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Jon Stewart on British Parliament vs. Rupert Murdoch and David Cameron

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Jul 21, 2011 10:57 AM by Dennis DiClaudio | Comments:

You know, if the United States Congress were half as fun to watch as the United Kingdom's Parliament, it might be half fun to watch…

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Top UK Cop Resigns After Having Chakras Cleared

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Jul 20, 2011 04:34 PM by Sara Benincasa | Comments:

Because you are a genius and you read Indecision (one goes hand in hand with the other, really), you know by now that there's a big ol' political/news/entertainment/phone hacking/crazytown scandal happening in Britain these days. We couldn't help but notice the way in which this fustercluck illustrates differences between the United States and Great Britain — especially when it comes to police scandals.

For example, your average U.S. police scandal involves, say, the NYPD maybe possibly raping a lady, or perhaps a man! But across the pond, Scotland Yard's chief officer just resigned because he took a lovely vacation at a spa…

Sir Paul Stephenson, the outgoing head of Scotland Yard who resigned on Sunday, was forced to defend his relationship with a former news executive for the News of the World, Neil Wallis. He denied any wrongdoing in his relationship with Mr. Wallis, a former News of the World deputy editor at the time of widespread phone hacking at the newspaper who later was hired as a media consultant for the police… Mr. Wallis was also a public relations executive at a health spa, Champneys, in Watford, north of London, where Sir Paul received free hospitality for five weeks this year while recuperating from a leg injury.

Mr. Wallis was arrested last week in the police investigation into phone hacking.

"When I became aware that Mr. Wallis was in some way connected with Champneys, I thought that was a very difficult story," Sir Paul said, explaining his resignation. "I thought, 'This is going to be a significant story, and if I am going to be a leader and do the right thing by my organization, I better do something quickly.' "

Yes, the head of the Metropolitan Police Service of London was brought down by his penchant for free mud masks and exfoliating facials. That's how the thin blue line works over in Londontown: Working the mean streets, pleasantly saying "Pip-pop!" and "Cheerio!" to passing dukes and duchesses, and getting slathered in hot oil and salt whilst Enya plays softly in the background.

It may not make the best Law & Order plot, but it sure is adorable.

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Tags: News of the World, Rupert Murdoch, United Kingdom

Jon Stewart on How the Rupert Murdoch Scandal Makes Fox News Sad

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Jul 20, 2011 11:04 AM by Dennis DiClaudio | Comments:

Well, in Newsville they say that Fox News' small heart grew three sizes that day…

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Rupert Murdoch Miraculously Survives Attempted Pie Attack

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Jul 19, 2011 12:58 PM by Dennis DiClaudio | Comments:

Oh, this is terrible. This is so so terrible.

Rupert Murdoch — CEO of News Corp, which owns news outlets around the world, including Fox News and the New York Post in the United States — was brought before British Parliament to discuss his involvement in the phone-hacking of a murdered girl, 9/11 victims, multiple celebrities and a U.K. head of state. And some guy came out of nowhere with a pie tin full of shaving cream with which attempted to hit Murdoch in the face.

Great. Now this news story is turning into a circus…

A protester rushed at Rupert Murdoch as he gave testimony to British lawmakers Tuesday, setting off a scuffle and spattering Murdoch with what appeared to be white foam in a foil pie dish in a shocking interruption of a hearing into the phone hacking scandal that's rocked the media baron's global empire.

After more than two hours of testimony, a man in a plaid shirt appeared to run toward Murdoch before being struck by his wife Wendi Deng.

Police in the back of the committee room were holding an apparently handcuffed man with white foam covering his face and shirt. The foam also appeared to have hit Murdoch's suit.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Murdoch family now, in this very trying moment.

Maybe some of our phone messages, too. It's definitely possible.

Tags: News of the World, Rupert Murdoch, United Kingdom