The Political Thread

[Emperor]

A cynical attempt to cut lose a toxic brand without holding the guilty to account, keeping it out of the limelight long enough for them to snag BskyB before bringing it back as the Sunday Sun?

This not only doesn't change my opinion of News Corp/News International, I think it might actually lower it further. I'm not going to be satisfied with anything less than Murdoch's British empire being broken up and sold off.

Don't forget:

Petitions are going up to stop Murdoch being given all of BSkyB:

www.avaaz.org/en/murdoch_messages_2/?cl=1144931266&v=9510
www.38degrees.org.uk/page/m/74c0580a/2d463aae/597b9f02/4674cc03/959045652/VEsH/

Might be useful:

http://tabloid-watch.blogspot.com/

Earlier 38 Degress also sent out this link so you can contact your MP about it:

https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/Murdoch-MP

[Hoagy]

Dimbleby's on it tonight, with flag spokesperson at the helm None other than the highly credible Hugh Grant!

But like Dimblez sayz; its not going to stop the questions. I like how the cops started a tit for tat leaking of materials disreputable war at the beginning of the enchilada. They are not going down alone. And, the "Cameron Connection" is an ongoing concern.

[Christov]

Absolutely nothing will come of this. They'll just be far better at covering it up next time.

EDIT: Props to The Guardian for actually killing another paper though.

[Hoagy]

Courtesy of friends off of facebook.  There's a few Andy Curtis fans on here too, I seem to remember.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2011/01/rupert_murdoch_-_a_portrait_of.html

[JOE SOAP]

Courtesy of friends off of facebook.  There's a few Adam Curtis fans on here too, I seem to remember.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2011/01/rupert_murdoch_-_a_portrait_of.html

Fixed that for ya.

[Hoagy]

SPLURG! Its right there in my tab too!    

[JOE SOAP]

She's with him for his looks & personality of course...

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

To paraphrase Mrs. Merton; What first attracted her to the rich and powerful, multi-billionaire, Rupert Murdoch?

[Peter Wolf]

To paraphrase Mrs. Merton; What first attracted her to the rich and powerful, multi-billionaire, Rupert Murdoch?

She is blind and has necrophilliac tendencies.

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

To paraphrase Mrs. Merton; What first attracted her to the rich and powerful, multi-billionaire, Rupert Murdoch?

She is blind and has necrophilliac tendencies.

HA!  Whatever the answer, I'm sure a shrewd business mogul such as Murdoch is fully aware that a pretty little thing like that is not with him for his looks or personality.  I hope that eats away at him.

I bet there's wee Jimeny Cricket on his shoulder, and the wee  anthropomorphic grasshopper can't even open its wee anthropomorphic mouth because of all the hyper-injuctions Murdoch has slapped on it.

[TordelBack]

I'm sure a shrewd business mogul such as Murdoch is fully aware that a pretty little thing like that is not with him for his looks or personality.

Surely being obscenely rich is his personality?

[Emperor]

Just a reminder that Murdoch is still going and is still a threat to democracy, now is the time to keep pushing and get his media empire here broken up:

www.avaaz.org/en/stop_the_murdoch_mafia_2/
www.38degrees.org.uk/page/signup/murdoch-what-should-we-do-next

[JOE SOAP]

No BSKYB though...

[Richmond Clements]

No BSKYB though...

I fail to see the threat...

[The Legendary Shark]

You fail to see the threat of a media baron whom politicians up until now didn't want to speak against through fear of what he'd say about them in the third of Britain's media he owns? Really? You're fine with someone having that much influence over elected MPs? Really?