Media Matters' David Brock Wins Auction Lunch With Rupert Murdoch
Reported by Ellen - November 11, 2010 -
Huffington Post reports, "The item, which was listed on the site Charity Buzz, was billed as a chance to 'propose your business ideas' with the media mogul. The winning bid, according to a Media Matters representative, went for $86,000 -- the proceeds of which will be sent to The Global Poverty Project. The estimated value of the lunch is $15,000."
HuffPo also noted, "The pairing will be the first time that the (sic) Brock and Murdoch have broken bread together and there will certainly be no lack of conversation topics. Media Matters recently received a $1 million check from longtime progressive donor George Soros for the express purpose of pushing back on Glenn Beck, the conservative television personality granted a megaphone by Murdoch's Fox News. Brock, meanwhile, has been leading nascent discussions to build a Democratic Party attack arm to counteract outside conservative interests including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which this past cycle was funded partially by News Corp. There are, of course, more conventional topics as well including, for one, Fox News's editorial slant."
What I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall - or at the next table for this one!
