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Suspected Murdoch Attacker: ‘It Is A Far Better Thing I Do…Than I Have Ever Done…#Splat’

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The suspected pie (or foam) thrower who took a slug from ninja-like Murdoch wife Wendi Deng has been identified as a comedian who uses the name Jonnie Marbles. His blog reveals little, other than a bio which reads (in full) “Jonnie Marbles is not the real name of this writer, comedian, activist and blogger.” As journalists scramble to dig into Mr. Marbles’ (sigh…sorry) background, many observers have already underlined the public relations fallout of the pie attack, as James Wolcott writes on Vanity Fair‘s website, “this guy has made Murdoch senior look vulnerable and sympathetic and Wendi heroic. Well done, fool.”

Marbles used his Twitter account to hint at the attack on Murdoch, tweeting to his nearly 10,000 followers “It is a far better thing that I do now than I have ever done before #splat.” Marbles was taken away in handcuffs, but not before taking a much-discussed punch from Rupert Murdoch’s wife, Wendi Deng, prompting MP Tom Watson to deliver a tabloid-headline ready remark: “Mr. Murdoch, your wife has a very good left hook.”

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  • Jeanne

    What a fking idiot

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Here is another thread that the loony tunes libs can be classy with all their fowl sticky post!

  • tiredofthisbs

    what an a-hole.
    cant wait to here this justified by the press….

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek Bulk Vanderhuge

    Violent left wingers who are incited by the MSM. What a surprise!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek Bulk Vanderhuge

    Violent left wingers who are incited by the MSM. What a surprise!

  • Dmarxer

    Regarding the comedian’sline that Murcoch’s wife had a good left hook, he should be grateful she wasn’t trained in martial arts.  He might have his jaw wired.

  • Anonymous

    Poor Mr. James Walcott @ Vanity Fair. Apparently he hates the fact that this assault from a left-winger creates sympathy for Mr. Murdoch. Mr. Walcott must hate Murdoch, FoxNews and everything NewsCorp. He should have remarked about how much lefties hate violence. Nuff said!

  • http://profiles.google.com/bentleg14 Jerry Jones

    What happened to fair disagreement?  Why must the left get violent?

  • Anonymous

    So Mr Marbles decides he’s going to embarrass the EEEEEEEEVIL NewsCorp CEO, and instead he makes Murdoch into a sympathetic figure and he gets taken down by a trophy wife. Must be the proudest day of his life.

  • Anonymous

    Wendy Murdoch is the story, not the attacker.  Except on MSNBC, I’m sure…..

    On a bigger note, the MP’s security at the hearing was a bit scary.  Needs to be more security, too many psychotics to worry about. 

  • BITUJ

    GOOD FR U WENDI !!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NUT75XKRMJZ2QZJUUWOYH7Y7TA Cincy

    I blame the left wing media what obviously was a failed murder attempt. Why do we not see the whole attack? Why is the media covering for this crazed left wing loon?

  • Socratease

    Well that jackass from Vanity Fair might have given them all away. “Damnit man, now it’s gonna be harder for us to vilify this evil rich man and drag his name through the mud.”

  • http://impossibledreamsmedia.com Chris Jones

    Rupert Murdoch was sympathetic before being hit with a pie. It’s only to raging leftists who hate Capitalism that Murdoch is a villain. The idea that he’s somehow to blame for this phone hacking scandal is absurd. His company is massive. It’s impossible to run an organization as large as his without relying on executives to manage various parts of the company. The people he trusted at News Of The World (his son included) let him and the company down. Those people should be held accountable. Rupert Murdoch is someone to be admired. He took one tiny newspaper and built a worldwide media empire worth billions.

  • Anonymous

    “It is a far better thing that I do now than I have ever done before”
    so much unwarranted self importance.

  • Anonymous

    Rupert Murdoch thinks he is more sympathetic that other sociopaths like Casey Anthony.  They are both pathological liars.

  • Anonymous

    It’s funny because you’ll jump all over other media moguls and accuse them of being left wing shills. Typical…

  • http://impossibledreamsmedia.com Chris Jones

    I accuse left wing shills of being left wing shills regardless of their status as a media mogul. One of the major reasons the left hates Murdoch is because he isn’t a left wing shill.

  • Michael Johnson

    Why are there reports that Wendi punched the attacker when she very clearly slapped him? Probably because it makes her seem tougher and makes a better story. It’s awfully hard to punch with a open hand.

  • Michael Johnson

    Why are there reports that Wendi punched the attacker when she very clearly slapped him? Probably because it makes her seem tougher and makes a better story. It’s awfully hard to punch with a open hand.

  • http://impossibledreamsmedia.com Chris Jones

    But even if you take the politics out of it and just look at the facts, it’s silly to act like Rupert Murdoch had some role in the hacking scandal. James Murdoch was the one who was in a position to know what was going on.

