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Playinghardball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 11:43 AM
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Murdoch attacked with pie at hearing
Source: RawReplay
By David Edwards

While answering questions before Parliament Tuesday, a man appeared to try to throw a pie in the face of News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch.

Rupert Murdoch’s wife, Wendi, was seen throwing a punch at the man.

Watch this video from MSNBC’s News Live, broadcast July 19, 2011.

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/07/murdoch-attacked-with-pie-hearing/
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meow mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 11:46 AM
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1. hope the arrest of wendi was quick and without further violence.
:shrug:
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 11:46 AM
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2. Who the fuck unrec'd this?
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SnakeEyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 12:22 PM
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7. Post 4
Sums up my opinion nicely. We shouldn't be encouraging this.
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 11:48 AM
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3. Okay, so how did a fellow wearing a plaid shirt in a room full of suits...
...slip inside the hearing room with a pie?

Anyone want to venture a guess?
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crazyjoe Donating Member (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 11:52 AM
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4. counter productive, now people will see some idiot "attacking" a feeble old man.
Some folks are just beyond stupid.
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mimitabby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 12:19 PM
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6. nah, everyone knows he's evil incarnate
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bbinacan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 12:08 PM
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5. The pie thrower is moronic
and childish.
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somone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-19-11 12:23 PM
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8. Smells like a setup
which Murdoch Inc. has a lot of experience with

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