A Family Affair
Rupert Murdoch has decided to put his son, James, in control of a large chunk of News Corporation. News Corp’s British newspapers, including the Sun, are part of James’s Christmas present.
Who says Murdoch is evil? He’s obviously a very generous man…
The Sun did report this on Friday but for some reason, the”Add Comment” and “Join Discussion” functions were not available on the article. I thought it was a bit sad that the Sun wasn’t letting their readers join in the celebrations so, after checking that their article was indeed listed under “news”, I submitted a new topic to their news forum:
Best man for the Job
James Murdoch is clearly the most qualified man to take over from Rupert Murdoch as chairman and chief executive of News Corporation. As his father said, “James is a talented and proven executive with a rare blend of international perspective and deep, hands-on experience in improving operational results”.
Glad to see the Sun’s parent company supporting the meritocracy of the market once again. Clearly, only the most deranged leftists would see any sort of nepotism in this decision.
How long do you think that post was visible for before it was deleted?*
I’ll give you a clue. It was less than three minutes.
* Note for the record. It didn’t fall off the bottom of the page or anything. It was definitely deleted.
Tim Ireland said,
December 10, 2007 @ 5:58 pm
I’m impressed that they were able to find someone to explain it to them so quickly.
(”What?! You mean it’s *bad*?”)
septicisle said,
December 10, 2007 @ 7:07 pm
Love it.
Paul Linford said,
December 11, 2007 @ 11:53 am
Nice one, Garry, but be patient….Murdoch’s decision to let his heart rule his head in the appointment of his successor will be the beginning of the end of the evil empire. If you want a historical analogy, think Marcus Aurelius.