Category Archives: News Corporation

Perhaps with New Eyes

Posted on August 20, 2011 by noodleepoodlee

There’s a discussion on the internet about President Obama’s leadership style that’s well worth your time. As you follow the links to some interesting folks and peruse insightful and telling commentary, I ask you to REMEMBER that our president, among … Continue reading →

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The Dread Pirate Murdoch’s Ghost Ship Taking on Water

Posted on August 16, 2011 by noodleepoodlee

Explosive new revelations in the Murdoch Mess, see: News of the World reporter’s letter reveals cover-up at The Guardian. For previous, now contradicted statements from News of the World management, see: Phone-hacking denials, what Murdoch executives said, also at The … Continue reading →

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Yo Ho Ho! … I Knew It Was So!

Posted on August 10, 2011 by noodleepoodlee

In recent posts about Rupert Murdoch, I have used graphics, prose and rhyme to depict the man as a pirate and his media empire as the ship on which he sails the 7 seas. I’m glad to learn that at … Continue reading →

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Look, Up in the Sky!

Posted on August 4, 2011 by noodleepoodlee

Hang on, we’re popping about the globe on this one. As my internetz friend CR says, this thing has more links than Jimmy Dean. Debt Ceiling Raised, Sky Doesn’t Fall? The Showdown at the Debt Ceiling Corral took the spotlight … Continue reading →

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za zen it zuckz zometimez or The Voter’s Dilemma

Posted on August 3, 2011 by noodleepoodlee

… OR MAYBE NOT CAUTION: The tone of this post is more serious than the general tenor of this blog. If you’re looking for giggles or lots of snark, there’s plenty of other stuff here and elsewhere. Up to you. … Continue reading →

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A Hobo Joe Special Report: Don’t Mess With Texas

Posted on July 27, 2011 by noodleepoodlee

July 27, 2011, The Land of Nood Sweet pea and I were heading to Rick’s Café Américain for lunch yesterday when we ran into Mitt. I took the opportunity to redeem my reputation with “the business end” of the Republican … Continue reading →

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Proxy Foxy – Yo Ho Ho!

Posted on July 19, 2011 by noodleepoodlee

As the stain of the Murdoch Matter seeps across the pond towards the Statue of Liberty, here’s a neo-nursery rhyme for these two recent stories: Former Fox News Producer Claims The Network’s “Brain Room” Led To Hacking and DeMint: Congress … Continue reading →

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The Fall of the House of Murdoch

Posted on July 16, 2011 by noodleepoodlee

Rather than summarize the latest events in the Murdoch Matter, I’m pointing readers to The Guardian’s Phonehacking page and its links to numerous blogs, stories and videos. Since the U.S. has come late to this “tawdry“affair that began on November … Continue reading →

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Big Brother & The Murdoch Companies

Posted on July 11, 2011 by noodleepoodlee

Murdoch Media Empire Scandal Growing as More Papers Implicated in Illegal and Nefarious Data Collection Activities in U.K. and U.S. Update I, CREW Calls for Congressional Investigation Update II, Media Matters Launches Petition I’ve been googling “murdoch” and “scandal” and … Continue reading →

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News of Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World Scandal and An Unsolicited Solicitation for Public Broadcasting with a Little History Lesson about Media-Mogul William Randolph Hearst

Posted on July 10, 2011 by noodleepoodlee

Though I’m off politics for a bit, the Murdoch Scandal has grabbed my attention. For good summaries and news aggregation of the Murdoch-owned News of the World phone hacking and police bribery scandal see David Batty’s blog posts at the … Continue reading →

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