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=='''Iraq war''== | =='''Iraq war'''== | ||
The war's greatest result would be...cheap oil | The war's greatest result would be...cheap oil | ||
'The greatest thing to come out of this [the war in Iraq] for the world economy, if you could put it that way, would be $20 a barrel for oil. That's bigger than any tax cut in any country.' (2/11/2003) [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2003/feb/12/uk.iraqandthemedia] | 'The greatest thing to come out of this [the war in Iraq] for the world economy, if you could put it that way, would be $20 a barrel for oil. That's bigger than any tax cut in any country.' (2/11/2003) [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2003/feb/12/uk.iraqandthemedia] | ||
=='''On Fox and Sky News networks'''== | |||
The goal is global media hegemony | |||
'We want our Sky satellite service to be a completely ubiquitous brand everywhere in the world, just as we want Fox to be.' (10/7/1996) [Quoted to Diane Mermigas, 'What's Murdoch want now? Programming.' in Electronic Media, pg. 8] | |||
=='''Minorities'''== | |||
'Colored people' love American sport | |||
'I don’t understand anything about American sport, but I know the coloreds like it' (1983/1984) [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59405.html] | |||
=='''Reconciling with an old business associate'''== | |||
Not very diplomatic language | |||
'I didn’t like talking to that cunt when he had money, and now he’s broke, he can get fucked.' [http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jul/25/-sp-rupert-murdoch-passive-power-hack-attack-nick-davies] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:17, 24 June 2015
Iraq war[edit]
The war's greatest result would be...cheap oil
'The greatest thing to come out of this [the war in Iraq] for the world economy, if you could put it that way, would be $20 a barrel for oil. That's bigger than any tax cut in any country.' (2/11/2003) [1]
On Fox and Sky News networks[edit]
The goal is global media hegemony
'We want our Sky satellite service to be a completely ubiquitous brand everywhere in the world, just as we want Fox to be.' (10/7/1996) [Quoted to Diane Mermigas, 'What's Murdoch want now? Programming.' in Electronic Media, pg. 8]
Minorities[edit]
'Colored people' love American sport
'I don’t understand anything about American sport, but I know the coloreds like it' (1983/1984) [2]
Reconciling with an old business associate[edit]
Not very diplomatic language
'I didn’t like talking to that cunt when he had money, and now he’s broke, he can get fucked.' [3]