Howlin' Mad Murdoch's Immigration Sermon

Communities Digital News ^ | June 20, 2014 | Richard Cameron

[Noremac]

Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday wrote an editorial in the Wall Street Journal, one of Murdoch’s media holdings, about an issue that has been on his wish list for years: immigration reform.

From it comes Murdoch’s “Immigrant Elevator Speech”.

“I chose to come to America and become a citizen because America was — and remains — the most free and entrepreneurial nation in the world. Our history is defined by people whose character and culture have been shaped by ambition, imagination and hard work, bound together by a dream of a better life.”

This is all quite charming until you realize that Murdoch is probably one of the worst examples of a freeloading immigrant. Murdoch likes America all right. He likes the perks of living here, while leaving his profits in 152 offshore tax havens such as Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. While media and entertainment empires like Disney pay 31 percent tax, Murdoch’s News Corp pays 6 percent.

Some of Murdoch’s largest investments in America yield impressive returns. Murdoch’s business tax obligations are trimmed to the bone by spending $27 million lobbying Congress for tax carve outs. What Murdoch saved on taxes largely financed his $5 Billion buy out of Dow Jones.

Looking back on Murdoch’s fast tracked American citizenship process, it is transparent that his real motive was not his admiration for America, but to obtain a pass to go on a massive media shopping spree.

[Graewoulf]

Does 40,000 innocent children brought to the US/Mexico Border due to illegal promises and illegal Executive “Dreamer” Orders from Obama qualify Obama to be placed on the US State Department’s Blacklist for Human Trafficking?

[Mortrey]

Didn’t Murdoch just have lunch with the President of the United States, Valerie Jarrett?

I think they discussed immigration.

The restaurant must have had American BLOOD on the menu.

(note to self: line bird cage tomorrow with Wall Street Journal.)

[Mortrey]

I love your posts.

[eizverson22]

I really admire Murdoch, his efforts made ​​him a media mogul.

[wku man]

Mr. Murdoch, the illegal scumbag aliens breaking into our nation aren't coming here to be citizens, have no skills and creativity to offer, many are violent criminals looking to start up criminal enterprises here, and are crawling with Turd World diseases we long since eradicated in the USA (like leprosy). So Mr. Murdoch, kindly take your sermon and shove it up your Obama!

No Way Jose (No Se Puede!) by 10 Pound Test

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[AnotherUnixGeek]

“I chose to come to America and become a citizen because America was — and remains — the most free and entrepreneurial nation in the world. Our history is defined by people whose character and culture have been shaped by ambition, imagination and hard work, bound together by a dream of a better life.”

Did he jump a fence on the Mexican border to get here? It's amazing how stubbornly supporters of illegal immigration insist on portraying people who refuse to obey US law or respect it's right to control it's own borders as the next wave of great Americans.

[c-b 1]

If Rupert the RED loves the illegals so much maybe about a million of them should be shipped over to his house to live. He needs a taste of their freeloading.

[SoConPubbie]

I really admire Murdoch, his efforts made ​​him a media mogul.

Good for you!

I detest him for supporting Amnesty as it will destroy my beloved country.

Murdoch doesn't care because he and his Cronies will only get richer.

[Sivad]

Hey there, Rupie. How ‘bout you chartering a few thousand
planes to fly some of these Central American “immigrants”
to Australia and New Zealand?

[AdaGray]

It’s closing time, Rupert.