Rupert Murdoch

"We've got to get rid of the fear of failure in this country. In America, people start things, fail and shake themselves down and start things again. The animal spirit of capitalism is stronger there."

-- Rupert Murdoch

That quote came just before the big hacking scandal that has taken down Murdoch's News of the World newspaper and undermined his deal to take over BSkyB, which I take it would have been bigger in Britain than Fox News in America. Indeed, the article is headlined "Thank God for Rupert Murdoch" congratulating him for the BSkyB deal.

How quickly things can change, eh? It goes against my idea that the rich and powerful get it all their way and can even get away with murder. Appaently, we are not that bad off, yet. There still can be a little too much of that animal spirit.

I was going to use that quote at the top for one of my 'daily quotes' post, but decided against such capitalist triumphalism. Let some one else, some Ayn Randian libertarian blow that trumpet! But now I think it's worth keeping for my blog, heh.

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Never apologize. Never back down. Never lose.

That’s the sort of advice that has long nurtured the super-powerful type-A humans who run the world’s armies and empires. But after nearly two weeks of an unfolding scandal that has set Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation reeling — revelations of reporters hacking the phones of murder and terrorism victims, their families and even British law enforcement and government — such tough-minded philosophies appear to have faded into the distance. Both Murdoch and his son James are to appear before Parliament next week. And in the United States, the F.B.I. is set to open an inquiry into whether News Corporation journalists sought to gain access to the phone records of victims of the 9/11 attacks.

-- Peter Catapano for The New York Times

Rupert Murdoch

"We've got to get rid of the fear of failure in this country. In America, people start things, fail and shake themselves down and start things again. The animal spirit of capitalism is stronger there."

-- Rupert Murdoch

That quote came just before the big hacking scandal that has taken down Murdoch's News of the World newspaper and undermined his deal to take over BSkyB, which I take it would have been bigger in Britain than Fox News in America. Indeed, the article is headlined "Thank God for Rupert Murdoch" congratulating him for the BSkyB deal.

How quickly things can change, eh? It goes against my idea that the rich and powerful get it all their way and can even get away with murder. Appaently, we are not that bad off, yet. There still can be a little too much of that animal spirit.

I was going to use that quote at the top for one of my 'daily quotes' post, but decided against such capitalist triumphalism. Let some one else, some Ayn Randian libertarian blow that trumpet! But now I think it's worth keeping for my blog, heh.

_ _ _

Never apologize. Never back down. Never lose.

That’s the sort of advice that has long nurtured the super-powerful type-A humans who run the world’s armies and empires. But after nearly two weeks of an unfolding scandal that has set Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation reeling — revelations of reporters hacking the phones of murder and terrorism victims, their families and even British law enforcement and government — such tough-minded philosophies appear to have faded into the distance. Both Murdoch and his son James are to appear before Parliament next week. And in the United States, the F.B.I. is set to open an inquiry into whether News Corporation journalists sought to gain access to the phone records of victims of the 9/11 attacks.

-- Peter Catapano for The New York Times

Ralph Reed

I do guerrilla warfare. I paint my face and travel at night. You don't know it's over until you're in a body bag."

-- Ralph Reed

I got this quote from Lisa Baron's sexy tell-all, "Life of the Party: A Political Press Tart Bares All". One may want to take it with a grain of salt, but I am standing by it.

Ralph Reed, of course, is the baby face, born-again fundamentalist who became the first executive director of the Christian Coalition, and no doubt proudly bears a lot of responsibility for giving us the hardline Christian Right that we know so well today. The quote could be from either the eighties or nineties. That doesn't narrow it down a lot, but let's just call it recent American history.

I feel funny about busting open a new tag to get quotes from American history with Ralph Reed, as opposed to getting a quote from, say, George Washington or Abraham Lincoln, but that's the way it goes. I don't read history nowadays, no longer feeling that sort of intellectual ambition, being content to rest my pride on my fondness for higher literature. But, as is the case here, one sometimes stumbles upon a little gem from the great American past, and I may as well have a net to scoop them up in.

