Rupert watch - signaling the end

[BlueCaliDem]

8. We can thank Reagan's 1986 "amnesty" that helped speed up Murdoch's American Citzenship

but what was sold as Reagan and the Republicans helping the undocumented who have lived here for decades. The "amnesty" thing rightwingers are always wailing about was nothing more than to help Reagan's buddy, Murdoch, and to use propaganda to make Americans bend to corporate rule. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 was just a mantle to hide behind as St. Ronnie (crowned thus by U.S.'s corporate media, grateful that he relaxed U.S. laws that destroyed our 4th Estate) worked to give Murdoch the power he has today; a power that will soon be taken away.

"Australian-born Murdoch became a US citizen in 1985 just so he could own more media here. The Reagan administration appears to have fast-tracked his citizenship, and Reagan started the relaxation of ownership rules, allowing a few media giants to own more and more stations and newspapers. In return the corporate media, Fox being a major culprit, conducted a long-running and ongoing campaign to make this very bad president into Saint Ronald. Later on, News Corp. told the IRS that it was foreign-owned (to save on taxes) while telling the FCC that it was true-blue American (since it couldn’t own all its stations if it were otherwise). The GOP success in the 1994 elections derailed a possible congressional investigation."[bold mine]
http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/07/23/rupert-murdoch-american-citizen/

Despite what Republicans and their sheep believe, they are NOT the patriots they wish we'd believe they are. Not according to their actions.