See No Conflict, Hear No Conflict, Report No Conflict

Even though Howie the Putz Kurtz has the inside track to the Schwarzenegger Administration, he still can't get his facts straight. Watch as Howie spins for right-wing cue card reader Dennis Miller:

When conservative comic Dennis Miller launches his CNBC talk show next week, his high-profile guests will include Arnold Schwarzenegger, John McCain and Rudy Giuliani.

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The bagging of the California governor and Arizona senator is the handiwork of former Schwarzenegger and McCain strategist Mike Murphy, who now has a place in the Hollywood hills and is Miller's consulting producer. Plus, Miller did some speaking for Ahnuld.

Not so fast, Putzie!

The San Jose Mercury News and the Associated Press reported on January 2 that Mike Murphy is currently co-chairing two of the Predator's political committees:

After catapulting to victory in the 2003 recall, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger launched two new political committees this week to help him fortify his stature while executing a campaign-style effort to pressure legislators and persuade voters to support his ideas.

Together, the two committees - Gov. Schwarzenegger's California Recovery Team and Californians for Schwarzenegger - will finance the governor's political priorities in the state - promoting his top legislative goals, two key ballot measures and a possible 2006 re-election bid.

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Both committees will be run by the same team of consultants that steered Schwarzenegger's campaign: political strategists Wilson, Jeff Randle and George Gorton, and media operatives Mike Murphy and Don Sipple.

So Miller's producer at CNBC is a current consultant for a Republican Governor, and the producer gets his client, the Governor, an hour of friendly coverage on CNBC.

I can't imagine how Howie missed that conflict of interest.