“News Corporation” on The Daily Caller

1.) Joe Biden doesn’t know how to feel about Wikileaks, chooses to feel everything — As the human face of the Obama Administration–we will never forget his honesty during the great swine flue crisis of 2010–Vice Pres. Joe Biden can be expected to accidentally tell something resembling the truth whenever he appears alone in public. Occasionally, Biden feels torn apart by his dual roles as National Billy the Largemouth Bass (singing “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”) and his desire to be treated like a grownup human being. Wikileaks has only exacerbated his angst. Last Thursday, Biden told Andrea Mitchell on the air that “leaked cables created no substantive damage — only embarrassment,” and “nothing that I’m aware of that goes to the essence of the relationship that would allow another nation to say: ‘They lied to me, we don’t trust them, they really are not dealing fairly with us.’” A day later, Biden taped an interview with David Gregory for Meet the Press in which he told the MSNBC host, “[Assange] has made it more difficult for us to conduct our business with our allies and our friends,” and “In my meetings — you know I meet with most of these world leaders — there is a desire to meet with me alone, rather than have staff in the room: It makes things more cumbersome — so it has done damage.” Can you now show us on the doll where Hillary Clinton touched you, Joe? You are not going to get in trouble! (more)

SAN FRANCISCO (DOW JONES) — Google Inc. has renewed its search and advertising agreement with News Corp.’s Myspace social networking site, signing a multiyear agreement that now includes display advertising, but no revenue guarantees. (more)

In the media world, as in politics, having a high-profile target can be a very good thing. (more)

THE steady flow of revenue and profits from big cable channels — a spigot that could be shut off in the digital future as consumers begin to bypass their cable boxes — allowed both Time Warner and News Corporation to report quarterly profits Wednesday that surpassed the expectations of Wall Street analysts. (more)

MySpace is now My_____. (more)

A top Washington regulator waded into a programming-fee dispute between Cablevision Systems Corp. and News Corp.’s Fox Television division, telling the two sides that “the time for petty gamesmanship is over.” (more)

News Corp. pulled the plug on Cablevision customers Saturday, blacking out more than 3 million households in the New York area over a programming fee dispute. (more)

This week in “Countdown” taught us that Keith Olbermann is brilliant and everyone else — women, religious people, Rupert Murdoch — is vile and/or stupid. (more)

News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch urged U.S. lawmakers to get behind an overhaul of immigration law that includes a way for undocumented workers to get legal status, saying such a plan would help the economy. (more)

While Annette Bening’s publicist calls “ridiculous” rumors her marriage with Warren Beatty is in trouble, some longtime friends of the couple say they are concerned. (more)

Keith Olbermann has a thin skin. This week, he brazenly showed off that skin on the air – but only metaphorically, thank God. Keith, you tease! (more)

News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch is embarking on an ambitious plan for a new national digital newspaper to be distributed exclusively as paid content for tablet computers such as Apple Inc.’s iPad and mobile phones. (more)

Study: In Florida, every single candidate running for higher office is a jerk/toad/idiot — Sharron Angle to journalists: What have you done for me lately? — Senators explain how to waste millions of dollars that belong to someone else — Don’t count Linda McMahon out just yet — NY Budget fiasco: a curtain-raiser for the rest of America? — British artists no longer beholden to monarchy  (more)

News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch said Apple would sell more than 40 million iPads by 2012 as he flagged plans to put content on more tablet devices. (more)

How much do Dems love discussing tax increases right before an election? SO, SO MUCH! — Faced with ethics investigation, senile congressman tells colleagues to eat his shorts — The children of America have placed a bounty on Arne Duncan’s head –
Christian student banned from counseling program for refusing to abandon 2,000-year-old belief system — Pitbull owners may be last hope for California Democrats — States cannot waste money fast enough (more)

Mike Huckabee, the weekend Fox News Channel host and possible 2012 presidential candidate, is getting a six-week tryout as a daily talk show host. (more)

Viewers are accustomed to watching Hulu, the service that shows network TV programs over the Internet, for free. But a version of Hulu that will charge viewers for access will launch as early as this week, according to people with knowledge of the matter. (more)

May 26 a noted Wall Street short-seller, Steve Eisman, gave a speech criticizing certain public companies that are for-profit colleges and universities. Eisman is known for “shorting” stocks in public companies in the sub-prime industry before the collapse — meaning he made tons of money when these companies’ share values went down or virtually collapsed. (more)

Phone rings. (more)

New York’s political scene was rocked this week when a GOP consultant was charged with stealing $1.1 million from Mayor Michael Bloomberg. (more)