A big h/t to Matthew Steeples of London, apparently Knightsbridge, who brings us a glance behind the paywall of the Financial Times for a look at how the lordly Conrad Black views rabble like Rupe Murdoch:“All his instincts are downmarket; he is not…
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Pushed to the Left and Loving It: Help Put an End to Rupert Murdoch’s Criminal Empire
The ongoing scandal in the UK involving media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is making waves everywhere.His stock prices are on the decline and citizens are beginning to mobilize against him.AVAAZ has launched a petition to End Murdoch’s Criminal EmpireMurdoch’…
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: The New York Times as the Terrible Swift Sword of the Establishment: Rupert Murdoch is done like dinner
Rupert Murdoch in his heyday with a copy of the Times … but not the New York Times, alas for him. Below: Mr. Murdoch as he looks at 80.Almost more interesting than the salacious details of the criminal business model used by Rupert Murdoch’s News o…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Rupert Murdoch Will Not Go Out in a Blaze of Glory
Rupert Murdoch, the man who has done so much to poison politics, is now trying to defend his “honour”, after a scandal with one of his tabloids.News of the World routinely hacked phone lines and even bribed cops to allow them to track 9/11 calls. And i…
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: The Saga Of A Prodigal Son
Bob Hepburn argues, in today’s Toronto Star, that Conrad Black should be stripped of his Order of Canada: Strangely though, the advisory council that oversees the Order of Canada once again failed to strip former newspaper owner Conrad Black, who…
Continue readingWhile Marc Emery rots in jail, people wring hands over Conrad Black
Many progressives have been harsh towards Conrad Black, the fraud who has been convicted of multiple charges despite a phalanx of lawyers and friends in high places. He really is that guilty. Then again, many other progressives feel that he penal…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: The 7th Message Gleaned From The Conrad Black Case
Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time. The whole notion that His Blackness was as guilty as hell comes hard to some people.
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Carry on Up the Privy Council: Lord Black’s saga continues
Lord Black is greeted by fellow inmates at the Coleman Federal Correctional Centre. Note: Officers of the Order of Canada and members of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Mr. Bridger.The latest chapter…
Continue readingConrad Black is such a good guy: lazy, demeaning, treating fellow inmates ‘like servants’
Since his conviction for fraud and obstruction of justice, Conrad Black has portrayed himself the victim of liberal, over-zealous courts. He is really innocent and a good guy all around, according to his pals in the media. The truth about the man, however, is less than flattering and closer to reality. Here’s the . . . → Read More: Conrad Black is such a good guy: lazy, demeaning, treating fellow inmates ‘like servants’
Continue readingConrad Black is such a good guy: lazy, demeaning, treating fellow inmates ‘like servants’
Since his conviction for fraud and obstruction of justice, Conrad Black has portrayed himself the victim of liberal, over-zealous courts. He is really innocent and a good guy all around, according to his pals in the media. The truth about the man, howe…
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Save Us Conrad Black!
If anyone deserves to be ridiculed and lampooned, it’s Conrad Black. Consequently, I present to you my humble critique of his asinine and idiotic column.A World of Financial RuinThe present U.S. administration, building, certainly on unpromising leavin…
Continue readingAndy Lehrer: Order of Canada revoked from disgraced recipient
No, convicted felon Conrad Black still has his gong. The disgraced figure who has been stripped of his Order of Canada is T. Sher Singh, a prominent Guelph lawyer who was appointed to the order in 2001. Singh was expelled from the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2007 after
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