Mafia boss! What a finishing move.
― Autumn Almanac, Thursday, 10 November 2011 11:50 (twelve years ago) link
Watson then asks him about 'omerta'. Murdoch replies he is not an *afficianado. He adds that he finds the line of questioning offensive.
Awwwww, diddums
(*LOL Grauniad)
― R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Thursday, 10 November 2011 11:54 (twelve years ago) link
tom_watsonI've got a massive day tomorrow. Should be preparing questions but can't break away from Portal 2 on the xbox.16 hours ago
― joe, Thursday, 10 November 2011 12:03 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkTw7J-hGmg
― James Mitchell, Thursday, 10 November 2011 12:07 (twelve years ago) link
There is no cake.
― get ready for the banter (NotEnough), Thursday, 10 November 2011 12:39 (twelve years ago) link
Watson appears to have a lot more information than Murdoch.
He asks Murdoch has he ever heard of Operation Millipede?
Murdoch says no.
Watson now asks him about Operation Tuleta - Murdoch cannot help him here or either.
Getting weird now.
― R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Thursday, 10 November 2011 13:24 (twelve years ago) link
This is amazing, Murdoch is getting completely roasted question wise and tirelessly repeating the same argument without looking particularly flustered. It's like arguing with Geir.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 10 November 2011 13:24 (twelve years ago) link
My favourite bit was when he got asked whether not asking glaringly obvious questions made him look competent or incompetent.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 10 November 2011 13:25 (twelve years ago) link
Mensch had a busy night, what with fending off Limmy.
― glumdalclitch, Thursday, 10 November 2011 13:42 (twelve years ago) link
http://thedrum.co.uk/news/2011/11/10/limmy-apologised-controversial-tweets-tory-mp-louise-mensch-gets-involved
Nicked from cookdandbombd
Would Prince William write to FIFA on behalf of the Scotland team wearing poppies? No. Cos he thinks ENGLAND won the war.
I'd love to slide a samurai sword up Prince William's arse to the hilt, then yank it towards me like a door that won't fucking open.
I don't gie a fuck if Prince William's the president of the English football whatever it is, we're talkin poppies here.
Absolutely fuck England and its royal wee family living it up while pensioners freeze to death.
England voted in the Tories KNOWING what would happen, just like Germany voted in the Nazis KNOWING what would happen. SAME PEOPLE.
To my mind, there is no difference between what's going on in England right now and Nazi Germany.
When England voted Tory they voted to plunge all people of Scotland, including the English here, into darkness, squalor and the common cold.
This is fucking excellent, I've got a shower of Tory cunts coming after me, retweeting everything.
This is the best night of my life so far.
Tim Montgomerie, Editor of @ConHome, founded Conservative Christian Fellowship @TimMontgomerie HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
COME INTAE ME, TORY SCUM, COME INTAE ME!!!!
I'm going to change my avatar to Stalin while I've got their attention, send them over the edge.
Buy my DVD in time for Christmas: http://tinyurl.com/limmydvd
If you want to gain 100 followers in an hour, like me, put "BBC" in your bio and wind up the Tories.
Netted a 17k+ follower Tory SHARK. It was THIS big. Night night.
Tory troller, Tory catcher, Tory eater.
Dear offended Tories, you stole our milk and next you plan to steal our sunrise. Fuck ye.
If I was to find out right now that Thatcher had died, I don't think my heart could take it. Jackpot.
How removed from reality must you be to not see Thatcher's death as a celebration?
My Die Now Thatcher avatar reminds me of the "DIE MORTAL" Jet Set Willy face.
That Tory has 17,191 followers. I had 16,550, but now have 16,937 thanks to him. And tomorrow I will overtake. HAHA. LOSER.
LouiseMensch Louise Mensch“@DaftLimmy: If I was to find out right now that Thatcher had died, I don't think my heart could take it. Jackpot.” is that his avatar, BBC?
Bingo.
Big time.
Just caught myself a blue whale.
This is big time, Lachance.
― glumdalclitch, Thursday, 10 November 2011 13:44 (twelve years ago) link
Limmy tweeted an apology, stating: “I have deleted my tweets, and I'd like to apologise for any offence caused. It is never my intention to offend. Please RT.”
