15-05-2003 17:06									#1
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Rupert Murdoch.

And he owns Fox News, which basically spews forth his views. Nothing American about it.

He also owns about a 150 newspapers across the English speaking world which all follow the same editorial line on issues like the Gulf War. His editorial line.

Europe, America, Asia, Australia, Murdoch calls the shots. He makes governments rise and fall. Probably better at it than the CIA.

So I find it amusing when Americans defend Fox like its something patriotic. We Australians know Rupert's voice when we hear it. We know him too well.

The US President is but a cheese stick powerwise by comparison.

Am I wrong?

Last edited by Alexander's Horse on 15-05-2003 at 17:13

	15-05-2003 17:09									#2
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Bush is more powerful than him

	15-05-2003 17:09									#3
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I thought he was a naturalised American? Australian in name only...

	15-05-2003 17:18									#4
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quote: Originally posted by *End Is Forever* I thought he was a naturalised American? Australian in name only...

Other way around. He got US citizenship to buy US media.

Rupert never changes. I'm no fan of the man but he's still Australian. No Australian would ever really become American.

	15-05-2003 17:19									#5
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Rupert Murdoch is on my list of top ten people that need to go away/die for the world to be a better place.

	15-05-2003 17:19									#6
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Who are the other nine? Or did you just make that list up on the spot?

	15-05-2003 17:25									#7
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It's a static list because a person's status and power changes frequently. But as of today. And this is no particular order.

Rupert Murdoch
Dubya
Cheney
Rumsfeld
Wolfowitz
Richard Perle
Karl Rove
Anna Nicole Smith
Bud Selig
OPEC (not a person, but still)

	15-05-2003 18:19									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Alexander's Horse Am I wrong?

Are your lips or fingers moving?

	15-05-2003 18:21									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Alexander's Horse No Australian would ever really become American.

Not many anyway, since the USA instituted more stringent crimminal background checks on immigrants.

	15-05-2003 19:02									#10
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Murdoch is a pure genius, plain and simple.

	15-05-2003 19:03									#11
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genius maybe, pure i don't think so.

	15-05-2003 19:07									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola Not many anyway, since the USA instituted more stringent crimminal background checks on immigrants.

But that surely does not apply to wealthy immigrants.

	15-05-2003 19:16									#13
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It was a joke at the expense of Australia's distinctive heritage

	15-05-2003 19:25									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Ted Striker Murdoch is a pure genius, plain and simple.

Pure evil more like it.

	15-05-2003 19:41									#15
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Evil genius. Wasn't one of the more recent Bond baddies a Media Mogul? That seemed like a shot at Murdoch to me.

-Arrian

	15-05-2003 19:45									#16
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It was. Apparently he laughed when told about it.

	15-05-2003 19:59									#17
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Laughed like "muwahahahaha!!!"