He oversaw a news outlet (News of the World) that has been proven to be a criminal organization that used bribery, phone hacking, and intimidation to destroy people's lives. An investigation has proven some of these techniques are prevelant at other outlets as well. Now the government is stepping in, appointing a regulator to oversee this out of control British press. What would you expect him to say about that? In a world where there are consequences to the boss, he might say, "Sorry--yes, you're right. We need to get this under control."
Not Rupert Murdoch.
He compared it to George Orwell's Ministry of Truth and ordered his newspapers to start attacking the Conservative British Prime Minister that his newspaper helped elect in the first place.
I'm telling you...the man is Snidely Whiplash.
