I always forget that Rupert Murdoch is on Twitter. From what little I see of his feed, he’s not some LeAnn Rimes-type, compulsive tweeter. Murdoch generally averages two to four tweets every other day or every three days. Perhaps his followers are supposed to treat these tweets like Murdoch gems, parceled out over time, like Rupe is the Oracle of Mt. Murdoch. The worst part? I think most of Murdoch’s Twitter followers probably do see him that way. Like Warren Buffett is “the Oracle of Omaha,” Murdoch-acolytes see him as “The Oracle of Fox”.
Murdoch is still struggling (though he won’t admit it) after all of the hacking scandals came out over the course of a year, culminating in a legal and PR sh-tstorm rocked the halls of power in the UK, and changed the way the British tabloids operate. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t seem like Murdoch is sitting at home licking his wounds. Vanity Fair had a great piece (here) a few months ago about Murdoch’s “internal investigation” into the hacking, in which he hired an outside investigator to basically comb through everything and turn over incriminating evidence to the police . And not just evidence – News Corp. is turning in its own employees to the authorities too.
Basically, I think Rupert Murdoch is looking for a fight, and he’s looking to change the subject. And he might have found his fight. On Sunday, Murdoch began tweeting random thoughts about David Cameron, Mitt Romney and then… he took on Tom Cruise. And Scientology.
[Via Rupert Murdoch’s Twitter]
Whoa. Rupert Murdoch coming right out and calling the Church of Scientology a “cult”?! Xenu must have pissed in Rupe’s cornflakes! Surprisingly, Rupert didn’t delete the tweet or offer an apology. He followed it up with,“Watch Katie Holmes and Scientology story develop. Something creepy, maybe even evil, about these people.” And then, hours later, he tweeted: “Since Scientology tweet hundreds of attacks. Expect they will increase and get worse and maybe threatening. Still stick to my story.”
Do we have to give this one to Rupert? Though I loathe the man, I kind of like that he isn’t backing down from his criticism of CoS. Of course, I still think this might be the best response:
Photos courtesy of WENN.
It’s what many have said about CoS. I hope Katie succeeds and gets Suri away from Tom & CoS.
It’s what’s true about CoS. Read up. There is plenty all over the net.
No, I very much disagree. Although Murdoch may be loathsome in quite a few ways….sorry, but when a “high-profile person” emphatically states such things about scientology (sorry y’all, I can’t capitalize this cult & give them any legitimacy), LIVES ARE BEING SAVED.
I mean, it’s one thing for me to rant on & on about the evils of scientology, but it’s quite another when Murdoch, VERY high profile, states such on Twitter. My belief? Lives are being saved because people may listen to him. Those are just my thoughts.
ABSOLUTELY!
Well said, Kimbob!
I generally loathe Murdoch, but I’m agree with him on this tweet. Actually, reading through his tweets was fascinating. He’s got some great insight into the US political race. And I’m not just saying this because I am petrified of his wife.
Shit. Not sure who I loathe more. NOW WHAT?!
It would be good if they really went head to head… Murdoch might just have enough power to give the cult a good resource-exhausting fight
Right? I think I may have to side with Murdoch on this occasion. He’s also the only person I know with the resources and man power to take down this cult.
Damn you rupert for making me side with you.
I completely agree. Murdoch might be a douche, but he’s not a stupid douche. He knows his way around a business and if he says something’s fishy, I’d be inclined to believe it.
Who knows, he might turn out to be an ally of Katie’s. He’s powerful enough that I don’t even think Co$ would dare take him on.
Tweet away, ‘Doc!
You know what? I think he may even have something on Tommy and the Co$. Something that Katie might use… after all, his publications tapped tons of celebrities’ phones to get scoops for years!
I’ll bet you he is trying to get a message out there, to Katie and Tommy: “First one to call me gets the dirt! Let the race begin… muahahahhaha!”
Edit:
Oooooooh, hold on one sec! Do you think, maybe, that all of this is Anonymous teaming up with Murdoch?! If you think about timing… first the Travolta scandal, then Lisa Marie escaping the cult, then Katie’s triumphant escape… now this Murdoch tweet, I no doubt imagine as a prelude to lots of juicy stories in his media about Co$…
Someone is behind all this, whether it’s Anonymous or someone else… amazing, keep up the good work!
