Obama picked up some shock endorsements in the past day or so, including one that is very suspicious indeed...
Rupert Murdoch, head of Fox News and owner of the equally-radically conservative New York Post, had this to say about Obama's candidacy (and sure as hell sounds like an endorsement):
"He is a rock star. I love what he is saying about education. I think he will win and I am anxious to meet him."
Perhaps Murdoch, ever the opportunist, had thrown a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton when it looked like she was the inevitable next President. Does this mean he actually supports Obama or is just playing nice? Or is he just kissing Obama's ass to get him to do interviews with his attack dogs? Or what? Frankly, we know Obama has crossover appeal (just as Hillary and John McCain, who is much-loved by Independents, do), but we have learned never to take Murdoch's motives at face value.
"I don't think he will win Florida.....but he will win in Ohio and the election. I am anxious to meet him. I want to see if he will walk the walk.
"McCain is a friend of mine. He's a patriot. But he's unpredicatble. Doesn't seem to know much about the economy. He has been in Congress a long time, and you have to make a lot of compromises. So what's he really stand for?... I think he has a lot of problems."
Meanwhile, Senator Chuck Hagel's wife reportedly donated to the Obama campaign. Could an endorsement from this Republican friend of John McCain's, a key centrist voice in this country, be far behind?