His empire is relentlessly political. Murdoch is the so-called conservative who uses his media properties empire accordingly, at least in democracies. Fox News is a mouthpiece for the Republican Party's right wing. But when money is at stake, Murdoch's politics fade. He buddies up to the brutal regime in Beijing so he can beam his company's satellite programming to the Chinese.
Conservative values are for someone else when business is on the agenda.
Now this man wants to control one of the most valuable pipelines of news and entertainment in America, the DirecTV satellite system. He'll probably get it. Tourist Tito Arrives at Station, says He Loves Space . NASA should wake up and join the 21st Century. I'm as strong a believer in space travel as you'll find.