People tend to forget that Murdock is very close to Nicole Kidman. Like, they are buds and hang out. If anyone should know about the shadiness, it would be her, and by extension, him.
I am SO glad to hear this.
Seriously?
Fox News is the world’s biggest “cult”.
Fox News is definitely riddled with bad, but I don’t think it’s really on par with Scientology. AND definition, it’s not a cult. It’s biased, right wing media. I think a joke like this does a huge disservice to the issues cults really do present.
I agree. Don’t diminish the evils of cos with a news channel.
Besides, I have watched them all and if you think ANY of our news is really truthful, I have a bridge to sell you.
I have watched them all, plus BBC, plus a few other countries mostly Canada and Europe. All the news channels are a joke, you have to get the most info you can from a bunch of sources, throw out the hate speech and vitriol from both sides and maybe you et a kernel of truth.
Fox news certainly didn’t brainwash me, I’m more Independent than ever.
They also didn’t hold me hostage when I turned on CNN or make me run around a pole in the desert sun and lock me up or threaten my family or make me agree to never see my family again.
See the difference? Rupert, in this case speaks true and stands behind it. Scientology is a real and very frightening cult and some here have lost families to it. He might be the first biggie to come out and say it, Katie hasn’t, but he has. Nicole didn’t, but he did and he stands by it! That is big news and I think ithe OP and the reply about brainwashing are insensitive. We are talking about people’s lives here.
Now I feel all bitchy to start the holiday week:(
@Original TIffany: climate change crap? There’s not a country in the world that fronts up to the international environmental summits and says it isn’t happening. The thing they disagree on is how to address it. As for your family members being taken from you and being as good as dead that’s sad, but for many Iraqis their families are dead thanks to the invasion which News Corp was more than happy to support.
@ Chris: it’s pointless and not going to work. Feel free to stop attempting to compare the Cult with anything else in this world now. Politics is a walk on the beach compared to this EVIL.
So true! He knows all about brainwashing.
I think a bunch of followers believing whatever they’re told without question is very cult-like.
Rupert Murdoch and News Corp have blood on their hands when it comes to the invasion of Iraq and have done plenty to sabotage meaningful action on climate change in the US as well as other countries. Pound for pound I’d say Murdoch and his acolytes have contributed to way more misery, death and destruction than the C0$ has.
Oh, please…I agree with Tiffany’s statement.
Hey Chris, scientology stole my family from me, as good as dead.
Don’t give me climate change crap when people are being murdered, tortured and really being mind controlled.
@Chris, I disagree. Murdoch’s rags or the news and Scientology are two totally different monsters. The latter is a cult.
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/inside-scientology-20110208?page=2
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-03-29-scientology-sea_N.htm
hang in there Original Tiff! The lid’s about to BLOW – this is so awesome! Thanks again for your shares. Your contribtions are valuable here…
@Chris: NEVER. Take off the political blinders. This is NOT about politics. This is about a cult that murders people and breaks up families and robs people of their lives and money.
@Chris, one last, important thing.
RM might be evil Mr. Burns, but he did not and is not the SOLE AND DIRECT cause of climate change, nor the deaths in the war. That blame goes to many.
However, David Miscavige and Scientology are SOLEY AND DIRECTLY the ONLY cause for torture, pedophilia back in the old days, bribery, extortion, coercion, blackmail, fraud, harassment, kidnapping, assault, disconnection-shall I go on?
Obviously you can see your POV is really off the mark. You can’t hold the two in the same light and this is happening all over America and where ever else the loonies can work their brand of cult crazy.
Just wanted to say that I am really uplifted by the common sense response this post. It’s very good to see people able to take the snark and hyperbole out of their posting when it’s about something as serious as a cult! Thanks for the feel good moment Posters 🙂
@XiuFetish: Your org is GOING DOWN. Don’t bother posting here, Zombie. You’ve just jumped into a pit of vipers if you think you can obfuscate this news story with little posts like this.
TEAM ORIGINALTIFFANY. $cientology is over if you want it.
Yay! I freaking hope so. BTW, thank you all so much. I hope you all know the implications of me even talking about this could be but it is something so loathsome that I cannot NOT speak out against it.
