Heeeey Skruff—you’re a Lehrer fan! I had a 7th-grade social studies teacher (way back in 1971) who played Lehrer’s “Pollution” song in class for us when we were learning about ecology. That’s one of the things that started radicalising me politically. I was able to find “An Evening Wasted With...” and one of his other albums on vinyl, and also have them on CD. They were some of the recordings when I (with great sadness) reduced my music collection from about 3,000 records and discs down to fewer than 1,000 when we shifted hemispheres.

Nowadays the world looks like it’s becoming the one in Lehrer’s “Who’s Next” tune. And U.S. policy is now turning into what Randy Newman sang about in “Political Science,” if you know that one.

Ernest, as I’ve said, Murdoch is an American citizen now. He changed countries because there’s a lot more money to be made in the U.S. (population 300 million) than Australia (22 million.) And you have to be an American citizen to own a TV network in the U.S.

Crime Minister Howard’s Liberal Party changed the media ownership laws here this year allowing foreign citizens to own Aussie broadcast stations. Murdoch already owns many newspapers here, but he had to divest his TV empire. He might use the change to re-enter Oz, although it would be a trivial money-spinner for him.

What you should be worried about is Murdoch’s media interests in China (population four times as large as the U.S.) THAT’S where he (and his latest wife, who’s Chinese) might see the biggest opportunity to make money. So will Murdoch operate in ways that help China?

If I was a paranoid conspiracy theorist, I’d say that using the Fux News Channel to put the WORST! PRESIDENT! EVER! in power so he could destroy America, paving the way for the Chinese to dominate the 21st Century, would fit right in with that. But I’m not a paranoid conspiracy theorist…

Bukko.  Do America a favor.  Take Ruppert back.

Michael MOORE IS THE VOICE WE NEED TO POINT OUT THE COMPLETE IDIOCY OF THE CONSERVATIVE RIGHT WING RELIGIOUS ZEALOTS THAT EXIST TODAY!! I THINK WE SHOULD ISSUE HUNTING TAGS FOR THOSE BASTARDS AND ASSIGN POINTS BASED ON THEIR POSITION IN THE HIERACHY OF THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT. LIKE MAYBE 1000 POINTS FOR THE SCALP OF JERRY FALWEL; OOOOPS SORRY, THAT FAT ASS BASTARD IS ALREADY TAKEN!! IF YOU F***ING BRAIN-DEAD ZOMBIE FOLLOWERS OF THE LIKES OF FAULTYWELL AND LIMPBAUGH THINK YOU MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE POLITICALLY OR RELIGIOSLY, HAVE SOMEBODY READ THE LATEST POLL RESULTS TO YOU!! YOU WERE HAPPY TO HAVE THE WORST HUMAN BEING EVER ELECTED TO TO THE MOST RESPECTED OFFICE IN THE LAND!! WATCH WHAT HAPPENS IN 2008 YOU PATHETIC BUNCH OF LOSERS!!

Re: #69814 by mairp on 5/13 at 11:10 pm
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Uhhh....I like to think of myself as a dyed in the wool “San Francisco Liberal” but don’t really see the big deal w/ this Fox dude (who I’ve never seen/heard of before) saying MM should be punished for breaking a law. Stupid law, sure...but.....I don’t really see how a blowhard being a blowhard is such a big deal. While I agree w/ pretty much all of Michael Moore’s political views he can be an annoying ass from time to time himself....soooo what’s the big deal?

Meanwhile....be sure to read “Rivethead” by Ben Hamper who helped inspire “Roger & Me”.
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Mmmm!  Are you familiar with the word “hypocricy?” How about “irony?”

Is Michael Moore a legitmate journalist? 

Is Fox News the biggest sham in the history of America?

JBart: Rpuert Murdoch os now a U.S. citizen. He dumped his Aussie citizenship (for which I thank him) precisely so he could legally own U.S. media interests.

