This Made My Day: Murdoch Threatened With Jail

[kpete]

A threat of imprisonment by parliament forced Rupert Murdoch and his son James to perform a volte face and agree to give evidence next week to a Commons committee investigating why News International executives provided false information to MPs.

the rest:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/14/phone-hacking-murdoch-parliament-summons



BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Lawrence Ward, the deputy serjeant at arms, hand-delivered the summons to a lawyer at the News International headquarters at Wapping. A member of the select committee said at the time: "We have taken it to Defcon Two. Whether we go up another notch is up to the house. We have been advised that parliament could vote to imprison them."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/14/994741/-Murdoch-Threatened-With-Jail?via=siderecent



(i try so hard to be sweet and kind BUT....the smile just took over my face, kpete ):

[JuniperLea]

1. Hot DAMN!

This must mean they have compelling information... and some sort of backup in the US... unless he kept dual citizenship!

[sabrina 1]

2. I feel like I'm dreaming!

:applause:

I wonder why this is happening? He has had so much power for so long in Britain, it's hardly because of the hacking charges alone. They have been in the news there for several years and did not harm him very much.

[Taverner]

3. Better than the possibility of Fitzmas

Ahhh.....the Fitzmas that never was...

[southernyankeebelle]

4. Love it. Karma is a bitch. Wonder how he feels what goes around comes around.

[Uncle Joe]

5. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[malaise]

6. That explains the speed with which they changed their minds

I'm lovin' it. :rofl:

[Drale]

7. OFF TO THE TOWER OF LONDON WITH YOU!!! /nt

[madinmaryland]

8. K & R!!

Murdoch in jail would be a dream come true!

[Matariki]

9. Oh please! Let Roger Ailes go with them.

For general crimes against humanity and decency.

[Gman]

10. I suspect you can't double talk the MP's like they do Congress here

and claim he was misunderstood or taken out of context or that's not what he meant.

[WinkyDink]

11. Where's the post about how JAIL is not PRISON??

[unblock]

18. well, they have a different legal system across the pond.

here, jail is not prison.
there, prison is not jail.

see?

:evilgrin:

[proud patriot]

12. wheeeeeeeeeeee !

[Politicalboi]

13. I have been sick these past few days

Has anyone photo shopped the Queen's News of The World with the robot with the fox crew in his clutches? I hope this causes the end of Faux Noise.

[toddwv]

14. Please keep him there...

We don't want him back. He's not really ours anyways...

[Liberalynn]

15. darn, I'd wish they'd refused

couldn't be a better fashion accesory for Murdoch than handcuffs.

[Aerows]

16. Hopefully

Some of the next headlines read "Rupert Murdoch sent to jail", "News Corp declares bankruptcy" and "Roger Ailes implicated in hacking scandal, sentenced to 30 years in the penitentiary."

[Kingofalldems]

17. K and R all Murdoch scandal threads