Should these Select Committees really be broadcast live? / Murdoch pie in the face

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Not sure it sits well with me.
Showboating politicians in a quasi court rounding on, as yet, innocent individuals. Either have the balls to charge them and get them to a proper court of law or interview them in a more dignified environment.
Bit embarrassing methinks.

 

[Was not Was]

Not sure it sits well with me.
Showboating politicians in a quasi court rounding on, as yet, innocent individuals. Either have the balls to charge them and get them to a proper court of law or interview them in a more dignified environment.
Bit embarrassing methinks.

Showboating? Are you watching it?

Tom Watson is asking clear, open (not leading) questions. Very revealing.

 

[dingodan]

Yes. Yes they should.

Idiot.

 

[Mammoth]

They are usually live or repeated on BBC Parliament, so I don't think the politicians see it as an opportunity to show boat. After all PMQ may be parliament on show, but committees are parliament at work.

It is not a trial. Parliament scrutinises all sorts of public and private activity even with no question of impropriety- it's called running the country.

Murdoch is coming across like Abe Simpson. Suspect he'll be pensioned off after this performance...

 

[chimneys]

Am guessing that Chinese woman directly behind Rupert is his wife?

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Of course they should. These MP's asking the questions are us. They are our representatives, representing you and me. On what basis should we be excluded from these hearings?

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Yes. Yes they should.

Idiot.

To me a good example of an idiot is someone gullible enough to believe that every major terrorist attack is a conspiracy but that's another thread.

 

[sten_super]

Am guessing that Chinese woman directly behind Rupert is his wife?

Yes, and she's half his age. Good score.

 

[dingodan]

Either have the balls to charge them and get them to a proper court of law or interview them in a more dignified environment.

They are not under caution and they are not testifying under oath, so this is not replacing a court of law. They are assisting the committee.

When they get arrested and charged, then they will be rightfully kitted out in orange jumpsuits and placed infront of a judge

 

[dingodan]

To me a good example of an idiot is someone gullible enough to believe that every major terrorist attack is a conspiracy but that's another thread.

Gullible implies that someone told me, and I believed it. But yes, that would be for another thread.

Idiot.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

They knew nothing and are very sorry. Anyone getting anything else from this.

 

[chimneys]

They knew nothing and are very sorry. Anyone getting anything else from this.

Needs better calibre of questioner to get under their skin! First MP Watson did well. Rest are out of their depths!!

 

[The Merry Prankster]

"Wilful blindness" scored a hit with Murdoch Snr.

 

[The Large One]

They knew nothing and are very sorry. Anyone getting anything else from this.

Yes, they're not in control of their companies, and that their recruitment policies might want looking at.

Rupert Murdoch blames the people that run his individual companies, rather than himself. Can't wait to hear from those people.

 

[The Large One]

I'd also say that, Watson aside, the MPs are still scared of the Murdochs.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

They haven't got anything to throw at them. It's just washing off them.

 

[drew]

I think this is just the begining and they are digging themselves a deep hole. Murdoch Snr as head was responsible for corporate governance and failed. There have been questions leading to them making a fool of themselves, such as Davies asking whether or not payments of £1m and £600k were dropped into the conversation Murdoch had with the Editor!! They can deny it as much as they like but nobody will believe they did not know. Whether criminal case can prove it is another matter. Maybe one of those in the headlights further down the food chain will eventually squeal. We can but hope.

 

[The Large One]

This committee is PATHETIC.

No wonder Watson has got up and pissed off.

 

[dingodan]

In the words of Roger 'Verbal' Kint,

"How do you shoot the devil in the back? ... What if you miss?"

 

[trueblue]

The questioning is far too soft.