And it always surprises me how well Australians know Michael Moore’s work. Much better than Americans do! I even have friends here who remember Moore’s show on Fox television. How many of you watched “TV Nation” during the late 80s? Boggles the mind, doesn’t it—Moore on Fox…

Uhhh....I like to think of myself as a dyed in the wool “San Francisco Liberal” but don’t really see the big deal w/ this Fox dude (who I’ve never seen/heard of before) saying MM should be punished for breaking a law. Stupid law, sure...but.....I don’t really see how a blowhard being a blowhard is such a big deal. While I agree w/ pretty much all of Michael Moore’s political views he can be an annoying ass from time to time himself....soooo what’s the big deal?

Meanwhile....be sure to read “Rivethead” by Ben Hamper who helped inspire “Roger & Me”.

People who are able to analyze what they read, see and hear already know that the FOX news organization produces mostly “yellow journalism” which, by definition, cannot be relied on for facts.

The biggest red flag should be their cute little signature - “news that’s “FAIR & BALANCED"." Anyone or any organization that has to tell you they are FAIR & BALANCED, most likely are not EITHER.

I’m reasonably sure I wouldn’t trust Michael Moore to be always fair and balanced either - but I appaud his guts and talent to find and present “the rest of the story.” It’s the only way we, the people, get anywhere near the real truth - which likely lies somewhere between what FOX reports and what Michael Moore reports.

Damn I’m sick of LIARS, especially ones that are paid from my pocket and who take me for a fool.

Just one question for Gibson. Where do you suppose Rush gets his Cuban Cigars?

What should really come out of all this is an effort to pass legislation that would overrule all executive orders banning trade with Cuba--a policy intended solely to advance the interests of the corporatocracy in its persistent quest to extend imperial domination throughoout this hemisphere.

While I agree with Thomas Billis that “FOX news hates...democracy,” I believe that statement can be applied to the entirety of the Bush regime, the hard right and the military-industrial complex. 

What really bothers the Fox Propaganda Network is that Moore’s trip will reveal that the socialized healthcare system in impoverished Cuba is superior to the health scam system in the U.S. where insurance company and pharmaceutical CEOs grow inordinately rich as 47 million Americans lack even the most basic coverage and where those fortunate enough to have insurance find that far too often they are not “covered” as their carriers find one excuse after another to deny authorization for necessary medical procedures.

What really concerns the hard-right is that Moore’s trip might lead Americans to take a hard look at the Conyers-Kucinich single-payer proposal that would eliminate “for-profit” healthcare insurers--an unnecessary middle-man that already captures 31% of the healthcare costs in this nation.  And, perhaps of greater concern to the corporatocracy and Fox News, is that if Americans carefully examine Conyers-Kucinich, they will put two-and-two together and start carefully scrutinizing the difference between Dennis Kucinich and those corporatist charletons (Clinton/Obama/Edwards) who have been masquerading as Democrats.  The next thing you know, the American working and middle classes might actually select a candidate who actually represents their interests.  What the Hell would that do to the corporate bottom line?

Who is the owner of FOX ? If you got an answer so there’re no surprise at all when FOX News mentioned big bucks made by Michael Moore.

Besides the Treasury Department, now Moore get one more DOG barking at him !

watching this clip would have been a waste of my time had it not been so damn funny. these people on fox are clearly idiots. they seemed bummed out that mike can’t go to jail over this. and mike meanwhile is probably laughing his ass off. this is what he was hoping for. he thrives on controversy and free publicity. YOU GO MIKE!

I found myself watching this and asking, “If Michael Moore—whatever one might think of him—isn’t in the business of news-gathering, then what the hell business is he in? What makes this Gibson fool a news-gatherer, but not Moore, because he’s rich?”

On the upside, the word from the attorney seemed to be that the worst case scenario isn’t that bad. In the broader perspective, it’s probably good publicity for the film.

‘Meantime, this is worse than the McCarthy Era. Seriously, this just scares the pee out of me.’

it should be scaring the pee out of all of us.

i wonder what would happen if no one watched fox news?

This is pretty much as desperate as it gets. This is why I don’t watch Fox News. They get people on here alleged expertise, and they don’t know anything about what they’re talking about.

Meantime, this is worse than the McCarthy Era. Seriously, this just scares the pee out of me.