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Rupert Murdoch Disses Romney's Staff, Says Scientology May Be "Evil"
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jul 1, 2012
Modified Jul 1, 2012
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Rupert Murdoch knows that Mitt Romney has a "heart and stomach," but thinks he needs to blacken the former and steel the latter if he wants to win in November. "Met Romney last week," Murdoch tweeted this morning. "Tough O Chicago pros will be hard to beat unless he drops old friends from team and hires some real pros. Doubtful." Indeed, if only Romney had a ruthless media conglomerate nakedly pursuing the goal of electing him, he'd be in much better shape.
Perhaps it's all part of a strategy to distract us from the fact that his beloved company is being cleaved into two. Or maybe he just gets playful in front of his computer while he's sucking the marrow from unicorn bones at 4:30 a.m.
Besides making Williard Romney furrow his brow and mutter "Gee willikers," Murdoch is also poking the giant ball of money-thetans with his gilded electronic staff.
Scientology back in news.Very weird cult, but big, big money involved with Tom Cruise either number two or three in hiearchy.
— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) July 1, 2012
Watch Katie Holmes and Scientology story develop. Something creepy, maybe even evil, about these people.
— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) July 1, 2012
Since Scientology tweet hundreds of attacks.Expect they will increase and get worse and maybe threatening.Still stick to my story.
— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) July 1, 2012
Rupert Murdoch and Scientology may be locked in a struggle for mutually assured destruction! Then again, we'll certainly miss this:
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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