Murdoch's New York Post Endorses Hillary

(CBS/AP)  The New York Post endorsed Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for re-election on Monday, saying her Republican challenger, John Spencer, "isn't a credible alternative."

The endorsement comes as a surprise given the right-leaning views of the Post, owned by media magnate Rupert Murdoch.

Clinton won her Senate seat in 2000 despite a concerted effort by the Post to attack her candidacy. The Post even ran a pleading headline, "Don't Run!" before Clinton formally joined the race.

During Bill Clinton's last year in the White House, the Post's news pages frequently referred to him as "horndog-in-chief."

"Surprised? Well, so are we — a little," said the editorial in the Post, which has a generally right-leaning editorial page. "But, then, there really isn't much of a choice in this race."

And what about Clinton's reported White House aspirations?

"...We think she's done such a good job these last six years that she'd do well to serve six more. If not 12," said the Post. "Re-elect Hillary. In 2012."

In addition to the Post, News Corp., the global media conglomerate controlled by Murdoch, owns Fox News and other television networks, as well as The Times of London and many other British and Australian newspapers.

Despite the general conservative slant of Murdoch's media, he hosted a fund-raising breakfast for Clinton in July, which was "a shock to both his right-wing allies and his liberal enemies," according to The New Yorker.

The Post seems to have been kinder to Clinton recently.

"Well, New Yorkers simply expect their major officeholders to be presidential aspirants — and the pols always rise to the bait (occasionally delivering ludicrous results; has anyone seen George Pataki in New York lately?)," the Post editorial read.

"So Hillary's caught the bug. So what?"

[bluestardad]

blah blah blah, win this election first then in 08 talk of 08

[Atlantic2752]

hey misvision, see ya later

[rsoxfan1123]

huskerarmy-you hit the nail on the head, as per usual.

[rsoxfan1123]

Hillary Clinton is inteligent, charismatic and capable leader. anyone that has heard her speak conversationally knows she is a quick wit with a reliable moral compass. She couldn't fix the damage done by bush and his cronies overnight, but she could get us moving in the right direction.

[huskerarmy]

"If you liberals need a candidate with promise there is only one person who can help ...Barack Obama. He's your ONLY hope!"

Barack and Hillary agree on many more issues then they disagree on. And of course when Mr. Obama is ready, the righties will swift boat him just the same and misvision will certainly disovow the statement above.

[rsoxfan1123]

mlsvision is probably freudian for misogyny, a common republican trait....

[huskerarmy]

"If that women is elected president I'm moving out of this country."

Is that a promise?

[huskerarmy]

"Chris Wallace, from Fox News, the guy who interviewed Bill Clinton when he popped a gasket was a registered democrat."

Wallace explained his party affiliation... by noting that a large majority of D.C. is Democrat. "If you want a say in who's going to be the next mayor or councilman, you have to vote in the Democratic primary."
He however maintains that he has voted for candidates from both major parties.

Bob Novak once indicated that he too is a Democrat. Bob also lives in DC, where, as a practical matter, only Democrats get to vote, at least if you want it to count for some thing.

The Chris Wallace we've all seen and know is nevertheless extremely conservative.

[oleander8]

There's no doubt that far-right conservatives have a disabling fear of the Clinton's -- I've never understood it.

Kudos to Murdoch for looking at the candidates and judging them at their worth and not their party affiliation. It's what more people should be doing.

[rsoxfan1123]

mlsvision- I think you typing "women" instead of "woman" is a freudian slip. Beter stare at FOX with your shotgun in hand, get all ready for the Second Coming.