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pennylane100

(3,425 posts) Wed Jun 13, 2012, 06:15 PM Jun 2012

The arrogance of Rupert Murdock seems to have known no bounds.

Thank goodness the hacking scandal has slowed him down in the UK.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rupert-murdoch-did-try-to-dictate-government-policy-on-eu-says-sir-john-major-7845036.html

Now how do we take him and Fox down over here. I wish there was a group or movement that was working on that. That type of unchecked power is dangerous. Can you imagine how much more powerful his organization will become if Romney wins.

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The arrogance of Rupert Murdock seems to have known no bounds. (Original Post) pennylane100 Jun 2012 OP

Rupert is a terrorist in the first degree Angry Dragon Jun 2012 #1

Murdoch successfully co-opted the UK's Labour Party. shcrane71 Jun 2012 #2

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. Rupert is a terrorist in the first degree

Reply to pennylane100 (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 06:26 PM

Jun 2012

shcrane71

(1,721 posts)

2. Murdoch successfully co-opted the UK's Labour Party.

Reply to pennylane100 (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 06:58 PM

Jun 2012

It doesn't take much imagination or penchant for conspiracy theories to believe that he's done or could easily do the same thing in the US -- for all major parties.

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