Malfeasance and fecklessness on the part of all media, not just Fox and WSJ, is a lot of our problem. Corporate profits must be protected at all costs so we are treated to a daily dose of sensationalism (Casey Anthony trial) and celebrity gossip tripe. The hell with the environment, homelessness, unemployment, outsourcing, war profiteering, government corruption, hunger, record corporate profits at the expense of millions, and on and on. Instead tell me about Brad, Angelina, Katy Perry, or who the hell ever else has no impact on my life.

Yeah, they sell their virtue for nickels and give change, but there could be a verdict in the Casey Anthony trial today.

Turn of the teevee, folks. That’s most of the problem right there.

Good morning, pups. It’s Brooks and Nocera today. Bobo has a question in “The Mother of All No-Brainers”: Is the Republican Party so blinded by its tax-rate fixation that it misses the chance to exchange a few revenue increases for huge spending cuts? Well, Bobo, if anyone would know anything about having no brains it would be you… Mr. Nocera, in “The D.A. Did the Right Thing,” says in l’affaire D.S.K., Cyrus Vance, the Manhattan district attorney, upheld the rules of justice.

Here they are.

The coffee and tea are ready, the cold drinks are in the fridge, and the biscuits are out of the oven. I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend, and are ready to face the week. I’ve got a shower to take, a garden to water and kittehs to feed, so I’m going to get started on that. Have a great day.

Maybe, do you suppose it’s possible, Rupert bought more than just citizenship.

It’s gotta be money. How else do you explain FOX “News” getting a seat at White House press briefings but the National Enquirer is left out? They have an identical model, the only difference being Murdoch’s money.

How many crimes can you count in just the short story above?

1) Tampering with evidence.
2) Obstruction of justice.
3) Wiretapping.

Good thing they’ve got an MOTU backing them, or they’d be looking at serious jail time.

Boxturtle (And the Brits don’t even have the first amendment to hide behind!)

Yup! What all corporate owned media have in common is the distraction factor. Reporting news that has no material effect on people’s lives while turning a blind Eye to the real news worthy stories. Information is a function of advertising space and politics of editorial meat heads. Truth becomes the victim and eventually, people! To life, not corporate servitude!

Not quite.

Stewart is beating Leno in ratings. There is stil some hope for the country. :)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/us-dailyshow-idUSTRE7600J220110701

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Maybe the national Enquirer doesn’t want a seat? Last time they were interested in the White House was because of a blowjob, before that you have to go back to Nancy’s fortune teller.

Boxturtle (I dunno why anybody bothers with an Obama press conference anyway. Softballs and obfuscation)

Look at it this way: a day that starts with Rupert Murdoch can only get better.

Heh! Box Turtle said blowjob.

Good morning all.

Come on, Rosebud!

Good morning. I wish I could stay and visit but I gotta go to work. Laters all.

Does anybody know what the penalty for the crime (s) could be?

Our teevee`s been off for about ten years. We didn’t do it deliberately. The networks went first, then PBS, then sitcoms, and finally we decided the cable wasn’t worth it and dumped HBO, etc. We still have a teevee for local stations in case there’s an emergency (though radio probably serves the purpose just as well). But it just drifted out of our lives (not that it was ever a major part). Every now and then when we are visiting relatives, we see a bit, and are reminded just how truly awful it is. As Russell Banks says, it’s like letting a used car salesman into your living room.

Actually the National Enquirer is better. Where else can you get up to date news on Martian invaders?

It’s all about the money – - -and oh yeah control of the news,.

There is no depth to which Murdoch and his evil henchmen will sink, none. My bet, though, is that nothing will happen to anyone higher up in the vast Murdoch empire. Possibly some low-level hack will be made to do the British version of a perp walk, and that’s about it.

The only place I’ve seen anything written about the Murdoch empire hacks of VIPs – and now this poor young woman, Milly – in the UK was in a recent Vanity Fair article. You certainly are not going to see much that passes for real “news” anywhere on tv or the radio these days.

I have been following this story for a while. I often wonder if Rupert Roo is doing this in Britain, what is he doing here?

I went back through a lot of Murdoch information recently. The man has bought one hell of a lot of dogs that lost tons of money (check MySpace.)

Some other people are pouring money into his empire. There is no way that he could have lost as much money as he has and still own so much of the 400 families propaganda machine.

Buying dead trees newspapers is a definite loss for any buyer. The money lost on the Wall Street Journal alone should have bankrupted Murdoch.

His finances need to be investigated very closely.

Newscorp is probably technically bankrupt. When Murdoch sells parts of his empire to Saudi Arabian princes, he is toast. It looks like the support is the same kind of support that George Bush got for his failed companies by mysterious investors.