Seriously though, instead of derailing this into politics, lets focus on what the hell is going to happen to the poor members?
God, I so want to scream my families name to the rooftops and tell them to RUN, but I know that they have their peeps watching our site and all it would do is have them getting punished because of their SP family. Blow that place now, please. There are still people who would help you and love you. M and D, go!
I can’t wait for this cult to be done, over and out. Miscavige locked up. I’m no fan of Rupert, but in this case, go old boy, GO!
i wonder if one or more of those phones his people hacked are phones belonging to Co$-ers.
is he trying to redeem himself, or revamp his image by going after something that most people agree to hate?
the enemy of your enemy is your friend? (maybe not a correct analogy, but nevertheless).
Since he is a confidant of Nicole K., maybe he can use some of the stuff she probably told him in his equally creepy tabloids. Though, it would be the first good use of the trash he publishes. Those “sources” talking about the crazy culty would be juicy no doubt. Too bad News of the World is gone, it would be perfect for this. But the Sun is equally tacky, so a good second choice.
To paraphrase Forest Gump,’Creepy is as creepy does!!!!”
Didn’t Tom sue one of his tabloids for a false story?
Murdoch is responsible for as much evil as Scientology so it doesn’t feel very victorious for me. Thanks for posting that Tweet that compares him to Dick Cheney- that was hilarious!
All exposure of the cult is good. Exposure is exposure. People are talking. People aren’t as afraid to reveal the truth in public now. Nothing about that is bad.
“@Chris: NEVER. Take off the political blinders. This is NOT about politics. This is about a cult that murders people and breaks up families and robs people of their lives and money.”
All of that has happened to the people of Iraq too. I’m no apologist for the CO$. I think all religion is at best childish nonsense. However some of you seem to think that by comparing Murdoch to the CO$ that that makes him good. I beg to differ. I’m all for getting stuck into the C0$ but I don’t need to align myself with scum like Murdoch to do it.
This is what I posted on 8th June on the Kelly Preston and Nicole Kidman story
Bad Irene says:
June 8, 2012 at 9:25 am
Rupert Murdoch and his wife who Nicole is good friends with. Shortly after Nicole and Keith were married and he went into rehab it was rumoured that some very juicy stories were due to see the light of day, the News of the World bought the exclusives and never published to save Nicole’s rep.
I stand by it, Rupert Murdoch knows something big about CO$ and may be about to blow the lid. I hope so to, these people are very dangerous.
Does anyone else remember a story in 2005 (story in People) about Nicole’s Sydney home being bugged, the cops got involved and it was thought at the time be be the paps following her, but now the likely suspect seems be to CO$.
Sorry for the long rant
When Mr. Burns calls you evil, you know you’re fricked up.
Comment of the day 🙂
Perfect.
😀 that comment made my day!
” ….excellent”
Whilst I think Rupert Murdoch and his “newspapers” are odious, I think even less of scientology. I am reminded of the phrase “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”. In this case (and this case only), I’ll temporarily elevate Rupert Murdoch to friend status.
Nope. Same garbage. At least, CoS is only harassing its members. Murdoch and co, wiretap innocent relatives of fallen soldiers.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not defending Murdoch’s actions. Not in the slightest. I refuse to buy any Murdoch newspapers, or watch any of his TV channels. I have a great dislike for the man. But Scientology is much worse. It is responsible for brainwashing, stripping people of their possessions and finances, enslaving people, and is even the cause of some deaths. Murdoch is definitely a lesser evil. If only slightly.
Also, Scientology harasses not only it’s members, but any critics of their cult. Relatives of members who try to get their family away from Scientology are routinely harassed, as are reporters who attempt to expose Scientology for what they are.
Well if he can get Fox News to be all over this, maybe for once the channel might serve a purpose. Most educated people know Scientology is a shady cult; it’s time the rest of the US realized that!
One of his biggest ‘stars’, Greta Van Susterenininin (sp), is pure Co$. I wonder if he realized that when he tweeted? And I wonder if the ‘church’ will ask Greta to quit?
One can only hope she’ll quit. Also, does she remind anyone else of Skeletor, or is it just me?
