Fox News and Giuliani

Amid all the claims that Giuliani is receiving favorable coverage from Fox News, I want to take a little flashback to May/July of 2006 when Rupert Murdoch announced, then held, a major New York fundraiser for Hillary Clinton.

Let's step back a bit. Murdoch is infamous for tempering his media to curry favor with politicians who can help him, perhaps the most famous case being Murdoch's questionable dealings in China to get the first foreign owned cable distribution deal.

Murdoch, the top level above Giuliani friend Roger Ailes, is all about power and his business. His press in the US may all have a conservative bent, but, from his overriding business interest, he will always seek to curry favor with those in power.

Now, certainly FoxNews can't go pro-Hillary Clinton, but I gotta say it's no coincidence that the Fox focus is on the frontrunners. Do you think Murdoch would have let this go if Roger Ailes was supporting McCain?

(Plus, this way, Murdoch, the top level, plays the better bet with Clinton, while FoxNews, plays the bet with Giuliani. In the end, Murdoch wins either way.)