1:37 PM 4/3/2019 - Quote: “Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us. And now we’re discovering we work for Fox.” - David Frum - How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World - NYTimes

1:37 PM 4/3/2019

“Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us. And now we’re discovering we work for Fox.” - David Frum

How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World - NYTimes

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"Fifty years and an untold number of deals after taking possession of The News of Adelaide, Murdoch had arrived at the pinnacle of global influence. “Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us,” David Frum, a former speechwriter for George W. Bush, said in an interview with “Nightline.” “And now we’re discovering we work for Fox.”

How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World

Wednesday April 3rd, 2019 at 9:01 AM

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Rupert Murdoch was lying on the floor of his cabin, unable to move. It was January 2018, and Murdoch and his fourth wife, Jerry Hall, were spending the holidays cruising the Caribbean on his elder son Lachlan’s yacht. Lachlan had personally overseen the design of the 140-foot sloop — named Sarissa after a long and especially dangerous spear used by the armies of ancient Macedonia — ensuring that it would be suitable for family vacations while also remaining competitive in superyacht regattas. The cockpit could be transformed into a swimming pool. The ceiling in the children’s cabin became an illuminated facsimile of the nighttime sky, with separate switches for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. A detachable board for practicing rock climbing, a passion of Lachlan’s, could be set up on the deck. But it was not the easiest environment for an 86-year-old man to negotiate. Murdoch tripped on his way to the bathroom in the middle of the night...