Rupert Murdoch: I do not accept responsibility for wrongdoing at News of the World

[kpete]

Source: Telegraph UK

Rupert Murdoch: I do not accept responsibility for wrongdoing at News of the World
Rupert Murdoch has told MPs that he does not accept responsibility for wrongdoing at the News of the World.

He told a committee of MPs investigating phone hacking: "I do not accept ultimate responsibility. I hold responsible the people that I trusted to run it and they people they trusted.

He earlier said he was appalled when he heard that reporters had hacked into the voicemails of missing teenager Milly Dowler.

A contrite Mr Murdoch today appeared before MPs and declared: "This is the most humble day of my life".
Sitting alongside his son, James, the 80-year-old media mogul said that he was "more than prepared" to answer the questions of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee into the phone hacking scandal.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8647802/Rupert-Murdoch-I-do-not-accept-responsibility-for-wrongdoing-at-News-of-the-World.html

[Stuart G]

1. Thanks for posting,,,The headline says it all......k and r

[pacalo]

45. We expected no more from him. Par for the course.

[Itchinjim]

2. Under the bus with you Becky!

[Iggo]

3. That's a hell of a quote.

"I do not accept ultimate responsibility. I hold responsible the people that I trusted to run it and the people they trusted..."

So howcome some bosses are responsible, but not the big boss?

[Historic NY]

6. Wow what a leader.....sure sounds Republican.

[Hugin]

9. And on top of that... If they aren't ultimately responsible how come they get the ultimate pay?

Alas, yet another of life's ultimately unanswered questions. :eyes:

$10.00 says before the week is out we hear, "I just want my life back." from one of the Murdochs.

[Iggo]

20. Yeah.

He either doesn't understand the meaning of "ultimate", or he hopes we don't.

[reformist2]

22. He does accept all the big bucks, though!

Capitalist pig.

[catrose]

29. Right. So why do you deserve your salary?

What happened to "The buck stops here?"

No, THERE, over there!

[Kurska]

4. The buck passes here n/t

[yellowcanine]

5. There must be someone over there behind that tree who is to blame.

Look over there. I am just the owner.

[Safetykitten]

7. Ah, republicanism at it's finest. Never their fault.

[hay rick]

8. Rupert's the victim here.

Of course. Betrayed by the people he trusted. It's not like owners and CEOs should be expected to exercise oversight of the companies they run.

Women and children get out of the way. The captain is the first one on the lifeboat.

Rupert bears no responsibility for any criminal activity that occurred at his companies- he's just in charge of the good stuff.

What a self-deluded little worm of a man.

[Ruby the Liberal]

13. They already nailed him for Willful Blindness

[tavalon]

10. You will be. You will be........

[Fokker Trip]

15. Is that a Yoda quote?

My favorite line in the whole Star Wars series.

[tavalon]

41. Yes, but I probably screwed it up

I was hearing his voice in my head while I wrote it.

[ananda]

11. This is not a buck stop.

nt

[Bjorn Against]

12. The allegations were brewing for years, Murdoch did nothing.

Of course he is directly responsible, this happened under his watch. He could have cleaned house but he chose not to.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

14. Of course not.

Nor will he or his son unless they're forced to accept responsibility. In the mean time they're the hapless "victims" of the deplorable standards exhibited by those people they trusted to work at their publications.

[ladywnch]

16. I can't believe this is going to be well received in Parliament .....

....."I'm not responsible..." Yeah, that'll fly. If the CEO/Chairman of the board is not responsible then why have the position?.....oh, only when things are going well are you responsible.......when things go to shit you're you jump ship..... hey, isn't that the characteristic of a RAT?

If he is abdicating responsibility, then it is time for him to abdicate his title/roll.

[AndyTiedye]

30. The MPs He is Blackmailing Will Like It Just Fine

and since MI5, MI6, and Scotland Yard have all been feeding Murdoch information for years, that is probably most of them.

The situation is far worse here. Nobody can touch him.

[Solly Mack]

17. Ruppy 'I wasn't even born when that happened' Murdoch.

[Kingofalldems]

18. Kick and rec before someone tries to change the subject.

[Kingofalldems]

19. Bullies are cowards

[cstanleytech]

21. So does this mean he is also throwing his son James under the bus

because wasnt his son in charge sometime when this was going on?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

31. I think he means his number 2, 4, 5, 6

Number 3 in command (his son) is as appalled, innocent, and betrayed as Number 1 (Rupert).

