His continued obsession with television ratings,
his own and those of others, is just so weird. He seems to think his life is one continuous reality show. The vanity blows my mind. It's all about him and his media portrayal, like some gobshite who's kicked out of the Big Brother house for being seriously unpleasant and vile, but stubbornly refuses to accept any criticism. Policy and governance barely seems cross his mind, although to be fair to the nutjob, the narcissistic media seems primarily concerned with how rude he is to them. They need to start playing the ball and not the man. There really is no point in playing this particular man, he is clearly afflicted with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, he is literally insane.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Thu 16 Feb 2017, 23:47,
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They'll get his measure.
I note the mail is have a right laugh at him on it's front page right now. If he's lost the mail, it won;t be long before Fox goes. Murdoch knows a wingnut when he sees one.
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The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Fri 17 Feb 2017, 0:04,
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He does, but he's a cynical individual.
He will be onside if being so is more beneficial than it is detrimental. I also would like to put it on the record that he is much less interfering in his news outlets editorial line than it is widely claimed. His primary concern is, and always has been, ratings and circulation because that's where the money is.
Although on a side note, allegedly he was not only the who one brokered the first international presidential interview with Gove in The Times (plus a German guy from the Bild group was also there), but he was also in the room when the interview took place.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 17 Feb 2017, 0:17,
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> he is much less interfering in his news outlets editorial line than it is widely claimed. His primary concern is, and always has been, ratings and circulation because that's where the money is.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcomb's_paradox
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artifus is doing it all wrong, Fri 17 Feb 2017, 0:28,
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I'm not predicting the future, I'm basing what I say on his past actions.
If he is so interfering in his media empire's editorial line, please explain why The Sun was staunchly pro Leave, yet The Times was staunchly pro Remain, and The Sunday Times was pro Remain, albeit in a rather lukewarm way, while Sky News was a bit schizophrenic on the matter. He was openly pro Leave.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 17 Feb 2017, 0:37,
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i was suggesting murdoch plays the game of 'predicting' the future, not you
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artifus is doing it all wrong, Fri 17 Feb 2017, 0:42,
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Well, if you weren't so gnomic and obtuse all the time, I might not have got the wrong end of the stick.
I think he's a "let's wait and see and stick or twist as late as we can" kind of chap. He rarely backs the wrong horse in politics, but in politics there isn't a croupier calling "Les jeux sont faits", so he can take his time.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 17 Feb 2017, 0:51,
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good link!
I'n going to read it again when I haven;t been drinking since down tools.
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The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Fri 17 Feb 2017, 0:40,
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errm
I've worked for him. Everyone knows what he thinks. And if they want to keep working for him, they keep it 'front of mind'.
My most feared army boss used to use the word 'pragmatic' to mean incredibly cynical and ruthless. And when he meant really unpleasant he would say 'flexible and pragmatic' And turning up to 11 was 'dynamic, flexible and pragmatic'. That's our Rupe.
He's worried that Breitbart is stealing eyeballs from him. But they are dumb poor eyeballs. Which is why he keeps doing random dad-dancing moves like buying myspace and vice. But remember he is nothing of not free trade.
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The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Fri 17 Feb 2017, 0:30,
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I've never met him, but I did serve Jerry Hall in a shop once.
If he thinks someone will make him money, I think they can pretty much think, say and write what they want. You may have worked for Sky or News International (as it was once known) but without any juicy anecdotes, I'm going to stubbornly stick to my guns.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 17 Feb 2017, 0:39,
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met him once
when I was quite a young reporter. He was fun and funny. really into reporters and stories. I wish I had been more relaxed, thinking back. He was still on wife number one then.
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The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Fri 17 Feb 2017, 0:42,
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In terms of juiciness, that anecdote scores a big fat zero.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 17 Feb 2017, 0:52,
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the juicy bits are saved for
when I'm on the TV couch with Wossy and Piers and my old mate russy-wussy brand.
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