If you guess a poodle, you are correct:
Link: Independent Online Edition.
Tony Blair has told Rupert Murdoch he believes the BBC's coverage of Hurricane Katrina was "full of hatred of America and gloating".
In an extraordinary disclosure that will acutely embarrass Mr Blair, the world's most powerful media mogul revealed details of a private conversation that took place in New York on Thursday.
Addressing a conference of influential media figures in the United States, Mr Murdoch said the Prime Minister had told him he had been shocked at the way the BBC had handled the disaster.
I guess Tony Blair didn't bother to watch Murdoch's Sky TV either. They showed similar scenes, with equally shocked commentary. Even CNN didn't bother to spare viewers its outrage, in the beginning stages of the disaster at least. I guess everyone else understands what Tony and the wingnuts don't: Ripping on George Bush (or his close corollary, the federal government) doesn't mean you hate America (or its close corollary, Americans). Got that? Good.
What's even more disturbing is this bit:
Anger over Mr Blair's comments will be heightened by a claim made in a diary kept by a former Downing Street spin doctor that Mr Murdoch was allowed to veto any change in UK policy towards Europe.
An entry in a diary kept by Lance Price, who worked for the PM between 1998 and 2000, said: "We have promised News International we won't make any changes to our Europe policy without talking to them."
If this is true (and The Independent provides more evidence that it is), someone needs to warn Mr. Murdoch: poodles have a nasty habit of weeing on newsprint.
(via the ever-helpful Bloggerheads)
