Sen DeMint: Congress shouldn’t investigate Murdoch

[LynneSin]

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/07/demint-congress-shouldnt-investigate-murdoch/

Sen DeMint: Congress shouldn’t investigate Murdoch

Tea party favorite Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) Sunday dismissed calls for Congress to hold hearings to find out if Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. had broken U.S. law by hacking phones or bribing police.

“We need to let law enforcement work here,” DeMint told NBC’s David Gregory. “Congress has got a big issue in front of us. We need to handle our own business for a change. And the focus this week is on the only plan we’ve got, and that’s cut, cap and balance.”

But Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) disagreed.

“I can tell you that there are questions about whether the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has been violated by Rupert Murdoch and his news empire, and what’s going on in England is startling,” Durbin said. “To think of the extent that they went to break the law to try to report a story. We need to follow through with the FBI investigation and also with congressional investigations.”

Let's play a lil game of "What if?" What if that was MSNBC that was doing the illegal phone hacks and bribes? What if that was Keith Olbermann doing it - I bet $10 that Jim DeMint would be the very first person screaming that we need to investigate these organizations.

:grr:

[DearAbby]

1. No Senator, Let's investigate how entwined Murdoch

is in the "Conservative movement" in this country. Let's see if hacking 911 victims gets only a shrug and roll over from the American people.

[Angry Dragon]

2. I do not believe congress should be investigating

instead they should pass a Fairness Doctrine so people don't listen to lies 24/7

[JuniperLea]

3. I say anyone who issues a statement like that...

Should automatically be investigated themselves.

Come on...

[jwirr]

7. First thing I thought was - they have something on him. nt

[JuniperLea]

8. That was my first thought too...

And we should look very carefully at everyone who issues a statement anything close to this... seems like a giant red flag.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. Oh my God! I am becoming PSYCHIC! How did I know the Senator was a Repuke even before looking????

Please, tell me that! Am I becoming PSYCHIC? :)

[FiveGoodMen]

5. So... what, then? Back to steroids in baseball 24/7?

[MineralMan]

6. So, what's DimWit worried about, hmm?

Methinks he protests too much.

[Qutzupalotl]

9. Methinks the ratprick doth protest too much.

[cbdo2007]

10. Yep, lets get back to investigating Roger Clemens. The REAL issues....

[dickthegrouch]

11. What's DeMint's tie to News Corp or Murdoch?

Is his phone number on the list of 3700 targets?
Inquiring minds want to know :sarcasm:

[AsahinaKimi]

12. Republicans CAN DO NO WRONG!!

If Jim Demint on TV shot and killed someone in cold blood, he would probably get away with it.