Rupert Murdoch

Seems to be his turn in the barrel this month. The left smells blood and are circling like a school of sharks.

I do have a problem with this media circus. The first of which is the fact that there have been NO criminal charges against those people that were actually engaged in this 'hacking.' In the pursuit of criminal organizations it is the general case that you catch a little fish, turn him/her, catch a bigger fish, etc. All with the force of the law and the proof of criminal wrong doing to back your play.

In this case there is no such proof of criminal wrongdoing. Murdoch just happens to be highly unpopular with a certain segment of the population and he happens to own a concern, now defunct, that offended the sensibilities of many. In a very real respect this reminds me of the big blow up over the NSA wire tapping of foreign phone calls. I'm sure that most of you remember that. Bush was beaten soundly about the head and shoulders, or at least a concerted attempt was made. Nothing came of it and that practice is still ongoing under the present administration, and the silence concerning the wire taps are deafening.

What I find particularly reprehensible is the behavior of those that want to throw Murdoch under the bus for no other reason than you disagree with him, or just don't like him. And this is coming from those of the bent that all things are just shades of grey and I shouldn't be so 'judgmental.' Well, what would you call your behavior if you are among those that want to hang Murdoch out to dry?

If there is a finding of criminal wrongdoing, AND Murdoch is found to be complicit, then by all means hang the bastard. But witch hunts are ugly things. Disgusting to the observer and they leave the participants with really bad tastes in their mouths long after the witch is burned and once you start tying someone to a stake based on your own sensibilities and personal preferences you can never be certain when those sensibilities and preferences might change and you find yourself tied to that stake.

Ishmael
No criminal charges? Two people are in prison, you stupid cunt.
 
There was an interesting assesment of the motivation for this in one of the more right wing British news papers. I'll see if I can find it.

Basically the thrust was that he opposed the soft left consensus, and made a lot of money.
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/...BBC-Left-is-using-hacking-to-get-revenge.html

The 'BBC Left' is using hacking to get revenge
Left-wing politicians and broadcasters do not want to debate ideas but they do want to remove their opponents.

Murdoch's Fox News is hated by US liberals

By Janet Daley
9:00PM BST 16 Jul 2011
1011 Comments
It was a broadcasters' event some years ago. I had been invited to speak on a favourite subject: the BBC hegemony in broadcast news and the risk that its own package of tendentious assumptions – that Euroscepticism was a lunatic fringe irrelevance, that anyone who expressed concern about immigration was a bigot, etc, etc – was going unchallenged in the mass media. After I had said my piece, a BBC producer in the audience asked whether, since I was so concerned about the dangers of large media organisations, I did not have the same objection to the existence of the "Murdoch empire".

"No-o-o," I replied patiently, I did not have the same objection. If I did not wish to support Mr Murdoch's enterprises I could refrain from buying his newspapers or subscribing to his television service – and no one could threaten me with arrest and imprisonment for so doing. This was, I suggested, a rather significant difference between the two media corporations.

In the startled silence of his response, I assumed that it had never occurred to him (as I say, this was some years ago) that anyone could question the justification for the legally enforced licence fee since it was clearly, for him, rooted in the inherent moral goodness of the BBC – and by implication of the ethical standards which it purveyed. The BBC may be trying to inculcate a bit more self-critical awareness among its personnel now but that smug righteousness of the Left-liberal media class has not gone away. It is, as you may have noticed, in something of a triumphal frenzy at the moment.

Janet Daley
Janet Daley was born in America where she began her political life on the Left as an undergraduate at Berkeley. She moved to Britain (and to the Right) in 1965 where she spent nearly twenty years in academic life before becoming a political commentator: all factors that inform her writing on British and American policy and politicians.
 
No criminal charges? Two people are in prison, you stupid cunt.

Come now, we all know that the Brits just toss people in jail for no reason whatsoever and with no charges being filed. ;)


I don't know what Ish is smoking, but he needs to share.
 
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Come now, we all know that the Brits just toss people in jail for no reason whatsoever and with no charges being filed. ;)


I don't know what Ish is smoking, but he needs to share.

