2008 campaign buzz: Hillary courts Fox's Murdoch

Once each week, I like to keep tabs on some of the potential 2008 presidential candidates.  So here is the latest:

• New York Senate incumbent Hillary Clinton is going to have one of her fundraisers hosted by none other than Fox News' Rupert Murdoch, according to the Financial Times.  This is pretty unbelievable if you ask me, especially after all that Hillary has said about Fox News and the "vast right-wing conspiracy" over the years.
• Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner has added the Podcast feature to his web site, reports the Richmond Times Dispatch.  Podcasting allows individuals to download media content onto their mp3 players.  In other words, you can both view and listen to his daily take on politics via your ipod by going to his Forward Together PAC web site.
• Yesterday Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack unveiled a memorial that honors the fallen soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan that come from the great state of Iowa.  "The country has called, and those who we remember today responded withcourage and great dignity. We should not, and we must not forget theirsacrifice," Vilsack said, as reported in the Quad City Times.
• Students at Central High School in Philadelphia conducted a straw poll and elected Hillary Clinton as the next president of the United States, defeating Al Gore by a vote of 275 to 126.  The election was designed to mirror NCAA's March Madness.  Therefore within the large field of candidates, the political affiliations were not considered.

There is a lot of chatter all over the blogosphere about Hillary's fundraiser with Rupert Murdoch.  One commenter at the anti-Fox media watchdog site "News Hounds" said, "I read this on Democratic Underground and it made me mad as hell. Ithink it's time to get off the Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton cycle.(it's long past time)"

There will be a huge backlash among bloggers because of this -- mark my words!