There are troubling reports that right-wing media mogul and desiccated Aussie Rupert "Aargh" Murdoch has been eyeing media giant Time Warner as a property to acquire. Aargh's 21st Century Fox Corp. reportedly bid $80 billion to buy the giant Time Warner, but was rejected. Part of Aargh's proposal would be to spin off Time Warner-owned CNN to avoid regulatory problems vis-a-vis his Fux Channel.
After the News of the World newspaper phone hacking scandal blew up in his wrinkled mug, Aargh tried to keep a low profile, even as his wife Wendy Deng served him with divorce papers. It appears that Aargh is emerging from the shadows to try to gobble up more media/entertainment turf to push his right-wing agenda. Apple's late founder Steve Jobs once told Aargh to his face that, "Fox has become an incredibly destructive force in our society." Imagine that destructive force amplified if he succeeds in buying his mega-competitor.
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