Murdoch blames everyone including the media for being routinely unfair to Bush

Murdoch says media too rough on Bush

By Paul Bond
Wed Apr 25, 5:39 AM ET


LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Rupert Murdoch wore his politics on his sleeve Tuesday, telling a large audience of business leaders that the press is routinely unfair to George W. Bush and that the president doesn't seem capable of defending himself.

"I'm a supporter of President Bush, but I do believe he's a bad -- or inadequate -- communicator," Murdoch told attendees at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles.

The News Corp. chairman and CEO said that, in person, Bush is "persuasive, strong and articulate" but that "he seems to freeze whenever a television camera appears."

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Murdoch also lamented a U.S. populace that can't agree on how serious a threat militant Islam is, and he suggested skepticism about the danger of man-made global warning.

The environment is a long-running theme at the Milken event, now in its 10th year. In the past at the event, former Vice President Al Gore has promoted his message about the perils of global warming, and this year another former presidential candidate, Sen. John Kerry, did likewise.

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