Twitter is the new playground of celebrity octogenarians. When you can’t nap, tweet. Hugo Chavez talked Fidel Castro into using Twitter. It's a good idea. Castro needs to tweet to prove he's still alive. Now Rupert Murdoch has joined the electronic festival. After all, the price is right, and perhaps he feels he doesn't have enough access to the press to get his ideas circulating.
I have consistently refused to write numbered list articles that give the seven this or the ten that. While I hid behind my principles, others had to dodge bullet points and boldly write the list articles that Internet readers expect. Now I’m joining the fray by making an exception for Rupert Murdoch. Nobody deserves the number 13 like him.
Here’s my list of my 13 favorite tweets of Rupert Murdoch.
Photo of Ron Paul by DickClarkMises from Wikimedia (Public Domain)
Photo of Ron Paul by DickClarkMises from Wikimedia (Public Domain)
- He observes that Ron Paul appeals to Wall Street Journal readers (31 Dec. 2011). I’m sure that’s true. Ron Paul would even have an honest face if he didn't have Richard Nixon's nose stuck on it.
- Murdoch tweets that he enjoys the winter weather in New York City: “NY cold and empty, even central park. Nice!” (2 Jan. 2012) Listen to them. The children of the night. What music they make!
- He writes that the new Steve Jobs biography is “unfair” (31 Dec. 2011). I can understand how Murdoch could appreciate Jobs. When you hack somebody's iPhone, you know all about them, who, when, where, why, and how.
- Newt Gingrich, according to Murdoch (11 Jan, 2012), is “Brilliant, visionary but just too much baggage!” Rupert, how do you know it’s too much? Oh, right. Your guys went through his luggage.
- “Think! Three richest Americans are three greatest philanthropists - Bloomberg, Gates and Buffett?” (4 Jan. 2012) Huh? Bloomberg didn’t crack the top ten of Forbes’ 400 richest Americans last September, but George Soros, who gives away far more than Bloomberg, did. George Soros usually heads up lists of the top three philoanthropists. Oh right, it’s not philanthropy if you give your money away to conspiracies, eh Rupert?.
- “George Soros @WSJ.com predicting awful deflation and trouble nearly everywhere. He knows this stuff. Let's see if he is right again.” (9 Jan. 2012 ) What? Murdoch’s being nice to Soros. Did Soros get Murdoch into the Illuminati or what?
- Murdoch writes, “Euro always a huge mistake, but free trade EU okay without one currency" (10 Jan. 2012). What? Has Murdoch thought this through? Does he want to give Soros 17 new currencies to trade? I think Soros did get him into the Illuminati.
- He says he likes the Fox film “The Descendants.” It’s “ … one to be proud of. Star Geo Clooney deserves Oscar, maybe film too.” I'm sure he's being totally honest and not just plugging a Fox movie. I imagine the movie resonates with him, speaks to his circumstances. What if Wendi Deng went into a coma, and he had to deal with their children?
- On vacation he had a “Great time in sea with young daughters, uboating” (31 Dec. 2011). Wow. He bought his daughters a German submarine. Having a billionaire dad has its privileges.
Photo credit: Wikipedia (Public Domain) - “I LOVE the film "we bought a zoo", a great family movie. Very proud of fox team who made this great film.” (1 Jan. 2012) This tweet shows how far out of touch Murdoch is from the rest of us who can’t buy our kids submarines and zoos.
- “Just visited ASPCA. Young daughters looking for another dog to adopt! Help!” (7 Jan. 2012) What a letdown for the kids. Promised a whole zoo, but all they get is a puppy from the pound.
- Murdoch tweets he likes Art.sy, the “Art Genome” company (10 Jan. 2012)--yet he isn’t an owner or investor in the company. See, he’s not as self-centered as you thought. I’m sure his wife Wendi’s heart is warmed by his support for her investment. Love.
- Murdoch didn’t capitalize the “s” in Santorum when he wrote, “Good to see santorum surging in Iowa” (1 Jan. 2012). If you have to, Google it. Savage.
Rupert Murdoch, Happy Friday the 13th!
This post originally appeared Jan. 13, 2012, on Triond's Newsflavor website:
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