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A chink in the Rupert Murdoch Armour

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by pgabriel, Jul 7, 2011.

  1. Al Calavicci

    Al Calavicci Contributing Member

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    So you can't be bothered to take the time to form any thoughts about actual news but you can certainly be bothered to post a picture of a middle aged penis.

    Which is it? Is formulating an opinion about something too difficult? Or does looking at **** just come far more naturally to you?
     
  2. Northside Storm

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    if said corporation were leftist central the Guardian, this thread would have been started by you, probably would have been a rambling discussion with you and two other notable posters, and concluded with you, somewhere in there, saying that this was the greatest perversion of human liberty at any time or place in human history.
     
  3. basso

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    if the scandal took place here, perhaps. i don't really care about the media space in the UK.
     
  4. Northside Storm

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    aka, the scandal that is overlooking an American entrepreneur, who owns an American based public company, that has significant holdings in American media, and has been accused of attempting to hack into the (American) voice-mails of 9/11 victims?
     
  5. rimrocker

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    Yes, I would. And that is one of the differences between Libs and Cons these days. Didn't used to be, but it is now.
     
  6. basso

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    accused? is there any evidence that such a thing happened? if so, then i'd say it's a story.

    but if Murdoch owned the times, rather than fox this entire scandal would be a non-event here.
     
  7. thadeus

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    Here? As in the ClutchFans BBS? The United States?

    Are conservatives being victimized?

    I think your own rabid partisanship has rendered you incapable of recognizing the significantly-less-partisan people in your midst. I don't know how else to explain it. The issue with staunch "conservatives" usually comes from the fact that anyone who doesn't agree with most of the current talking points is a liberal.
     
  8. Northside Storm

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    OH WAIT, we need concrete evidence for BBS threads?

    I guess our selectivity is more than the FBI's.

    damn, son.
     
  9. Rocket River

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    You never go against the FAMILY!!!

    Rocket River
     
  10. Raven

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    Fox Noise is a delivery system for corporate spin.
     
  11. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    Everyone is a Delaware company. That doesn't mean anything to anyone anymore.

    But Murdoch is powerful and influential in the US, so I would've imagined there would be more hype about this. I work with tons of British people, and they are on this story 24/7.

    At the very least, I would've imagined there would be half the amount of attention in the US.

    Especially given that a person who was going to be a key witness has been found dead and the authorities have called it "not suspicious" - and this scandal involves the authorities.
     
  12. DonnyMost

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    This is going to make an excellent movie someday.
     
  13. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    they're showing murdoch and his son going before parliment.
     
  14. shipwreck

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    Unbelievable. Murdoch claiming he was misled is like a hiking guide blaming you for getting lost.

    This is going to get good. Can't wait until our committees get their hands on him.
     
  15. SamFisher

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    I see he brought Wendy to sit behind him in a pink suit during the hearings. No such thing as bad publicity.
     
  16. Rocket River

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    I suspect it will be disappointing.
    When they deal with the Rich and Powerful . . . . sometimes they go soft

    I hope they rip them a new one though

    Rocket River
     
  17. shipwreck

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    Don't really care about Murdoch. For him, it really depends on how far this whole thing goes with the 911 victims.

    I'm just hoping for the death/demise/mitigation of influence of Fox News, and the idea that that is even a real possibility gets really gets my progressive, change-can-actually happen boner going.
     
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  18. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    is that her name, nice
     
  19. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    Lol someone tried to pop Murdoch with some paint or something. Mrs. Murdoch came flying in to clock the dude.
     
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