Rupert Murdoch orders Fox News to cease criticism of Obama


	Rupert Murdoch orders Fox News to cease criticism of Obama

reimers

11-11-2008 5:43 PM

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11-11-2008 7:35 PM

dmegivern

What are the haters going to do for media? Blogs, I guess.

11-11-2008 8:15 PM

lifecyce1898

Wait a minute...did Hell just freeze over??

11-11-2008 8:32 PM

dmegivern

Murdoch is a capitalist businessman before all else. It would be funny if he started a left-wing propaganda channel to keep his profit margin.

11-11-2008 9:34 PM

ratcatcher2

Would that be similar to ordering them;

to give up on Christianity and support Muslims, only;

OR

to support only the Arabs now against the Zionists.

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