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Rupert Murdoch Urges Michael Bloomberg to Run for President(The dots are getting connected now)
newsmax ^ | By Bill Hoffmann | Wednesday, 27 Jan 2016 12:38 PM

Posted on 01/27/2016 5:54:27 PM PST by doldrumsforgop

Rupert Murdoch is urging former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to throw his hat in the ring and run for president.

"This is Bloomberg's last chance," the billionaire media mogul tweeted Wednesday morning. "You never know until your hat is in the ring!"

Murdoch added, in what may be a veiled reference to Donald Trump's planned boycott of Thursday's GOP presidential debate on his Fox News Channel: "Events change everything, especially during elections."

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bloomberg
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To: doldrumsforgop

All makes sense, now.


41 posted on 01/27/2016 7:02:19 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I'm fed up.)
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To: iontheball
This election cycle is the breakaway one that will send them to the insane asylum.

Actually, sending them there would be an insult to mental patients.

42 posted on 01/27/2016 7:06:22 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Terrorism, the thing that shall not be named by the MSM)
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To: doldrumsforgop

Rupert don’t be mistaken. It was not your brilliance that built Fox News but the same anger, moral outrage, ethics and Christianity of the No Coast Joe Citizen that is also responsible for the emergence of Trump. Granted you recognized those qualities but don’t mistake Fox News as being the horse that pulls the cart as that position belongs to Joe Citizen.


43 posted on 01/27/2016 7:06:53 PM PST by Cyman
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To: JudyinCanada
I can't either. Bloomberg switched to Republican from Democrat in 2001 before running for Mayor.

His gun control stance would hurt him with Republicans. I think he would draw more democrats than Republicans too.

The only downside to a Bloomberg entry as an independent, is that Bloomberg can spend a lot on advertising trying to take down Trump. But would the rats need bloomberg to do this. Bloomberg could do negative advertising leaving Hillary to look like the only one not duking it out.

"Some of the policies Bloomberg advocates parallel those of either the Democratic or the Republican party platform. He is socially liberal or progressive, supporting abortion rights, same-sex marriage, strict gun control measures, and citizenship for illegal immigrants, for example. On economics, foreign, and domestic issues, Bloomberg tends to be conservative. He opposed a timeline for withdrawal from the Iraq War, and criticized those who favored one. Economically, he supports government involvement in issues such as public welfare, while being strongly in favor of free trade, pro-business, and describing himself as a fiscal conservative because he balanced the city's budget.[77] Environmentally, he believes man-made climate change is real. Bloomberg has been cited for not allowing many emergency officials who responded to the September 11, 2001, attacks to attend the tenth anniversary observation of that day.[78] He also is at odds with many around the United States for not inviting any clergy to the ceremony marking the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.[79]" - Wikipedia

44 posted on 01/27/2016 7:12:36 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: PrairieLady2

sounds about right.


45 posted on 01/27/2016 7:13:40 PM PST by txnativegop (Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
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To: Zhang Fei
"...you'd have to wonder who the elitist is.

Neither wealth at birth or after is required for the term elitist or elite to apply.

elitist: a person who believes that a system or society should be ruled or dominated by an elite.

elite: a person or class of persons considered superior by others or by themselves.

Tell me why Bloomberg does not fit into the definition!

46 posted on 01/27/2016 7:16:22 PM PST by drpix
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To: doldrumsforgop

No way Bloomberg would carry the South. However, Trump would!


47 posted on 01/27/2016 7:19:41 PM PST by Cedar
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To: doldrumsforgop

Rupert Murdoch is a businessman just like Trump. Trump donated to and praised Democrats and said Hitlery would make a good president.

This is how businessmen operate. They have to be nice to the Left.


48 posted on 01/27/2016 7:28:45 PM PST by RginTN (Donald J Trump- why would the people of Ky want a rookie senator when they have Sen Mitch Mcconnell)
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To: stars & stripes forever

And salt on our food.


49 posted on 01/27/2016 7:42:28 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: doldrumsforgop

http://gretawire.foxnewsinsider.com/poll/yes-or-no/

Gretawire poll

Yes or No?

Are you going to watch Thursday’s GOP debate?

No 86.98%

Yes 13.02%


50 posted on 01/27/2016 7:57:07 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: PrairieLady2

What is Murdock? He is newspaper/news/media magnate. The more players in this ‘ball game’ results in a more stories. More scandals. More insults. More advertising. More sales. More profits. More dividends.

He wins and he really doesn’t care who wins the election.


51 posted on 01/27/2016 8:04:11 PM PST by biff
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To: doldrumsforgop

Bloomberg would be an excellent addition to the show. Cuban and Zuckerberg too. I may vote for Lautenberg’s corpse if the Democrats dig him up.


52 posted on 01/27/2016 8:09:46 PM PST by dead ("I'm up to my eyeball in virgin goats!" - Mullah Omar)
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To: Zhang Fei
Having money is not enough to win.

Bloomberg is a pro amnesty gun grabber with the personality of a robot. He is also a midget. I saw a picture of him standing next to Trump that was truly embarrassing.

53 posted on 01/28/2016 12:56:26 AM PST by Helicondelta
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To: JudyinCanada

I know. This helps republican.


54 posted on 01/28/2016 1:40:16 AM PST by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: doldrumsforgop

Broadcast this far and wide. Watching Bloomberg (Murdoch) spend a fortune to go down in flames would be so rewarding.


55 posted on 01/28/2016 2:06:31 AM PST by AdaGray
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To: buwaya

The little arrogant dictator who banned salt and trans fats wants to be your gun confiscation president


56 posted on 01/28/2016 4:20:21 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: doldrumsforgop

From my admittedly limited point of view I see this as a move to generate even more political advertising income. Trump is just not putting out the advertising dollars that they need to see.


57 posted on 01/28/2016 5:27:47 AM PST by The Working Man
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To: dp0622

or not


58 posted on 01/28/2016 5:31:01 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trump.)
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To: bert

bill was hysterical.

fox is done after its latest michael moore/twitter attack against trump double whammy

when you are not in the position of power, you dont poke the other side.

they will lose 20 million dollars possibly tonight.

rating will plummet terribly


59 posted on 01/28/2016 5:38:46 AM PST by dp0622
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To: unixfox

Bloomberg was the one who supported the building of the Ground Zero Mosque, remember. Trump would have a good time with that one.


60 posted on 01/31/2016 1:18:39 PM PST by cradle of freedom
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