Should a hitman 'retire' Rupert Murdoch?

[max_tranmere]

Not only has this animal decided which political party will run this country for decades now, and has instructed Prime Ministers how far he wants Britain to immerse itself in Europe, but it has been revealed today that he has been bugging the phones of 100's of politicans and other known figures. This is surely to discover what theit real views are on things and to possibly blackmail them. Remember, this guy is FOREIGN yet he more or less runs this country. He can not vote here, has never lived here, and pays no taxes here. He gave us the Tories from 1992-1997, and all the problems that came with that, and he would only allow Tony Blair to become PM if he promised not to join the Euro. What do you think: a high velocity rifle, a sharp-shooter, and BANG!! Sounds good to me...

[max_tranmere]

I can't think of anyone else who dictates Government and national policy, other than politicians of course, as much as he does.

An ex-SAS marksman, given ?10,000 in used notes in a bag as payment. He lays in wait on a rooftop. Rupert appears down below, exiting a building. He pulls his trigger...

[Sam Slater]

You have the vivid imagination.

[andy at handiwork]

Although Kipling said it was the prerogative of the harlot, Murdoch is the embodiment of 'Power without responsibility'.

[jj]

max_tranmere wrote:
> I can't think of anyone else who dictates Government and
> national policy, other than politicians of course, as much as
> he does.

Wasn't that rather swampthing's point?
We don't really know who, in the multinationals, is really pulling
the strings.

[jj]

Captain Wow wrote:
>.... it's ok to leak private
> information on expenses and cost people careers, marriage break
> ups etc. according to this forum.

If you'r referring to the recent parliamentary 'scandal', then,
yes- we pay their wages, we have a right to know how our money
is spent. Honest MPs have nothing to fear. And as adults they
must surely be prepared to face the consequences if they are
caught out in a lie.

[jj]

But he's such a blatant control-freak that he's more of a joke
than a threat.