I remember when I found Greta was a $cilon…..and this woman is bringing news to people and is supposed to be using critical thinking (I assume) to report stories? Just NO.
You’d be surprised how many people don’t know about it, like old people and folk that don’t view the media. Which is why we need to publicize this far and wide. I’ve been tracking the Cult since the 70s when they opened a Dianetics Center in Atlanta. The lawlessness and crazy must stop.
Gosh I am completely gripped by this whole sleazy, seedy, lurid, sorry saga.
I have this feeling in the pit of my stomach that it’s gonna EXPLODE into the biggest story of the year.
So now Murdoch’s jumped on board and naming the elephant in the room? What are those goons at Co$ gonna do? Sue his ass? Rupe’s a big powerful man.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_News_Corporation
This link shows just how wide and vast and intricate his media interests are.
Now, the Co$ are NOT GOING TO MESS WITH RUPERT…Imagine what he could do? He could disembowel them in one foul swoop.
People, fasten your seat belts. This is a big, big news story.
(And yes, Rupert is an unprincipled, amoral mogul, but compared to Co$, he’s a dear little lamb).
hell, that’s an empire. but still, we’ll see.
Oh, they’ll try to hurt him all right. he’s “Fair Game” now. I’ll bet they try to hurt him medically. They are beyond any sense of right and wrong. They have shown they will do ANYTHING to bring people down to ruin. But sooner or later, their crazy tower is going to fall – BLOOP! (as someone said earlier).
Get some bodyguards, Rupe! (and Nicole)
I’m not a fan of Murdoch, but I hope he declares war on COS and uses his publications to condemn them.
If there is one group that has the money and power, in the right places, it is Murdoch & Co.
Wouldn’t that be great. For once Mr. Burns/Murdoch uses his evil to take down a cult!
In a straight fight between murdoch v Xenu, i give it to murdoch every time. Say what you like about him, but the man has balls.
Please remember Nicole Kidman is very close to Rupert and his wife. Is it possible that Nic is helping Katie out behind the scenes???
I remember my sociology teacher back in high school loathed Scientology and she would often mention how much she hates Tom Cruise. Back in the day I thought she was bit obsessive and nutso, but what do you know?!
I always forget that Rupert Murdoch is on Twitter.
…I’m sure he does too
Isn’t his family friendly with Nicole Kidman?
Pot meet kettle.
Damn you Rupert for making me like you for a brief millisecond!
LMAO! how old is this dude and he’s tweeting. 😀
I cannot believe I actually agree with Murdoch on something!
If its a conspiracy theory or even a hint of a conspiracy theory, Murdoch is going to bite. Remember he’s the King of fear news, so as long as it scares people he’s on top of it.
Lord knows, I’m no fan of Murdoch. But I would like it if some reporters would look into missing Heber Jentzsch (who had a falling out with David Miscavige); missing Ken Hoden; missing Michelle Miscavige; Stacy Moxon’s “suicide”; Flo Barnett’s “suicide” (Michelle’s mother); Shawn Lonsdale’s “suicide”; and so many others. There are just a few too many coincidences for me.
Pot, Kettle; I believe you two know each other.
Hope his wife will slap the crap out of tiny tom😜
Check this out about Rupert’s son and the cult:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/07/02/rupert-murdoch-attacks-scientology-because-it-once-courted-his-son-lachlan.html
Couldn’t agree more with his assessment.
That being said, he should KNOW about creepy, weird cults. Who the hell else watches Faux News???
I’m not sure. While Scientology is a scary cult, it does affect no one here. Rupert craps on everyone.
yeah what str8tshooter and Jordan said… way to jump in and take advantage of the situation to try to deflect some of the attention away from NewsCorp’s… um, creepy, evil wire-tapping activities… do people still remember the thing about how they got into the phone of a missing girl in the UK and freaked her family out into thinking she was still alive because her messages were being accessed? and fer crissake the CoS is secretive, massive, rich, and powerful, but i think even if NewsCorp ends up splitting into two units after all their recent legal scandals, the power and influence it wields- probably Murdoch himself wields- in controlling major right-wing television channels and newspapers in several different countries and helping to set the tone on major world-political issues COMPLETELY DWARFS the power and influence and yah, potential creepiness of the CoS.
Essentially: B*, please.