“whats happening in Britain is eating News Corp up-an extraordinary corporate death is taking place"

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8. Well sure - in Britain

But Murdoch and his cancerous empire are far too heavily embedded in the United States, especially in the body politic. While there are plenty of competitors and adversaries in Britain to Murdoch, the clubby nature of the major media will cause them to close ranks in favor of one of their own. Every contention, every fact, every conclusion, will be dissected, challenged, and examined with an obsessive attention to detail. Any anomalies, contradictions, hinky appearances or less than rock solid facts will be brandished as evidence that evil forces (defined as liberals or worse) are just out to get poor Mr. Murdoch, and that it's all a great big lie!

We should fully expect this kind of petulant whining from the minions at Fox; what will be most dismaying will be the way other media outlets join in, trying to distract and deflect the damning details, whilst propping up one of the most corrupting influences in our society. In addition, there will be an endless parade of politicians posturing for the cameras, in high dudgeon about the scurrilous facts being used to support baseless (except for reality) charges against poor Mr. Murdoch and his beleaguered media empire.

Look for this to get zero traction and no oxygen whatever from the U.S. media, because our somnambulent bulldogs of the Fourth Estate are more afraid of Murdoch (toothless and impotent though he is) than they are loyal to the truth.