Murdochs Breeze Through Parliament Hearing on Hacking Scandal

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"Fox News" should always be in quotes because "Fox News" isn't news. It is right-wing propaganda edited and distorted to suit their simpleton audience. And Murdoch would do anything to to keep his "news" in the forefront. Don't believe for a minute that he did not know.

Joanne C Gunter of PA 8:30PM July 19, 2011

On cable.
Don't you hate it ??? As liberal #'s drop...

Bill Hedges of MO 7:00PM July 19, 2011

Murdoch is guilty because some of his employees broke the law.
How long in jail will Barack Hussein Obama get. For all the crimes federal employees have committed under his term. I think Bill Clinton got 50 years.
You real S M A R T...
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1. "although this investigation is far from being complete,the murdoch;s came out of todays hearing looking like they were either liar;s,incompetent,or both."
Go to work for FBI. They need your talents/
2. for them to try to absolve themself;s for any of these reprehensible acts is beyond absurd.
What is their OWNERS guilt ? barry is going to jail for the rest of his life for acts commited by federal workers. Using YOUR LOGIC...

Bill Hedges of MO 6:53PM July 19, 2011

The looney old man Murdoch is saying he is too busy to keep track of all the crimes of his subsidiaries and looks like he's gonna throw Roger Ailes under the bus for phone hacking 9/11 victims. Murdock will deny he's responsible for Fox News employees 'hacking the phones and accounts of dead kids, soldiers, and (very possibly) 9/11 victims' or fabricating fake news as character assassination, or continual dishonest Geobbels propaganda diatribes of GOP TV.
News Corp is not some innocent victim of some smear. It has engaged in criminal tactics and has admitted it. Apparently Murdock is not responsible so down the chain of command the blame goes.
Make no mistake. News Corp has been involved in crimes. People have been prosecuted for the phone hacking crimes and News Corp has admitted its criminality. Parliament is investigating how high up the chain of command all the crimes go and how high the bribes went. No small feat that the head of Scotland Yard quit because of this incident and if the police have been bribed then there probably is a rile more criminality we haven't found out about yet.
Someone is responsible for the criminal manipulations of UK politicians and the bribery of Scotland Yard officials. Someone is about to bring down the Prime Minster over there. Who knows. Yet certainly someone on Fox News will defend the criminality of his company. or get fired
Most the GOP presidential candidates would talk to no media if there was not a Fox News and most of them wouldn't have a job. The kidnappers in Congress would have no platform to yell their ransom demands, and keep changing them every day. The tea party is almost entirely propped up Fox News and without Fox these teabaggers would be just be the same La Rouche jerks flipping everybody off on the street corners, Luckily they have Fox News to do their business on.

Stan of PA 6:26PM July 19, 2011

although this investigation is far from being complete,the murdoch;s came out of todays hearing looking like they were either liar;s,incompetent,or both.
for them to try to absolve themself;s for any of these reprehensible acts is beyond absurd.

bruce b of NV 6:20PM July 19, 2011

Murdoch is guilty because some of his employees broke the law.
How long in jail will Barack Hussein Obama get. For all the crimes federal employees have committed under his term. I think Bill Clinton got 50 years.
You real S M A R T...

Bill Hedges of MO 5:19PM July 19, 2011

I am GLAD you said “Soros employees aren't hacking”...in this case. But Soros was found GUILTY OF INSIDER TRADING.
What has Murdoch been found guilty of ? Employees of near ALL companies commit crimes. Until owner is shown to be involved, owner is out of it.
I consider the source of person insulting me. There is no ties to Murdoch except they work for him. If a WH staffer kills a person obama has guilt ? He works for obama. Is that how you wish to take it ? That would make you "mentally challenged" with low IQ.
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Here is smart obama being smart:
“We are not Greece”, as he said. Had barry had his way, his 2011 budget plan would add $$$ 9.5 new debt over time according to CBO. At that rate how soon do we have Greece’s 120% of GDP ?
barry had the testicles to say we did not PAY FOR Bush's prescription plan or wars. My questions to you Terry:
1. What Democrat controlled Congress and WH passed PAY AS YOU GO ?
2. DID DEMOCRAT controlled Congress & WH in truth pay for extensions for unemployment, obamacare ( check CBO findings), and WARS ?
3. Senator barry supported OIL WELFARE. Instead of his normal "present" vote, he voted for OIL WELFARE. In recent speech he is against. Which is the REAL barry.
4. barry is against private jet welfare now. President barry gave in his stimulus bill. Which is the REAL barry.
5. barry is against raising taxes in bad economics time, but for now with rising unemployment is for. Which is the REAL barry.
6. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT and the results of WH e-mails concerning Fox. WH lies. Sarah's Govenor e-mails were clean and showed working hard. Not exposed WH e-mails. Showed lies. Repeat, showed L I E S...

Bill Hedges of MO 5:01PM July 19, 2011

"Before going any further, let me state, for the record, that I have written pieces for the Fox News opinion site, I have been a guest on a number of Fox News Channel programs, and I even have several Fox channels on my cable system."
At least you're honest about your lack of credibility.
As for the mentally challenged conservatives like Bill still obsessing over George Soros, it's time to get with the program, buddy -- Soros employees aren't hacking the phones and accounts of dead kids, soldiers, and (very possibly) 9/11 victims.

ConservativesAreThePunchline of TX 4:22PM July 19, 2011

“We are not Greece”, as he said. Had barry had his way, his 2011 budget plan would add $$$ 9.5 new debt over time according to CBO. At that rate how soon do we have Greece’s 120% of GDP ?
barry had the testicles to say we did not PAY FOR Bush's prescription plan or wars. My questions to you Terry:
1. What Democrat controlled Congress and WH passed PAY AS YOU GO ?
2. DID DEMOCRAT controlled Congress & WH in truth pay for extensions for unemployment, obamacare ( check CBO findings), and WARS ?
3. Senator barry supported OIL WELFARE. Instead of his normal "present" vote, he voted for OIL WELFARE. In recent speech he is against. Which is the REAL barry.
4. barry is against private jet welfare now. President barry gave in his stimulus bill. Which is the REAL barry.
5. barry is against raising taxes in bad economics time, but for now with rising unemployment is for. Which is the REAL barry.
6. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT and the results of WH e-mails concerning Fox. WH lies. Sarah's Govenor e-mails were clean and showed working hard. Not exposed WH e-mails. Showed lies. Repeat, showed L I E S...

Bill Hedges of MO 4:16PM July 19, 2011

Uh....Bill what are you talking about? Anyways...
Who cares? Does anybody really think that this billionaire is going to have any justice brought upon him? Please. This is a rich mans world. Don't ever forget it.
Rupert is going to be dead soon and after he's gone he will be forgotten except by those people who care about ethics in media. For those few people he will be regarded as what evil looks like.
We mustn't burden ourselves with knowledge of our own complicity in the subverting of truth for profit. We take solace in our right to be ignorant and those that profit from deceit take solace in our desire to be so.
Rupert is someone everyone American should look up too.
“Republicans originally thought that fox worked for us and now we are discovering is that we work for fox...The thing that sustains a strong Fox Network is the thing that undermines a strong Republican Party.” - David Frum

Daniel of CA 4:03PM July 19, 2011