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warrior1

(12,325 posts)
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 12:50 PM Jan 2013

The definition of scum: Rupert Murdoch wonders if 400 lbs woman...

Can I get an amen.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/rupert-murdoch-wonders-twitter-400-pound-woman-got-153729009.html

Rupert Murdoch wonders if 400-pound woman got that way from food stamps, welfare

Earlier this week, news of a woman who fell through the sidewalk on the Upper East Side of Manhattan made headlines. Luckily, the woman, Ulanda Williams, who had been waiting for a bus when the sidewalk collapsed, survived the six-foot drop with only a broken arm and some bruises and cuts.

But adding insult to injury, Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who has been freely tweeting of late, made some disparaging comments in a tweet about the incident. The post from @rupertmurdoch, Jan. 15, 2013:

How did fat lady who fell thru street get to 400 lbs? Welfare, stamps, etc? Then leave us all with 20yrs immense health bills.

Not only did he assume that Williams was on welfare, but he may have missed some of the details in his own New York Post, which had noted that being heavyset may have been to her advantage.

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The definition of scum: Rupert Murdoch wonders if 400 lbs woman... (Original Post) warrior1 Jan 2013 OP
Usually Yahoo comments are a cesspool but this one is awesome: Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #1
Murdoch reminds me of an infected boil, only more disgusting. Scuba Jan 2013 #2
Racist stereotyping piece of shit Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #3

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,500 posts)
1. Usually Yahoo comments are a cesspool but this one is awesome:
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 12:55 PM
Jan 2013

"Why doesn't he just hack her phone and find out for himself"

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
3. Racist stereotyping piece of shit
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 01:02 PM
Jan 2013

of course, the story practically wrote itself for Murdoch when he saw "Ulanda Williams" and "400 lbs"....

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