Fuck sake, Limmy, you wee shitebag. You've let Scotland down, you've yourself down and, most importantly, you've let me down
― R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Thursday, 10 November 2011 14:01 (twelve years ago) link
SR: If it's revealed that the Sun does appear in the Mulcaire file, will you close the paper like you did the News of the World
JM: I think it's important not to prejudge the outcome of any of the investigations
JM: I don't think we can rule out any corporate reaction to behaviour or wrongdoing.
http://www.epicpeople.co.nz/store/images/Group_punching_air.jpg
― R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Thursday, 10 November 2011 14:05 (twelve years ago) link
Louise Mensch apologises that she has to leave immediately after her questions to collect her children which she says are the same ages as Murdoch's.
― James Mitchell, Thursday, 10 November 2011 14:07 (twelve years ago) link
12.54pm, that was.
― James Mitchell, Thursday, 10 November 2011 14:08 (twelve years ago) link
which Murdoch's?
― Bond 23: Skyrim (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 10 November 2011 14:09 (twelve years ago) link
Jack Irvine, former editor of the Scottish Sun and managing director of News International in Scotland said "there seems to be a witch hunt at the Sun run by a former Daily Telegraph executive" who didn't know how tabloids operated.
*moan moan whinge whinge*
"The Sun boys are feeling very threatened and demoralised by all of this," Irvine told Sky News.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/SjqFOyfjyktkxzgq73EkIxDco1_400.jpg
― R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Thursday, 10 November 2011 16:02 (twelve years ago) link
are there no women who work at the sun?
― The doctor smiled, realizing that he had made his point. (stevie), Thursday, 10 November 2011 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
Well, they did, but they fired her.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 10 November 2011 16:30 (twelve years ago) link
column on p3 iirc
― Abattoir Educator / Slaughterman (schlump), Thursday, 10 November 2011 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
“I am aware of the case of surveiling Mr Watson and again, under the circumstances I apologize unreservedly...It is not something I would condone, it is not something I had knowledge of. It’s important to say that certain surveillance of prominent figures is acceptable in investigative journalism, but in this case it is absolutely unacceptable.”
Found nothing then?
― Ned Trifle X, Thursday, 10 November 2011 16:34 (twelve years ago) link
they caught him pwning n00bs on xbox
― The doctor smiled, realizing that he had made his point. (stevie), Thursday, 10 November 2011 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
"we followed him into a room where he disappeared into a hole in the wall and somehow appeared behind us, carrying a box"
― grandpa aaron knows how to live (onimo), Thursday, 10 November 2011 16:58 (twelve years ago) link
james murdoch arrested!
https://twitter.com/#!/SkyNewsBiz/statuses/135489287373336576
― max, Saturday, 12 November 2011 23:09 (twelve years ago) link
huh, weird, they deleted the tweet
― max, Saturday, 12 November 2011 23:13 (twelve years ago) link
Rebekah Brooks' PA arrested. Could be interesting.
― Matt DC, Friday, 6 January 2012 12:09 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3HM0BUz3WA
― James Mitchell, Tuesday, 10 January 2012 10:07 (twelve years ago) link
Awww man why did no one tell me Ian Hislop was giving evidence to the Leveson Enquiry today?
michaeljacksonpopcorn.gif
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 10:10 (twelve years ago) link
Asked if he has evidence for this, Hislop says: "Oooh."
― MPx4A, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 11:02 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/19/phone-hacking-news-international-settles
― Harvey Weewax (stevie), Thursday, 19 January 2012 13:53 (twelve years ago) link
is it wrong to be bummed at celebs willing to settle? i want these fuckers to go to trial. or am i massively misunderstanding what's going on?
― Harvey Weewax (stevie), Thursday, 19 January 2012 13:54 (twelve years ago) link
Hard to imagine Prescott settling up + shutting up
― Charles Kennedy Jumped Up, He Called 'Oh No'. (Tom D.), Thursday, 19 January 2012 13:56 (twelve years ago) link
... well, shutting up, tbh
― Charles Kennedy Jumped Up, He Called 'Oh No'. (Tom D.), Thursday, 19 January 2012 13:57 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/19/phone-hacking-settlement-now-publisher
― Harvey Weewax (stevie), Thursday, 19 January 2012 13:57 (twelve years ago) link
Although the lawyers' statement does not name names, it specifically accuses directors of News Group Newspapers Ltd, the Murdoch subsidiary which controlled the News of the World, of seeking to conceal the wrongdoing by "deliberately deceiving investigators and destroying evidence".
