Murdoch's Class Warfare

**maxx** · May-13-11, 01:42 PM

It's the classical game "Let's Have You and Him FIght". Meanwhile, the rich get richer.

http://www.alternet.org/economy/1509...a_and_grandpa/

"...The piece, titled, 'The Millionaire Retirees Next Door,' is a shining testament to the dishonesty surrounding our discourse on “entitlements...”

**1KielsonDrive** · May-14-11, 01:06 PM

As the old song says, 'It's been a long time coming". Count in Murdoch, the Van Andels, the DeVos's, the Kochs, Pete Petersen, the Princes, etc, etc. And every other multi-millionaire and billionare who has the money to buy our congress, airwaves and anything else they'd like.

**maxx** · May-18-11, 10:01 AM

As some rich s.o.b. once said, "I can always hire one half of the poor to kill the other half." The rich really are different from the rest of us. Most are unbelievably arrogant . Trump is a prime example, although arrogant is probably an understatement with him. He also happens to be incredibly shallow and weaselly. I watched "Limitless" yesterday. Robt. De Niro's character is a good take on the modern "mover and shaker".

**Jimaz** · May-19-11, 08:41 PM

Al Gore hits out at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp

Former US vice-president Al Gore has hit out at Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, accusing it of "an abuse of power" by forcing his liberal TV station off air in Italy because it did not fit in with the media giant's "ideological agenda".

In an interview with the Guardian, Gore said the Current TV news and documentary channel was told unexpectedly three weeks ago that it could no longer be carried by Sky Italia because of its decision to hire a US left-leaning commentator often critical of Murdoch's company.

He added that the decision reflected how News Corporation operated worldwide. "News Corporation is an international conglomerate with an ideological agenda. It seeks political power in every nation they operate. They wield that power to shut down voices that disagree with the agenda of Rupert Murdoch," Gore said.

The decision, he added, was "a complete shock" but Current TV executives were told "off the record that the decision was taken on News Corp instructions from New York". The primary reason, he said, was "because Current is launching Keith Olbermann next month"....

Current TV broadcasts around the world, including the UK, but the channel has been more successful in Italy, where it claims that "one in three" Sky Italia viewers watch at some point during the week. However, Gore said that decision to not renew the channel's existing distribution deal also had implications in the UK – where News Corp's takeover of BSkyB is under review on the grounds of "media plurality".

"I know that News Corp is close to reaching an agreement to buy BSkyB. Now I may not be a party to that debate, but if anybody believes that [News Corp] will remain hands off if there are diverse opinions that do not agree with its ideological agenda then they are fools. This is proof positive of their abuse of power," Gore said.