It's hilarious watching his bullshit pontifications, swallowed wholesale by the usual circle jerk retards, based on utterly wrong "facts". My favourite one was when he told me Britain's housing crisis was because of "socialist rent control". Of course, Britain doesn't actually have rent control.
 
It's hilarious watching his bullshit pontifications, swallowed wholesale by the usual circle jerk retards, based on utterly wrong "facts". My favourite one was when he told me Britain's housing crisis was because of "socialist rent control". Of course, Britain doesn't actually have rent control.

It's amazing watching him sprinkle a few two dollar (ten dollar words would just make them think of him as an elitist intellectual) words in a load of bullshit and watch the "right" lap it right up like it's gospel.

No charges have been filed? I almost fell out of my fucking chair laughing.

Half of these fucks wouldn't know a Marxist (Socialist, Fascist, <insert -ist here>, they use them all interchangeably) if old Karl crawled out of the grave and bit them on the ass.
 
It's hilarious watching his bullshit pontifications, swallowed wholesale by the usual circle jerk retards, based on utterly wrong "facts". My favourite one was when he told me Britain's housing crisis was because of "socialist rent control". Of course, Britain doesn't actually have rent control.

But it is funny reading his bullshit. In fact, it's extremely entertaining. :D
 
Funny how people are ready to tear comedian Bill Maher and new asshole but want treat Rupert Murdoch, one of the most powerful people in the world who has never been elected to anything anywhere, ever, as if innocent until proven guilty. I suspect that any Murdoch investigation on either side of the Atlantic will conclude that he was well insulated from the dirt which gives him “plausible deniability” and that should be enough for many of you to conclude, political witch hunt. They are not concerned by the awesome power that one man has unless he is a liberal.

But I already know enough about Rupe to conclude that he was responsible for creating a culture of crime. And I’ve heard enough of his testimony to set my bullshit detector off.
 
I do have a problem with this media circus. The first of which is the fact that there have been NO criminal charges against those people that were actually engaged in this 'hacking.'

Oh fucking really.

How do you explain all this then?

The rest of your posts go downhill from there, if that was ever possible.

Rebekah Brooks

Job At News Corp.: Editor of News of the World, 2000-2003; editor of The Sun, 2003-2009; CEO of News International, 2009-2011.

Status: Resigned, 7/15/11; Arrested, 7/17/11

Andy Coulson

Job At News Corp.: Deputy editor of News of the World, 2000-2003; Editor of News Of The World, 2003 - 2007
Job In Government/Politics: Director of communications for the Conservative Party, 2007 - 2010; Director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron, 2010 - 2011

Status: Resigned from News of the World, 1/26/07; Resigned from government, 1/21/11; Arrested, 7/8/11

Neil Wallis

Job At News Corp.: Deputy editor of The Sun, 1993-1998; deputy editor of News of the World, 2003-2007; executive editor of News of the World, 2007-2009
Job In Government: Part-time strategic communications adviser for the Metropolitan Police Service, 2009-2010.
Status: Arrested, 7/14/11

Glenn Mulcaire

Job At News Corp.: Private investigator hired by News of the World
Status: Pleaded guilty, 1/26/07

Ian Edmondson

Job At News Corp.: News of the World assistant editor
Status: Arrested in April 2011 on suspicion of conspiring to intercept phone messages

Clive Goodman

Job At News Corp.: Former News of the World royal editor

Status: Pleaded guilty, 2007; arrested again, 7/8/11

Neville Thurlbeck

Job At News Corp.: News of the World's chief reporter

Status: Arrested, 4/5/11

What Happened:

"[A]rrested on April 5 on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications and unlawful interception of voicemail messages." [Reuters, 7/15

Sean Hoare

Job At News Corp.: Former show-business reporter for News of the World

Status: Fired in 2005; Questioned by police, September 2010

James Weatherup

Job At News Corp.: Assistant news editor, News of the World 2004-2011

Status: Arrested, 4/14/11

Woof!
 
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Oh fucking really.

How do you explain all this then?

The rest of your posts go downhill from there, if that was ever possible.

