously hacky thing to say, but thanks for sharing anyway…
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June 6th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
While I don’t agree with Ailes, the fact that the Dems (with the exception of Biden) don’t want to debate on Fox bothers me a lot. First, it opens the door to more division within our country, where Dems debate only on CNN, Reps on Fox and maybe once on MSNBC. The other thing that bothers me with regard to this is that for the last 2 years or more, the Dems have been calling for the administration to talk to Iran and Syria, saying that the President should be willing to talk with people he disagrees with. Yet, they can’t debate on Fox? It seems a little silly to me. If they really want to be the leaders of the party or the country, then they should go on Fox and debate in front of those who disagree with them. Finally, not debating on Fox is really about allowing the radicals at DailyKos to run the show. They don’t want the Dems on Fox so they raise pressure to prevent it. That is one of the main things we’ve criticized about the Reps since Bush came into office, the fact that they kotow to the radicals in the party instead of the moderates.