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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
VIDEO: Piers Morgan on Rupertgate: 'Murdoch victim of a 'witch hunt' (CrooksAndLiars.com)
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The most powerful Republican in politics (Politico)
Haley Barbour, image via Wikipedia
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is the most powerful Republican in American politics — at least for the next three months.
Barbour, who runs the Republican Governors Association, has more money to spend on the 2010 elections — $40 million — than any other GOP leader around. And in private, numerous Republicans describe Barbour as the de facto chairman of the party. (See "End Run: Romney's Crafty Financing")
The political class, in particular, is consumed with Barbour’s
behind-the-scenes endeavors — this week, with the $1 million he got from
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. (See "Fox Parent's Donation Causes Stir")
Yet the reality is that Barbour has been uniquely adept at leveraging concerns about President Barack Obama into huge contributions from many others. Bob Perry, the Texas businessman who funded the Swift boat attacks in the 2004 campaigns, has given more than twice as much as News Corp.
Barbour, who runs the Republican Governors Association, has more money to spend on the 2010 elections — $40 million — than any other GOP leader around. And in private, numerous Republicans describe Barbour as the de facto chairman of the party. (See "End Run: Romney's Crafty Financing")
It’s not just because he controls the RGA kitty but, rather, because he
has close relationships with everyone who matters in national GOP
politics — operatives like Karl Rove, Ed Gillespie and other top
Republicans running or raising cash for a network of outside political
groups. Together, these groups are essential to Republican hopes of
regaining power because Democrats are cleaning their clocks through more
traditional fundraising efforts.
Yet the reality is that Barbour has been uniquely adept at leveraging concerns about President Barack Obama into huge contributions from many others. Bob Perry, the Texas businessman who funded the Swift boat attacks in the 2004 campaigns, has given more than twice as much as News Corp.
Monday, March 15, 2010
The Beck Factor at Fox: Staffers say comments taint their work (Howard Kurtz)
Image via WikipediaBy Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer March 15, 2010
NEW YORK
In just over a year, Glenn Beck's blinding burst of stardom has often seemed to overshadow the rest of Fox News.
And that may not be a good thing for the top-rated cable news channel, as many of its staffers are acutely aware.
With his celebrity fueled by a Time cover story, best-selling books, cheerleading role at protest rallies and steady stream of divisive remarks, Beck is drawing big ratings. But there is a deep split within Fox between those -- led by Chairman Roger Ailes -- who are supportive, and many journalists who are worried about the prospect that Beck is becoming the face of the network.
By calling President Obama a racist and branding progressivism a "cancer," Beck has achieved a lightning-rod status that is unusual even for the network owned by Rupert Murdoch. And that, in turn, has complicated the channel's efforts to neutralize White House criticism that Fox is not really a news organization. Beck has become a constant topic of conversation among Fox journalists, some of whom say they believe he uses distorted or inflammatory rhetoric that undermines their credibility.
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