This morning, Carl Bernstein wonders if the unfolding phone hacking scandal involving henchmen of the despicable right-wing mogul Rupert "Arrgh!" Murdoch is his Watergate. (Bernstein should be a good judge of the parallels, right?) As far as the rotting fish (the now-defunct "News of the World") stinking from the head ("Arrgh!"), Bernstein notes (our emphasis):
"As anyone in the business will tell you, the standards and culture of a journalistic institution are set from the top down, by its owner, publisher, and top editors. Reporters and editors do not routinely break the law, bribe policemen, wiretap, and generally conduct themselves like thugs unless it is a matter of recognized and understood policy."
We live in hope that someday soon the exposure and unraveling of Murdoch's ugly brand of "journalism" in the States will occur as it is in the UK.
(Image: Short Dong Slither (a.k.a. "Arrgh!"))
