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I get it that people are upset that Murdoch's corrupt media empire has been illegally listening to people's private communications. But I don't understand why those same people were not similarly outraged that Bush did the same thing on a much larger scale.
Someone probably called it a draw. You know Obama's transparency plans? Yeah, that turned out to be mass release of the White House visitor log.
I get that you hate republicans, but your bias isn't winning anyone over to your side. You've made some excellent points in the past, but the "You republican scum" tone is turning people away from your points.
I get that you hate republicans, but your bias isn't winning anyone over to your side. You've made some excellent points in the past, but the "You republican scum" tone is turning people away from your points.
Some of you will probably enjoy this.
<< The cynics say killing News of the World was a symbolic gesture, that Murdoch's plan is to add a Sunday edition of his daily tabloid, the Sun, and carry on the old tradition. But my U.K. sources, who request anonymity because they fear Murdoch will retaliate if their identities are disclosed, speak of a bolder plan: to buy the Daily Prophet--the most widely read newspaper in the wizard community--for 2.66 million galleons, or about $20 million in muggle money. The Prophet also publishes evening and Sunday editions and is best known for chronicling the life and times of Harry Potter. By modernizing the Prophet and converting it to tabloid form, Murdoch hopes to reclaim the U.K. journalistic audience for Sunday sensation and sleaze.
<< The more obvious acquisition for Murdoch would be the Quibbler, an off-the-wall tabloid given to half-baked conspiracy theories. But Murdoch has experience in reshaping prestigious or dominant newspapers, such as the Times of London and the Wall Street Journal, to his design. >>
Source:
http://www.slate.com/id/2298954/
<< The cynics say killing News of the World was a symbolic gesture, that Murdoch's plan is to add a Sunday edition of his daily tabloid, the Sun, and carry on the old tradition. But my U.K. sources, who request anonymity because they fear Murdoch will retaliate if their identities are disclosed, speak of a bolder plan: to buy the Daily Prophet--the most widely read newspaper in the wizard community--for 2.66 million galleons, or about $20 million in muggle money. The Prophet also publishes evening and Sunday editions and is best known for chronicling the life and times of Harry Potter. By modernizing the Prophet and converting it to tabloid form, Murdoch hopes to reclaim the U.K. journalistic audience for Sunday sensation and sleaze.
<< The more obvious acquisition for Murdoch would be the Quibbler, an off-the-wall tabloid given to half-baked conspiracy theories. But Murdoch has experience in reshaping prestigious or dominant newspapers, such as the Times of London and the Wall Street Journal, to his design. >>
Source:
http://www.slate.com/id/2298954/
The next time you're in the mood for a movie, consider His Girl Friday (1940) starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Grant and Russell play newspaper reporters who will stop at nothing to get a story and who seek to influence politics. It made me think of the Murdoch scandal when I watched it this weekend, except that the reporters are the good guys in the movie.
It's free at http://www.archive.org/details/his_girl_friday
It's free at http://www.archive.org/details/his_girl_friday
