Well, well, well….
A goodly bit of time has passed since I last talked about Rupert…
Murdoch.
Whenever I do write about Rupert and his ongoing quest for world dominance, it gets pretty quiet around here. Matter of fact, I do a Rupert post and the only response I get is the lonesome chirps from the blogospherical crickets. That’s not why I’ve been laying off of Uncle Rupe though. No, I’ve been taking it easy on the old gal because Rupe has been laying low since the acquisition of the Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones. Rupe is a sly one, when the world dominance tour requires the media presence of Aussie mogul #1, as in the case of WSJ power play, Rupe is there to engage in the fray. However, most of the time, the light work is handled most effectively by the minions.
Think back a little bit. Remember when, Rupe made it a point to let the world know that the evil empire was squarely in the corner of Senator Clinton?
It seems that it’s all over now.
From the Times, we have an insightful piece by David Carr entitled, “It’s Splitsville for Rupert and Hillary”.
Honeymoons don’t last forever. Just ask Hillary Clinton and Rupert Murdoch.
Two years ago, Mr. Murdoch, the head of the News Corporation — which owns The New York Post — was in the midst of a rapprochement with Senator Clinton. He put aside the antagonism that had defined their relationship, even holding a fund-raiser for her Senate campaign before the paper went on, improbably, to endorse her re-election effort.
Their newfound friendship seemingly came to a crashing end last Thursday. There was the headline on the front page of The Post, right next to “Cop Sex Ring,” for all to see: “Post Endorses Obama.” Not only an endorsement, but they gave it the wood — industry jargon for the huge type on the front page — for crying out loud. Not even John McCain, a longtime favorite of both The Post and Mr. Murdoch, got the wood for his endorsement the next day.
He said wood.
C’mon Rupe, is there nothing left to believe in?
Your word is your bond Rupe-You should stand by your man.
photo borrowed from mooPig and used here as a subtle tip of the digital cap in honour of prodigious commentary
Sometimes its hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You’ll have bad times
And he’ll have good times
Doing things that you don’t understand
But if you love him you’ll forgive him
Even though he’s hard to understand
And if you love him
Oh be proud of him
‘Cause after all he’s just a man
Stand by your man
Give him two arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your man
And tell the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man
Stand by your man
And show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man
I wonder what kind of cookies Bill is baking today.
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Tags: Dow Jones, evil empire, hillary clinton, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal, world dominance
Pat wrote,
I have one word: Helium Three
Link | February 5th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Pribek wrote,
Two words: Steorn
Link | February 5th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Pat wrote,
I’ll see that, here’s your one word — Bush-Moon, and raise ya’ two: “sample 75501″
Pat’s last blog post..Writers’s Mollified, almost
Link | February 5th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Pat wrote,
“I wonder what kind of cookies Bill is baking today.” Rum Balls , his specialty.
Pat’s last blog post..Writers’s Mollified, almost
Link | February 5th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
T wrote,
HUH???
Link | February 5th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Pat wrote,
>bold>Welcome Home to Murdoch’s
Proof: Grassroots strategy for world domination… Murdoch is the 665. One more to go. (664 was Merv Griffin) >pd
Pat’s last blog post..Writers’s Mollified, almost
Link | February 6th, 2008 at 8:32 am