Posts Tagged ‘Rupert Murdoch’

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The Sham of Republican Conservatism

on October 17th, 2012 at 2:11 pm

It took me a while, but I finally figured it out. I have to give Republicans credit, over the years they’ve developed such a complicated shell game that I genuinely thought they had some depth and principle. What I’ve discovered is that they only stand for one thing; rich people getting and keeping as much […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Piers Morgan, CNN and the Anatomy of a Smear

on August 17th, 2012 at 11:47 am

CNN, currently owned by Time Warner, gave right wing extremist Pat Buchanan a platform for years. Buchanan, a self-described white separatist, was a “happy warrior” who disguised his hateful rhetoric with a hearty laugh. His career ended up in the potty known as Fox News. CNN gave John Birch extremist Glenn Beck his television start, providing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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America Adopted Them, Now They’re Trying to Burn Down the House

on July 11th, 2012 at 1:16 am

Dinesh D’Souza was born in Bombay, India and came to America as a 17 year-old exchange student. Then he never left. D’Souza had no special technical skills or talents and, under Mitt Romney’s immigration plan, would never have gotten citizenship, but somehow he managed to get his green card. He has spent the last thirty […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Rupert Murdoch’s Media Empire Teetering in Criminal Shame

on May 15th, 2012 at 8:35 pm

Rebekah Brooks was once one of Rupert Murdoch’s closest advisors. A key figure in the Australian billionaire’s media empire that reaches from Britain to the United States, Brooks used the Times of London and The Sun newspapers to push Murdoch’s right wing agenda. The way she did it? Wire tapping, extortion, bribery, phone hacking… allegedly. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Rupert Murdoch’s Push For Santorum Comes Up Short

on January 4th, 2012 at 10:07 pm

Despite being under investigation in Great Britain for illegal activities, Australian media titan and the owner of Fox News Rupert Murdoch is still trying to influence the American political system. Besides pushing Rick Santorum on his private news channel the last few weeks, Murdoch came out one day before the Iowa caucus to publicly announce his support […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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