Tony Blair to work for Rupert Murdoch

[Bernie Gunther]

Like he doesn't already ...

The media magnate Rupert Murdoch is expected to offer Tony Blair a senior role in his News Corporation empire when he stands down as Prime Minister.

Allies of Mr Blair insist he has made no decisions about his plans when he leaves Downing Street -- almost certainly next year. But some friends say a seat on the board of News Corp could tempt the outgoing Prime Minister, as it would dovetail neatly with the lucrative United States lecture circuit. Mr Blair's popularity at home may be waning, but he remains big box office in America.

source

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Murdoch also employs José Maria Aznar, the President of Spain before the last election.

 

[treelover]

God, what an odious man he is, why do LP members tolerate him?

 

[Azrael23]

Why do we tolerate any of them? I thought societies punished criminals.

 

[RhymnRzn]

Micah 7:2

"The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. (v.3) That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. (v.4) The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity."

 

[TAE]

You are saying that mankind has been corrupt throughout history? That is true.

BTW, but there are modern english translations of the jewish scriptures, you know.

 

[Azrael]

God, what an odious man he is, why do LP members tolerate him?

He wins elections.

Now don't get me wrong, I don't agree with everything he does, but hey, Labour in power is Labour in power innit, even when its New Labour, and he's only pretending until he gets elected ... oh, wait ... I mean vote Blair, wait for Brown ... (still good for another few months right?) ... what d'you mean, Brown's already started presenting policy and it's worse than Blair's ... erm, well y'see, he's only doing it until he gets elected.

And so on.

 

[shagnasty]

with each day that passes i hope more people will discover the truth about new labour.

 

[Paul Marsh]

God, what an odious man he is, why do LP members tolerate him?

Any Labour party members on here want to answer this one?

 

[DrRingDing]

Like he doesn't already ...

source

You couldn't make it up

 

[In Bloom]

No more Tory sleaze...

 

[exosculate]

No surprises there then.

Blair to lead CND post leadership - now that would be revelationary.

 

[TAE]

I thought Blair was after Kofi Anan's job at the UN ?

 

[ska invita]

I thought Blair was after Kofi Anan's job at the UN ?

My opinion of Blair is he is the champion social climber - he managed to get to the top of the Labour party without being a labour man - if he could stand as the US president he would win - he just does what it takes to get to the top.

There is no way Blair would work for Murdoch - why? Becasue its a step down.

There is no way he could get Kofi's job - he has pinned his colours too firmly to the US mast.

Possibly he could go for a top EU presidential job - although he has back off his EU commitments for a time.

I dont know what other big jobs are out there - but trust me , he wants the biggest one he can get - not neccesarily biggest money (alhtough he has a bg morgage) but the biggest kudos.

 

[lostexpectation]

apparently he's bigging it up at bohemian grove this weekend


http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/july2006/290706Murdoch.htm
http://infowars.net/articles/july2006/290706powerful.htm
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/july2006/290706Grove.htm

 

[Bernie Gunther]

I can see it now.

Naked Blair in Black Magic Orgy with Owl

 

[Azrael23]

I`m sure rupert will fit right in.

"Oh great owl of bohemia...."

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Well, I hope meeting now is indicative of him going sooner rather than later.

 

[soulman]

Not surprising really. You only have to look at the previous prime minister and his financial and political affiliations after leaving office to understand the trajectory - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle_Group#Politicians_affiliated_with_Carlyle

 

[exleper]

Maybe he'll buy himself a place in the house of lords.

 

[ska invita]

His trip to California, and in particular his speach today (renaissance of policy etc., http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5236896.stm ) is a great practice run for future talking tours of the states: lots of nobel words that require and instigate absolutely no action.

 

[Fullyplumped]

From IMDB -

Tony Blair downplayed recent speculation that Rupert Murdoch has offered him a place on News Corp's board of directors. He did so in a light-hearted appearance with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at a Los Angeles news conference Monday.

"If he needs a job and wants a job in Hollywood," Schwarzenegger quipped, "I'll get him to play Terminator 4."

Blair responded, "Now that is definitely the best offer I've had. Actually, the sad thing is, it's the only offer I've had."​

 

[teqniq]

You've all broken my contempt-o-meter!

and I had it set on 'complete'.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

Wouldn't be great if lots of powerful American organisations led him on to believe that he had a future with them, but all dumped him because individuals of similar creepy ambition felt threatened and so dropped him like a hot brick.

Blair is an evil genius by UK standards but by US ones he is just another contender who can be bypassed. His only value to the USA is as British Prime Minister. Why should they take him on after that? They have thousands of aggressive, false-smiling ambitious legal types with no sense of morality in their own country without importing Blair. Also Cherie would be a liability. In American eyes she is probably that most accursed thing a 'liberal' based on her legal career. She would join the Democrats and Blair the Republicans. What sort of message would that give in the New American Century.