May 15, 2003, 08:06
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The most powerful man in the world is Australian
Rupert Murdoch.
And he owns Fox News, which basically spews forth his views. Nothing American about it.
He also owns about a 150 newspapers across the English speaking world which all follow the same editorial line on issues like the Gulf War. His editorial line.
Europe, America, Asia, Australia, Murdoch calls the shots. He makes governments rise and fall. Probably better at it than the CIA.
So I find it amusing when Americans defend Fox like its something patriotic. We Australians know Rupert's voice when we hear it. We know him too well.
The US President is but a cheese stick powerwise by comparison.
Am I wrong?
Last edited by Alexander's Horse; May 15, 2003 at 08:13.
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May 15, 2003, 08:09
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Bush is more powerful than him
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May 15, 2003, 08:09
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I thought he was a naturalised American? Australian in name only...
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May 15, 2003, 08:18
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Originally posted by *End Is Forever*
I thought he was a naturalised American? Australian in name only...
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Other way around. He got US citizenship to buy US media.
Rupert never changes. I'm no fan of the man but he's still Australian. No Australian would ever really become American.
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May 15, 2003, 08:19
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Rupert Murdoch is on my list of top ten people that need to go away/die for the world to be a better place.
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May 15, 2003, 08:19
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Who are the other nine? Or did you just make that list up on the spot?
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May 15, 2003, 08:25
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It's a static list because a person's status and power changes frequently. But as of today. And this is no particular order.
Rupert Murdoch
Dubya
Cheney
Rumsfeld
Wolfowitz
Richard Perle
Karl Rove
Anna Nicole Smith
Bud Selig
OPEC (not a person, but still)
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May 15, 2003, 09:19
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Re: The most powerful man in the world is Australian
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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Am I wrong?
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Are your lips or fingers moving?
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May 15, 2003, 09:21
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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
No Australian would ever really become American.
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Not many anyway, since the USA instituted more stringent crimminal background checks on immigrants.
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May 15, 2003, 10:02
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Murdoch is a pure genius, plain and simple. 
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May 15, 2003, 10:03
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genius maybe, pure i don't think so.
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May 15, 2003, 10:07
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Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola
Not many anyway, since the USA instituted more stringent crimminal background checks on immigrants.
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But that surely does not apply to wealthy immigrants.
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May 15, 2003, 10:16
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It was a joke at the expense of Australia's distinctive heritage
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May 15, 2003, 10:25
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Originally posted by Ted Striker
Murdoch is a pure genius, plain and simple.
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Pure evil more like it.
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May 15, 2003, 10:41
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Evil genius. Wasn't one of the more recent Bond baddies a Media Mogul? That seemed like a shot at Murdoch to me.
-Arrian
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May 15, 2003, 10:45
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It was. Apparently he laughed when told about it.
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May 15, 2003, 10:59
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Laughed like "muwahahahaha!!!"
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