Rupert Regrets …
Who wants to spend a year in gaol ?
Who wants their bid for Sky to fail ?
Who wants the bother of a big public fuss ?
A big public fuss is no good for us !
Who wants bad headlines ev’ry day ?
When Chinese markets are in play ?
Who wants shame and opprobrium too ?
And I don’t, cos all I want is Hu.
Who wants the wretched BBC ?
Who wants his stuff online for free ?
Who wants to burden Fox with neutrality ?
What, neutrality ? that’s no use to me !
Who wants to bother with the facts ?
Who wants to pay out any tax ?
Who cares for human rights, or for Liu ?
And I don’t, cos all I want is Hu.
Nick Drew 2011
January 28, 2011 at 09:36
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You poem is great, but the underlying idea is that Rupert should be acting
for your benefit, not his or the Chinese, and that he would only be a good
person if his networks were entirely neutral – i.e. if he had no opinion to
express other than that of other people.
There is a name for this, it is Ellsworth Monkton Toohey.
- January 28, 2011 at 10:42
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LOL
glad you liked the poem anyway
- January 27, 2011 at 16:42
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Nick Drew here, Nick Drew there, Nick Drew everybloodywhere!
- January 27,
2011 at 13:51
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/applause
- January 27, 2011 at 13:37
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Sung of course to the tune of ‘Who wants To Be A Millionaire?’ made popular
by Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holms..
- January 27, 2011 at 13:34
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Nick, I think you should do a book of your poems and parodies. Just
brilliant.
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