Rebekah Brooks

Job At News Corp.: Editor of News of the World, 2000-2003; editor of The Sun, 2003-2009; CEO of News International, 2009-2011.

Status: Resigned, 7/15/11; Arrested, 7/17/11

Andy Coulson

Job At News Corp.: Deputy editor of News of the World, 2000-2003; Editor of News Of The World, 2003 - 2007
Job In Government/Politics: Director of communications for the Conservative Party, 2007 - 2010; Director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron, 2010 - 2011

Status: Resigned from News of the World, 1/26/07; Resigned from government, 1/21/11; Arrested, 7/8/11

Neil Wallis

Job At News Corp.: Deputy editor of The Sun, 1993-1998; deputy editor of News of the World, 2003-2007; executive editor of News of the World, 2007-2009
Job In Government: Part-time strategic communications adviser for the Metropolitan Police Service, 2009-2010.
Status: Arrested, 7/14/11

Glenn Mulcaire

Job At News Corp.: Private investigator hired by News of the World
Status: Pleaded guilty, 1/26/07
Ian Edmondson
Job At News Corp.: News of the World assistant editor
Status: Arrested in April 2011 on suspicion of conspiring to intercept phone messages

Clive Goodman

Job At News Corp.: Former News of the World royal editor

Status: Pleaded guilty, 2007; arrested again, 7/8/11

Neville Thurlbeck

Job At News Corp.: News of the World's chief reporter

Status: Arrested, 4/5/11

What Happened:

"[A]rrested on April 5 on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications and unlawful interception of voicemail messages." [Reuters, 7/15

Sean Hoare

Job At News Corp.: Former show-business reporter for News of the World

Status: Fired in 2005; Questioned by police, September 2010

James Weatherup

Job At News Corp.: Assistant news editor, News of the World 2004-2011

Status: Arrested, 4/14/11

Woof!

Reads like Obama's czar list.

woof!woof!
 
which hunt?

that hunt!

bad cunt, bad doggie
Oh fucking really.

How do you explain all this then?

The rest of your posts go downhill from there, if that was ever possible.

Rebekah Brooks

Job At News Corp.: Editor of News of the World, 2000-2003; editor of The Sun, 2003-2009; CEO of News International, 2009-2011.

Status: Resigned, 7/15/11; Arrested, 7/17/11

Andy Coulson

Job At News Corp.: Deputy editor of News of the World, 2000-2003; Editor of News Of The World, 2003 - 2007
Job In Government/Politics: Director of communications for the Conservative Party, 2007 - 2010; Director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron, 2010 - 2011

Status: Resigned from News of the World, 1/26/07; Resigned from government, 1/21/11; Arrested, 7/8/11

Neil Wallis

Job At News Corp.: Deputy editor of The Sun, 1993-1998; deputy editor of News of the World, 2003-2007; executive editor of News of the World, 2007-2009
Job In Government: Part-time strategic communications adviser for the Metropolitan Police Service, 2009-2010.
Status: Arrested, 7/14/11

Glenn Mulcaire

Job At News Corp.: Private investigator hired by News of the World
Status: Pleaded guilty, 1/26/07

Ian Edmondson

Job At News Corp.: News of the World assistant editor
Status: Arrested in April 2011 on suspicion of conspiring to intercept phone messages

Clive Goodman

Job At News Corp.: Former News of the World royal editor

Status: Pleaded guilty, 2007; arrested again, 7/8/11

Neville Thurlbeck

Job At News Corp.: News of the World's chief reporter

Status: Arrested, 4/5/11

What Happened:

"[A]rrested on April 5 on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications and unlawful interception of voicemail messages." [Reuters, 7/15

Sean Hoare

Job At News Corp.: Former show-business reporter for News of the World

Status: Fired in 2005; Questioned by police, September 2010

James Weatherup

Job At News Corp.: Assistant news editor, News of the World 2004-2011

Status: Arrested, 4/14/11

Woof!
 
Not quite as long yet as the list of the high level members of the Reagan administration either indicted or convicted.
 
Seems to be his turn in the barrel this month. The left smells blood and are circling like a school of sharks.

