REPORT: Murdoch Considering Stepping Down As News Corp.

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/media/2011/07/18/272379/murdoch-considers-stepping-down/

REPORT: Murdoch Considering Stepping Down As News Corp. CEO | According to reports by CNBC, Rupert Murdoch is considering stepping down as CEO of News Corporation amid the hacking scandal in the United Kingdom and potential investigations in the United States. British police yesterday arrested Rebekah Brooks, the former CEO of News Corp.’s News International group who resigned amid controversy just days ago. Britain’s two top police officials also resigned under a cloud over the past two days amid growing allegations of improper relationships between Scotland Yard officials and News International employees.

[Aerows]

1. Try...

... "Shareholders are pissed that their investments lost over 4% in one day because Murdoch is running scared, and so is everyone associated with him."

[Drale]

2. Bet he thinks that will stop the investigations and erase his illegal deeds. /nt

[fascisthunter]

3. schucks... poor, poor man

[nc4bo]

4. Evil bastard - won't be satisfied until the entire News Corps empire gets bbq'd. nt

[jmowreader]

5. If Murdoch is in the US right now, the government may want to pull his passport

The worry we should all have is, if you were a crooked CEO and you were planning to flee to a nation with no extradition treaty with the US, the first thing you'd do is "step down" from CEO to a "consultant" role.

[northoftheborder]

6. Karma sometimes works. This all couldn't have happened.....

.....to a more deserving person. After all the criminality covered up and shoveled under the rug the last decade, to see the worms exposed is delicious.

[rustydog]

7. Ever hear of a puppet government? Ruperet can step down and still

rule his empire behind curtains. This evil man needs to face a court of law, and if found guilty, he needs to spend the rest of his life in prison. As old as he is it would be a short prison stay.