Sympathy For The Devil

[poliphilo]

It must be heart-breaking to be Rupert Murdoch. All those people who have let him down! It's what the rich and famous have been saying for centuries: you just can't get the staff. You delegate responsibility to people you thought you could trust and they take advantage of your hands-off approach by cutting you out of the loop. Then they break the law and cover up their wrong-doing without you (or your son) ever suspecting a thing. You feel such a victim. Who'd be a media mogul? It's a mug's game. You're just so powerless!  

Comments

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's almost as bad as being a cabinet minister! There you are, being scrupulously quasi-judicial, and your special adviser (for whose conduct you are responsible under the Ministerial Code) goes off and gives privileged information, a nod and a wink to one side, all without your knowledge!

You can't get the staff. Luckily, fall-guys are a drug on the market.

By the way, did you catch him complaining about the paparazzi? It reminded me of Christof, the creator of the virtual world in The Truman Show, who jealously guards his privacy while denying it to others.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It's unbelievable what went on under Jeremy Hunt's nose. Poor man. He must feel utterly betrayed.

The Truman Show was prophetic. When it first came out I thought it pretty far-fetched; I don't any more.