I do have a problem with this media circus. The first of which is the fact that there have been NO criminal charges against those people that were actually engaged in this 'hacking.' In the pursuit of criminal organizations it is the general case that you catch a little fish, turn him/her, catch a bigger fish, etc. All with the force of the law and the proof of criminal wrong doing to back your play.

In this case there is no such proof of criminal wrongdoing. Murdoch just happens to be highly unpopular with a certain segment of the population and he happens to own a concern, now defunct, that offended the sensibilities of many. In a very real respect this reminds me of the big blow up over the NSA wire tapping of foreign phone calls. I'm sure that most of you remember that. Bush was beaten soundly about the head and shoulders, or at least a concerted attempt was made. Nothing came of it and that practice is still ongoing under the present administration, and the silence concerning the wire taps are deafening.

What I find particularly reprehensible is the behavior of those that want to throw Murdoch under the bus for no other reason than you disagree with him, or just don't like him. And this is coming from those of the bent that all things are just shades of grey and I shouldn't be so 'judgmental.' Well, what would you call your behavior if you are among those that want to hang Murdoch out to dry?

If there is a finding of criminal wrongdoing, AND Murdoch is found to be complicit, then by all means hang the bastard. But witch hunts are ugly things. Disgusting to the observer and they leave the participants with really bad tastes in their mouths long after the witch is burned and once you start tying someone to a stake based on your own sensibilities and personal preferences you can never be certain when those sensibilities and preferences might change and you find yourself tied to that stake.

Ishmael

There is no bus large enough. This will blow over in a month or two and News Corporation will continue to lead the civilized world, as it has for decades.
 
There is no bus large enough. This will blow over in a month or two and News Corporation will continue to lead the civilized world, as it has for decades.

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
 
When Rupe comes back to the states, I'm going to try to hit him with a pie.
I want to wrestle with his old lady.
 
Oh fucking really.

How do you explain all this then?

The rest of your posts go downhill from there, if that was ever possible.

Rebekah Brooks

Job At News Corp.: Editor of News of the World, 2000-2003; editor of The Sun, 2003-2009; CEO of News International, 2009-2011.

Status: Resigned, 7/15/11; Arrested, 7/17/11

Andy Coulson

Job At News Corp.: Deputy editor of News of the World, 2000-2003; Editor of News Of The World, 2003 - 2007
Job In Government/Politics: Director of communications for the Conservative Party, 2007 - 2010; Director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron, 2010 - 2011

Status: Resigned from News of the World, 1/26/07; Resigned from government, 1/21/11; Arrested, 7/8/11

Neil Wallis

Job At News Corp.: Deputy editor of The Sun, 1993-1998; deputy editor of News of the World, 2003-2007; executive editor of News of the World, 2007-2009
Job In Government: Part-time strategic communications adviser for the Metropolitan Police Service, 2009-2010.
Status: Arrested, 7/14/11

Glenn Mulcaire

Job At News Corp.: Private investigator hired by News of the World
Status: Pleaded guilty, 1/26/07

Ian Edmondson

Job At News Corp.: News of the World assistant editor
Status: Arrested in April 2011 on suspicion of conspiring to intercept phone messages

Clive Goodman

Job At News Corp.: Former News of the World royal editor

Status: Pleaded guilty, 2007; arrested again, 7/8/11

Neville Thurlbeck

Job At News Corp.: News of the World's chief reporter

Status: Arrested, 4/5/11

What Happened:

"[A]rrested on April 5 on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications and unlawful interception of voicemail messages." [Reuters, 7/15

Sean Hoare

Job At News Corp.: Former show-business reporter for News of the World

Status: Fired in 2005; Questioned by police, September 2010

James Weatherup

Job At News Corp.: Assistant news editor, News of the World 2004-2011

Status: Arrested, 4/14/11

Woof!

and apart from all that, what about corporate responsibility? If the murdochs really didn't know, how fucking incompetent is that? One of their closest execs and personal friend is engaging in criminal activity and they don't know? If that is really the case then neither of them deserve to be in post.
 
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