Comments on: Media Magnates: Who Needs Them?

By: David G

David G — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:27:25 +0000

LT, thanks for dropping by. Things are progressing O.K. and the prognosis thus far is fairly good but it’s early days!

Comparing Murdoch to a dog does cast a slur against dogs. Perhaps a rattlesnake might be a better match.

By: LT

LT — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:49:53 +0000

Mr. Murdoch reminds me of a Chinese Shar-Pei dog. My views… I knew he was a son-of-a-bitch, although I must say it’s a bit unfair to the dog!
Hope things are progressing well for you David…

By: David G

David G — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:43:36 +0000

Itsmeagain, those who support the capitalist system (the rich) need to keep their icons shining brightly. It keeps the masses from asking too many questions.

Jeannie, such control is enabled by our farcical education system. If people really used their brains they couldn’t be controlled by media moguls.

Wagelaborer, sadly there are a few others like Murdoch. They are parasites, conscienceless opportunists. Look at Murdoch’s face. It mirrors what he is.

By: wagelaborer

wagelaborer — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:32:19 +0000

Didn’t Murdoch have a rival, Robert Maxwell, who mysteriously drowned? Thereby stopping competition and opening the kingdom to Murdoch alone?

So much for capitalism and its level playing field. Behind every great fortune is a great crime.

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:50:02 +0000

It is frightening how many brains he does control. So many people spend more time looking at porn on the internet rather than using it to find alternative news sources.
Nothing can change until people start to really think independently and for themselves.

By: itsmeagain

itsmeagain — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:32:37 +0000

Excellent point David,
What gets me is the media and relevant Aussie government drag his mum out now and again and bestow such greatness upon her as if she’s always done it tough. But also as a show, of what capitalist’s mum should be like, humble, old and very filthy rich.
She opened her private garden to the public once in all the time she has lived their, her massive garden….to the public…….isn’t she a generous old bag. I her she does philanthropy, it must be for her newly found Jewish family and their villages (settlement) they are always building.

By: David G

David G — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:59:27 +0000

He is one of many dangerous individuals, Therese. They need to be tracked down and exterminated, much like rabid dogs.

By: Therese

Therese — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:17:31 +0000

Re Glen Beck the scheming liar, to think that multitudes of Americans actually worship the ground he walks on, wait in long lines for hours to get him to sign the latest book he wrote, is a nauseating realization. I know that Murdoch worships money and power, but other than reading, in several sources, that his mother was Jewish, I know nothing else about his religious background, or what makes him tick. He is a very, very dangerous individual.

By: David G

David G — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:24:57 +0000

Kemosobi, thanks for your thoughtful comment. I saw the Insiders (it’s regular viewing) and enjoyed the sparring. I don’t believe that Murdoch journalists should be allowed to contribute to any forum given that they are controlled by Rupert.

Cheers.

By: Kemosobi

Kemosobi — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:33:31 +0000

David
How happy I’m at hearing the news that Rupert is hemaeroging money, it is that bad that he is considering charging people to look at his right wing fundamentalist non journalistic online papers. I hope he does do this as people will leave by the droves. It’s all good to read crap for free but when crap comes at a price, that’s a different thing. New Matilda highlighted the issue of the Murdoch press and the fake Ute gate email, how his press splashed the contents of this email on many pages and many editions, supporting Malcolm Turnbulls case against the PM and Swanney, the paper was virtually calling for Rudd and swan to resign cause they had the evidence, it was on page 1, 2,3,4,5,6 etc etc. But then the Keystone cops (Federal Police) released a media statement saying “The Email is a fake”. The Murdoch press turned on Malcolm and virtually called him everything from untrustworthy, arrogant and not very smart. But the Murdoch press seen the same email and had ample time to verify it’s authenticity before publishing it’s contents, but they didn’t, they wanted the PM’s head on a platter cause they had the smoking gun and Malcolm to verify it’s contents. The important thing is the Murdoch press fed the hysteria, then when proven wrong stabbed Malcolm in the back, whilst taking none of the heat for their part in the whole fake affair. Murdoch news sucks, it is not true investigative journalism, and it is right wing verging on American fascist propaganda as you point out.

Insiders was interesting on Sunday where George Megalogenis (the Australian – Murdoch crap paper) had a massive sook about how The Age and all Fair Fax media were publishing a lot of good stories about the PM, Lenore Taylor from the Age said it was fine and reminded George that Murdoch press done the same for Howard, it was a good exchange as we don’t see two leading commentators from different media enterprises have a go at each other on telly, Lenore won hands down by the way.