Roger Ailes Tried to Convince David Petraeus to Run for Presi, Said Rupert Murdoch Would Bankroll It
Wow...this is a pretty interesting read.
Rich men, bankrolling puppet presidents. Hey! We're practically a puppet dictatorshp!
Roger Ailes Tried to Convince David Petraeus to Run for President in 2011, Said Rupert Murdoch Would “Bankroll” It
It appears as though the Petraeus affair isn't quite over, after all. In today's Washington Post, Bob Woodward broke the news that in spring of 2011, Fox News head Roger Ailes attempted to persuade David Petraeus to run for president if Obama didn't appoint him Joint Chief of Staff, telling the then-general that News Corp head Rupert Murdoch would "bankroll" the campaign.
Of course, Ailes didn't make the offer to Petraeus in person; instead he sent Kathleen McFarland, a Fox News national security analyist and former Pentagon aide, to do his bidding. Woodward obtained a digital recording of the meeting between McFarland and Petraeus, which occurred in Kabul.
In addition to mentioning Ailes's advice, McFarland also told Petraeus that Ailes might resign from Fox News to help run the campaign.
When an understandably concerned Petraeus asked if the conversation was off the record, McFarland assured him it was. "His deal with me was that I was only supposed to talk to you," McFarland said. "And he is a little paranoid, so believe me, he doesn't have anybody in that room."
Much more to read at: http://gawker.com/5965402/roger-ailes-tried-to-get-david-petraeus-to-run-for-president-in-2011-said-rupert-murdoch-would-bankroll-it
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not only the Murdoch/Ailes aspect but also Petraeus talking about how the CIA is the 'new growth industry' and he said this BEFORE he was appointed CIA director, about a week before I believe.
Listening to the audio she played, my jaw dropped for many reason. It was 
and not in a good way.
NOT!!