Ralph Reed

I do guerrilla warfare. I paint my face and travel at night. You don't know it's over until you're in a body bag."

-- Ralph Reed

I got this quote from Lisa Baron's sexy tell-all, "Life of the Party: A Political Press Tart Bares All". One may want to take it with a grain of salt, but I am standing by it.

Ralph Reed, of course, is the baby face, born-again fundamentalist who became the first executive director of the Christian Coalition, and no doubt proudly bears a lot of responsibility for giving us the hardline Christian Right that we know so well today. The quote could be from either the eighties or nineties. That doesn't narrow it down a lot, but let's just call it recent American history.

I feel funny about busting open a new tag to get quotes from American history with Ralph Reed, as opposed to getting a quote from, say, George Washington or Abraham Lincoln, but that's the way it goes. I don't read history nowadays, no longer feeling that sort of intellectual ambition, being content to rest my pride on my fondness for higher literature. But, as is the case here, one sometimes stumbles upon a little gem from the great American past, and I may as well have a net to scoop them up in.

Elvis: Comic Book Hero

"When I was a child, I was a dreamer. I read comic books and I was the hero of the comic book. … So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times."

-- Elvis Presley



For many, Elvis Presley was a true marvel. But what he really wanted to be was Captain Marvel.

The King of Rock 'n' Roll's love of superheroes and comic books is explored in Graphic Elvis, a collaboration between Liquid Comics and Elvis Presley Enterprises. The illustrated book will feature examples of comics' influence on Presley's personal and professional lives, and it allows a new generation of artists to create works inspired by his music, his archives and his personal and public experiences.

"Comics influenced so much of his life and made him a larger-than-life hero to so many people. It's paying homage to that on the 35th anniversary of his death (in 2012) and allowing today's generation of artists to do the same to him," says Sharad Devarajan, co-founder and CEO of Liquid Comics.

-- Brian Truitt for USA Today

Elvis's love of comics is news to me. But he probably could make a good comic-book hero: he rocks by night and fights crime by day! Think Batman in rhinestones with a guitar that doubles as an uzi machine gun, with special pills that give him super powers such as amping up his strength for a limited time. With no need to hide his handsome face behind a mask. We could bring out that kung-fu side of him. This isn't what they are doing, I take it, but I like both ideas, theirs and mine. Too bad I cannot draw.

Elvis: Comic Book Hero

"When I was a child, I was a dreamer. I read comic books and I was the hero of the comic book. … So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times."

-- Elvis Presley



For many, Elvis Presley was a true marvel. But what he really wanted to be was Captain Marvel.

The King of Rock 'n' Roll's love of superheroes and comic books is explored in Graphic Elvis, a collaboration between Liquid Comics and Elvis Presley Enterprises. The illustrated book will feature examples of comics' influence on Presley's personal and professional lives, and it allows a new generation of artists to create works inspired by his music, his archives and his personal and public experiences.

"Comics influenced so much of his life and made him a larger-than-life hero to so many people. It's paying homage to that on the 35th anniversary of his death (in 2012) and allowing today's generation of artists to do the same to him," says Sharad Devarajan, co-founder and CEO of Liquid Comics.

-- Brian Truitt for USA Today

Elvis's love of comics is news to me. But he probably could make a good comic-book hero: he rocks by night and fights crime by day! Think Batman in rhinestones with a guitar that doubles as an uzi machine gun, with special pills that give him super powers such as amping up his strength for a limited time. With no need to hide his handsome face behind a mask. We could bring out that kung-fu side of him. This isn't what they are doing, I take it, but I like both ideas, theirs and mine. Too bad I cannot draw.

whether to pop a Pepcid ac

I'm debating whether to pop a Pepcid ac before going to bed.

That pizza for lunch on top of that cake and coke for breakfast is probably more than I can handle anymore.

whether to pop a Pepcid ac

I'm debating whether to pop a Pepcid ac before going to bed.

That pizza for lunch on top of that cake and coke for breakfast is probably more than I can handle anymore.