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x_butterfly19_x in ontd_political

#hackgate update

Jul 08, 2011 17:17

rupert murdoch, media, thank you! fuck you!, fox & friends

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proskynesis July 8 2011, 16:36:48 UTC

That video is glorious. Cameron on his Tory yacht, Rupert and James Murdoch are apparently half-man half-fish...

Have signed the petition.

x_butterfly19_x July 8 2011, 16:47:41 UTC

yay!

proskynesis July 8 2011, 16:50:13 UTC

& I bet Tom Watson and Chris Bryant are co-piloting that Labour plane taking down the BSkyB bid... :D

x_butterfly19_x July 8 2011, 17:06:53 UTC

I'd put money on it ;)

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lara_aine July 8 2011, 16:54:51 UTC

Oh Rebekah, my heart is weeping for you.

God, this couldn't have happened to a more worthy bunch of scumbags. Comeuppance is a glorious thing.

x_butterfly19_x July 8 2011, 17:01:36 UTC

1755: BBC's Radio 5 Live is told by an anonymous News of the World employee, who was at this afternoon's staff meeting, that Rebekah Brooks was confident and calm. The mood was not openly hostile, but there was anger among staff. Mrs Brooks apparently said the News of the World had to be shut down because there was worse to come. She dodged a question about resignation and suggested she was the best person to lead the company out of its current difficulties.

jeezo how much worse can it get.

lara_aine July 8 2011, 17:11:38 UTC

At this point, I actually quite want her to stay. Because she will be arrested and questioned at some point, and how toxic will her presence then be to Rupert and NI. If she went now they could brush it all under the carpet and say they've gotten rid of who was responsible.

I don't think we've even heard the worst of this story yet. At the moment she's such a liability for Rupert Murdoch, and I'm all for giving him just enough rope to hang himself.

x_butterfly19_x July 8 2011, 17:16:22 UTC

I think so too. They are either confident it will go away or arrogant enouh to believe it wont adversely affect them.

mysterysong July 8 2011, 17:46:07 UTC

I read somewhere that if there's worst to come it might be a good move to have her stay now. If she did go, and something else came out there might be a push for James Murdoch to resign.

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pageup July 8 2011, 17:03:45 UTC

It's pretty rotten that NOtW staff who had zero to do with all this are paying the price when the likes of Brooks remains on.

That said, I am quite gleeful that this rag of a paper and Coulson have got their comeuppance.
Can the Daily Fail be next please???, pretty please!

Also ♥ The Guardian for keeping on with this story when everyone else was "meh" about hacking.

octoberstarlite July 8 2011, 17:37:15 UTC

I don't think it's so much as being 'meh' about it, but more being shit scared because their just as guilty of underhand tactics. Makes me side eye the papers who have lacklustre reporting on this tbh.

x_butterfly19_x July 8 2011, 17:42:07 UTC

oi oi, Mirror and Daily Mail.

katiechainsaw July 8 2011, 18:17:52 UTC

Yes I would be SO FUCKING HAPPY if the Daily Fail folded next.
please please please please please please!

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ceilidh_ann July 8 2011, 17:15:13 UTC

Watching this stuff unfold and making Cameron squirm is glorious. It's like Christmas!

x_butterfly19_x July 8 2011, 17:28:43 UTC

lol I can't see it getting better for them.