this is how you buy a politician...

[spanone]

How Tony Blair was taken into the Murdoch family fold


It was a relationship that began in political controversy but progressed to a secret family union: Tony Blair, it was revealed , is godfather to Rupert Murdoch's nine-year-old daughter, Grace, the second youngest of his six children.

In a culmination of 15 years of political intimacy, the former Labour prime minister was present at the star-studded baptism of the child on the banks of the Jordan, at the spot where Jesus is said to have undergone the same ceremony, according to an article in Vogue magazine.

With the Murdochs and their children dressed in white – and present at the invitation of Queen Rania of Jordan – the event was photographed in Hello! magazine, complete with an ethereal front cover image of a smiling Murdoch in an open-necked shirt.

But no mention was made of Blair's participation, which was revealed only in a rare interview by Murdoch's wife, Wendi Deng, in a forthcoming edition of Vogue.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/sep/05/tony-blair-murdoch-family-fold

[Rex]

1. The Poodle and The Poo.

Idiots should never be left in charge, they let evil ratfuckers run wild. Blair and Rupert. Bush and Cheney.

[RC]

2. Birds of a feather...

Why aren't they both in prison?

[Vanje]

4. Why aren't they both in prison?

Because they are both rich.

[wakemewhenitsover]

3. K&R... Reminds me of the plot for "Ghost Writer"...

...which I just saw. A decent movie, and one that makes you wonder...

[spanone]

5. wonder whats 'perks' tony got as a family member???

[wakemewhenitsover]

6. I know. Also makes me wonder...

...who on earth would unrec this thread. The rec count was at 8 when I posted my comment; now it is at 5. Think Tony and Rupert are secret trolls?

[ThoughtCriminal]

7. I can't afford a PM

at least, not of the U.K.

But with some regret, I realize I could have bought a position in the Bush administration (heading FEMA for example) for less than I spent on college. The bonus is that doing the job badly is considered a vital skill - so that they can prove "government doesn't work".