― Harvey Weewax (stevie), Thursday, 19 January 2012 13:59 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/23/phone-hacking-news-world-milly-dowler
― Harvey Weewax (stevie), Monday, 23 January 2012 14:35 (twelve years ago) link
What in blue blazes has Bob Crow got on his head:
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/58091000/jpg/_58091688_013811667-1.jpg
― Charles Kennedy Jumped Up, He Called 'Oh No'. (Tom D.), Wednesday, 25 January 2012 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Tz7NO.jpg
― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 25 January 2012 13:52 (twelve years ago) link
Ha! Two Great Beasts!
― Charles Kennedy Jumped Up, He Called 'Oh No'. (Tom D.), Wednesday, 25 January 2012 13:55 (twelve years ago) link
4 The Sun writers and a copper arrested: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16771809
― StanM, Saturday, 28 January 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
News Corporation said it would continue to pursue "legitimate journalism".News Corporation said it would continue to pursue "legitimate journalism".News Corporation said it would continue to pursue "legitimate journalism".News Corporation said it would continue to pursue "legitimate journalism".News Corporation said it would continue to pursue "legitimate journalism".News Corporation said it would continue to pursue "legitimate journalism".
― Autumn Almanac, Saturday, 28 January 2012 19:12 (twelve years ago) link
http://images.wikia.com/simpsons/images/8/8e/Legitimate_businessman
― Merdeyeux, Saturday, 28 January 2012 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/29/data-pool-3-sun-arrests-murdoch
― dave cool it (stevie), Monday, 30 January 2012 14:55 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.artmediaagency.com/en/35973/james-murdoch-leaves-sothebys-board-of-directors/
― dave cool it (stevie), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
A slow but sure unwinding.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
Police probe hacking at The Times
boom
― Flag post? I hardly knew her! (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 2 February 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
I think we're past the end of season finale and onto the extras disk no-one gets around to watching at this point.
― The Preferenceville Horror (onimo), Thursday, 2 February 2012 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
Starting to kick into high:
The Sun has been plunged into crisis following the arrest of five of its most senior journalists, including the deputy editor, over allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials.The five Sun journalists are understood to be: deputy editor Geoff Webster, picture editor John Edwards, chief reporter John Kay, chief foreign correspondent Nick Parker and reporter John Sturgis.The Sun's editor, Dominic Mohan, said: "I'm as shocked as anyone by today's arrests but am determined to lead the Sun through these difficult times. I have a brilliant staff and we have a duty to serve our readers and will continue to do that. Our focus is on putting out Monday's newspaper."A News International source said Mohan was "not resigning" but added that it was "obviously a dramatic day for him".Sky News reported that Rupert Murdoch is flying into the UK to reassure Sun staff that he will not close the paper in the wake of the latest arrests.
The five Sun journalists are understood to be: deputy editor Geoff Webster, picture editor John Edwards, chief reporter John Kay, chief foreign correspondent Nick Parker and reporter John Sturgis.
The Sun's editor, Dominic Mohan, said: "I'm as shocked as anyone by today's arrests but am determined to lead the Sun through these difficult times. I have a brilliant staff and we have a duty to serve our readers and will continue to do that. Our focus is on putting out Monday's newspaper."
A News International source said Mohan was "not resigning" but added that it was "obviously a dramatic day for him".
Sky News reported that Rupert Murdoch is flying into the UK to reassure Sun staff that he will not close the paper in the wake of the latest arrests.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 11 February 2012 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
― tinker tailor soldier sb (silby), Sunday, 12 February 2012 03:17 (twelve years ago) link
Very, very difficult to imagine he'd close The Sun. Think the NotW closure was primarily based on the Millie Dowler evidence.
― Fizzles, Sunday, 12 February 2012 09:29 (twelve years ago) link