'Jonnie Marbles': the comedian and activist who attacked Rupert Murdoch

[brooklynite]

from the Guardian:

The man who attacked Rupert Murdoch during his parliamentary appearance has been identified as Jonathan May-Bowles, a protester and standup comedian.

May-Bowles dramatically intervened in the committee hearing when he tried to throw a plate of white foam into Murdoch's face at close range.

He was quickly identified by friends in the UK Uncut network of activists. Although the activist group quickly distanced themselves from the protester, he is known to have been a key figure in their campaign.

"This was a lone-wolf, solitary action," said a key organiser in http://www.ukuncut.org.uk/">UK Uncut, a tax-avoidance campaigner group. "None of us knew anything about this. This has got nothing to do with UK Uncut."

The only thing worse than the people who leap to the defense of idiots like this are the people who leap to the assumption that this was planned by the Murdoch's themselves.....

[JuniperLea]

1. You should rewrite this...

And leave out the insults levied at your fellow DUers.

[SixString]

8. ..

:rofl:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1524567

"I'm finding a lot of bullshit on DU right now and I don't have the time for all the guessing games."

[Octafish]

2. Identified as a 'tax-avoidance campaigner.'

Nice. Sounds like a friend of Murdoch.

Even if not, the guy did Rupie a favor, drumming up the sympathy card for the twisted BFEE turd.

[fascisthunter]

3. I thought the same thing

[PotatoChip]

4. Bowles.... Ha! Any relation to Camilla?

Her ex I mean. Semi-serious Q here... ;-)

[Behind the Aegis]

5. Agreed.

Though, I would have said "conclusion" in place of "assumption."

[gratuitous]

6. "None of us knew anything about this."

Now, watch as the same people who are eager to exonerate Rupert and his henchmen jump on UK Uncut: "How could you not know that one of your own was planning this dastardly attack?"

We'll get an investigation now, boy. Just you watch.

[Vinnie From Indy]

7. Yeah, like comedians are universally immune to being paid

I find your confident pronouncement that this was the act of an unpaid, solitary, lone wolf to be every bit as speculative as those that wonder if this was cooked up by his PR people solely to blunt the amount of reporting about the actual testimony of the participants. Either way, this man's stunt WILL eat up a good percentage of what is reported today about Murdoch's appearance in front of the ministers and it will set subtle undertones that Murdoch is being attacked or is a victim or is vulnerable - take your pick.