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In reply to the discussion: Elliot Spitzer Calls For An Investigation Of FOX News BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! [View all]MinM
(2,650 posts)31. News Corp is little more than a massive criminal enterprise...
ANOTHER News Corp scandal
Yet another News Corp scandal: This one is new to me. Murdoch's baby is being sued by -- get this -- the folks who make Dial soap. It's all about those coupons that come spilling out of your daily newspaper, especially on Sunday.
Bet you never thought much about how all that stuff got in there, did you? There are only a few firms handling such promotions, and they also handle in-store promotions. The coupons are damned near the only thing keeping some newspapers afloat these days. According to the suit, News Corp used underhanded tactics -- including hacking into competitors' servers -- to get exclusive contracts from advertisers...
When you combine this lawsuit with what I consider the greatest of the Murdoch scandals -- destroying competitors in the world of Pay TV by distributing illegal hacked smart cards -- it really does seem as though News Corp is little more than a massive criminal enterprise. Where does Murdoch find these sociopaths who work for him?
http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2012/12/variously.html
Yet another News Corp scandal: This one is new to me. Murdoch's baby is being sued by -- get this -- the folks who make Dial soap. It's all about those coupons that come spilling out of your daily newspaper, especially on Sunday.
Bet you never thought much about how all that stuff got in there, did you? There are only a few firms handling such promotions, and they also handle in-store promotions. The coupons are damned near the only thing keeping some newspapers afloat these days. According to the suit, News Corp used underhanded tactics -- including hacking into competitors' servers -- to get exclusive contracts from advertisers...
When you combine this lawsuit with what I consider the greatest of the Murdoch scandals -- destroying competitors in the world of Pay TV by distributing illegal hacked smart cards -- it really does seem as though News Corp is little more than a massive criminal enterprise. Where does Murdoch find these sociopaths who work for him?
http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2012/12/variously.html
Sounds suspiciously like the illegalities that Chris Christie helped to squelch.
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Elliot Spitzer Calls For An Investigation Of FOX News BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! [View all]
babylonsister
Dec 2012
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I remember seeing that and thinking: from the way she went after that guy, I can only assume
TrollBuster9090
Dec 2012
#32
Why doesn't the FCC impose fines for lies meant to trick the public.
socialindependocrat
Dec 2012
#6
Imo, this is a greater concern to the public interest than any scandal I've seen in my lifetime.
pacalo
Dec 2012
#18
How would anyone reach the conclusion that Spitzer's call for integrity in our news was a slap
pacalo
Dec 2012
#22
Crowder's video was carefully edited to cut out what happened just before the guy took a swing at
TrollBuster9090
Dec 2012
#33