The Murdochs are shocked and dismayed, I tells ya.

[Selena Harris]

23. So WHY the WE ARE SORRY

headlines run in all the UK newspapers this past weekend? Doesn't sorrow indicate taking responsibility??

[Heywood J]

37. Not really.

A person can be sorry that someone's relative was murdered without having to (falsely) admit responsibility.

That being said, Murdoch is being paid to be responsible for the company. This case has been going on for years. If he didn't know it was coming or hadn't heard of it, that would seem to me like he wasn't competent for the job.

[louis-t]

24. Is ANYONE buying this crap?

I don't think British citizens will fall for it.

[Blue_Tires]

25. Stand-up guy, that Rupert...

Of course the immediate question that should have followed is "So this means you are not the decision-maker for News Corp.?"

[florida08]

26. well James is annoying listening to his doubletalk

and he repeats himself a lot. He claims they must hold employees to highest standards yet they claim they didn't know what was happening..well how convenient. It was stunning in the early questioning what Rupert did not know.
I believe it's wrapping up now.

[SpiralHawk]

27. It is sooo Republicon - to dodge responsibility, shirk taxes, blame others

Murdoch is the Compleat Republicon.

[MicaelS]

28. He reminds me of J. Bruce Ismay after the Titanic sank....

Ismay got in a lifeboat and left 1,500 people to die in the cold water. Ismay gave the order for a speed run, then later he said a variation of "The Captain was in charge of the ship!"

[crim son]

32. Nobody expects you to,

Asswipe. An amoral, lying sack of donkey dung such as yourself would never own up to any wrongdoing.

[ikri]

33. It goes against everything former employees have said

Rupert Murdoch apparently used to be deeply involved in the day-to-day running of every paper he produced, he'd be on the phone to editors discussing stories all the time. But he would have us believe that he's not been anywhere near as involved in recent years (possibly back to 2000).

So either he's lying, all his former editors are lying, or he's abdicated so much responsibility that he does almost nothing for the company he fronts.

[LiberalEsto]

34. Murdoch denies blame for hacking

Source: BBC News

"MPs suspended their questioning of Rupert Murdoch for 15 minutes after a protester lunged towards him wielding a shaving foam pie.

The session had been going for two hours when the man rushed forward from the public gallery towards the News Corp chairman and chief executive.

He was fought off by a group of people including Mr Murdoch's wife Wendi, who was also in the public gallery.

The alleged perpetrator was identified on Twitter as Jonnie Marbles."

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14209268

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BBC also reported that Marbles shouted "You naughty billionaire" as he approached Murdoch.

I have to wonder if Murdoch or his minions hired the shaving cream attacker as a distraction.

[SpiralHawk]

35. It is sooo Republicon to weasel and shirk responsibility (and taxes and honor)

[no_hypocrisy]

36. If you won't admit culpability, then you can't apologize.

Just saying "I'm sorry it happened" isn't an apology unless you take responsibility for it.

[Kingofalldems]

38. Never trust a republican---incredibly sneaky and dishonest.

[and-justice-for-all]

39. A pure piece of shit....nt

[fascisthunter]

40. Sociopaths usually always claim to be innocent

unless it is in their best interest. I wish he, his son and those who support him misery for the rest of their lives.

[CHIMO]

42. GIGO

You don't have responsibility by accepting responsibility.

You have responsibility when one has the authority.

You either have the authority or someone else does. So who had the authority?

[Matilda]

43. Any reporter or any editor who didn't do what Murdoch wanted

would be out of a job, fast.

All corporations take their cues from the man at the top - if he's a sleazebag, the staff will be too.

[Scurrilous]

44. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Rex]

46. If the nations of the world let The Rupert just walk away then it will

prove to the planets citizens that evil assholes that have billions can and will control national govts without any real resistance to stop them. IOW, The Rupert will now have to be made an example of...which is Tony The Tiger GGGRREEEEEEAAAATTTT!

[Lorien]

47. I wish that I could believe that the Rich and right Wing could have the laws applied

the them the same way that they are applied to the rest of us, but I've learned that those hopes are nearly always in vain. :-(

[Kingofalldems]

48. Kick and Recommend.

[midnight]

49. Next he will tell us he is doing Gods work....