Today's installment of campaign-related news items that won't necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers:
* In an unexpected turn, Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch has begun complaining about the competence of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. The conservative media mogul soon added, however, "Of course I want [Romney] to win [to] save us from socialism."
* Speaking of the Romney campaign, its new attack ad targeting President Obama features four-year-old criticism from Obama's Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
* Morgan Stanley employees are being encouraged to give money to Romney. The financial firm will also host a Romney fundraising event at its corporate headquarters in New York City later this month.
* On Tuesday, it looked as Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) had won his Democratic primary. As of yesterday, his victory appears far less secure.
* In Massachusetts, Romney's former constituents aren't especially interested in giving him a promotion -- PPP shows Obama leading Romney in the Bay State by 16 points.
* Rep. Jeff Flake (R), worried that the U.S. Senate race in Arizona is slipping away from him, has put down another $1.4 million for airtime, and will start another round of advertising next week.
* And speaking of buying ad time, the House Majority PAC and the SEIU have bought nearly $20 million in ad time for the fall, targeting 47 competitive House races.
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So . . . in Murdoch World, incompetence is preferable to socialism. Why am I not surprised?
Keep your eye on that Arizona race. Flake's right, with the focus on Dr. Richard Carmona, the seat is slipping from his grasp -- and if you don;t know about Carmona, I'll have a piece on him no later than tomorrow's campaign round-up. Google him or check his Wikipedia entry in th meantime. Here's just two hints:
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Are these quotes from local progressive blogs? No, the first [blank] replaces "Arizona GOP strategist Jason Rose"; the second, "Grant Woods, a former Republican attorney general of Arizona."
Yes, he's just that good, and, despite being W's Surgeon General and a registered independent until recently, he's no Blue Dog. Read the interview in the WaPo as well.
Rachel: This comment directed to you, re: the Mediaite article this morning, has been taken down and I am being blocked from the site -- apparently by a covert censorship regime run by a military contractor under USG contract. So in the interest of freedom of speech, I am taking the liberty to post it here, to your attention...
Personal to Rachel: It is possible that your depression could be INDUCED by the same covert cell tower electromagnetic weapon system that is being used to silently assault, torture and impair alleged "dissidents" and undesirables. This veteran mainstream journalist has been under e-attack for more than eight years:
http://viclivingston.blogspot.com/2011/12/u.html
On the censorship issue, please see this:
LOCKHEED MARTIN RUNS DRACONIAN CENSORSHIP REGIME FOR U.S. AGENCIES/COMMANDS -- INTERCEPTS, CENSORS, TAMPERS WITH TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF EXTRAJUDICIALLY 'TARGETED' AMERICANS, LEAVING THEM VULNERABLE TO I.D. THEFT, FRAUD, SAYS VETERAN JOURNALIST:
http://nowpublic.com/world/u-s-govt-censors-internet-political-speech-fraud-deception
The LAST thing Murdoch wants is for Republican control. He's about the bucks, not the politics, and the bucks tell him it's much more profitable to his enterprises to have Obama stay in the WH.
After all, there's considerable conservative anger to be mined for massive profit.
And I'm sure Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, Malkin, et al feel exactly the same way. Besides, not being in charge absolves them of the responsibility to have to, you know, actually solve any of the country's problems.