  • http://impossibledreamsmedia.com Chris Jones

    What has Rupert Murdoch lied about?

  • http://www.constitutionallibertarian.co.cc/ DavidKramer

    Hey, remember what I said yesterday about the falling News Corp stock? Well it is currently up 7%!

    Now, if you were to have listened to me, you could of made a 7% profit in one day.

    You are welcome! I would suggest watching for about another hour, if it flatlines time to take your profit and wait. If it continues to climb, stay in until tomorrow and then take your profit. If it drops at all take your profit.

  • Dik Gozinya

    Physical attacks on a decidedly Non-Compliant Media Tycoon (do a search for that people).

    This is the Obama Propaganda Machine Campaign (do a search for that also people) manifestation of all that they hold dear.

    News Corp. / ticker symbol: NWS / up 7%

    Sorry-A@@ Media Matter, left-wing, DemoKKKrat-types, Wall Street (aka ‘Friends of OBAMA) sees a big move for freedom of speech! LMFAO! heheheheheheheheheheheheheheh

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    Lib getting punched by a woman just seems to do a better job of satisfying the soul….  also sells better.

  • Anonymous

    I guess you didn’t watch his testimony before a U.K. Committee in which he claims faulty memory and total lack of knowledge of blackmail that put one of his hired thugs in prison.  Please, give  anyone with an I.Q. above 50  a break.  As I said, he is a pathological liar.

  • Anonymous

    Well, we’ve been following him for the last 10-12 years and watching him attempt to take over the news in several countries. He lies in his newspapers, he’s also hacking innocent people’s phones.. including 9/11 victims..

    Do you even care about the 9/11 victims? Patriotic my ass, the Republicans just care if they think they are winning the game.

  • Anonymous

    making shit up on this thread too lol

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWUI6JH3KWIAFWIWHBZGHPFIN4 Cotton Picker

    “murphy0071 1 hour ago Rupert Murdoch thinks he is more sympathetic that other sociopaths like Casey Anthony.  They are both pathological liars. “Tut tut, murph, you are describing the “WON.”  Obama may not be a natural born citizen, but there is no denying that he is a natural born liar.

  • Anonymous

    She cowardly uses another woman as a human shield before attempting to strike the attacker. She then picks up the paper plate – paper plate – and tries to hit him with it. What an idiot!

  • Anonymous

    That’s 7% up even though they hacked the phones of 9/11 victims, so wtf are you laughing about? Are you laughing at the victims or are you laughing because Rupert Murdouch can get away with it?

  • Anonymous

    Yeah that’s great advice, I’m sure the News Corp Stock won’t go down anymore, thanks for the info Kramer XD

  • Anonymous

    Rupert is no more sympathetic now than before this incident.  Worst case scenario he wipes foam off his face and pays a cleaning bill for a suit. How does that in any way compare to the real damage he and his company have done to peoples lives. Murdoch’s company was responsible for the false hope and subsequent pain of the family of a murdered 13 year old girl, this doesn’t even come close to balancing the scales.  

  • Anonymous

    It’s weird but as a liberal, seeing a Republican punched does nothing for me, I wonder what that’s all about.

  • Anonymous

    Cumspot is making stuff up (still, again) and murphy is delusional. We are going to have to stop giving these middle school kids summers off. They can’t seem to find anything constructive to do with their time.

  • Anonymous

    make-believe land again snowspot? lol

  • Anonymous

    THE FOAM IN THE FACE ISN’T THE TAG LINE. IT’S THE POOR GUY WHO TOOK HIS LIFE AFTER ‘OUTING’ NEWS OF THE WORLD. WHY?

  • Anonymous

    THE FOAM IN THE FACE ISN’T THE TAG LINE. IT’S THE POOR GUY WHO TOOK HIS LIFE AFTER ‘OUTING’ NEWS OF THE WORLD. WHY?

  • Anonymous

    Wolcott is a deeply disturbed and diseased fellow. Just take a look at him.

  • http://www.constitutionallibertarian.co.cc/ DavidKramer

    For you Snowspot, buy it now, for everyone else you probably know not to buy at the peak.

    They went down and now going back up. Yesterday was the time to act, once again you are behind the ball snowspot.

  • Anonymous

    Damn! You called it, snowjob!

    http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/news-corporation/nws/nas

    Up 5.5% today.

  • Anonymous

    Damn! You called it, snowjob!

    http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/news-corporation/nws/nas

    Up 5.5% today.

  • Anonymous

    So much for the tight security they’ve been touting.

  • Anonymous

    No, the idiot is you. Don’t spout what you don’t know. It makes you look even more stupid.

  • http://profiles.google.com/bentleg14 Jerry Jones

    That has never be proven and just isn’t true, if you repeat an untruth what would that make you?  A liar perhaps?

  • http://profiles.google.com/bentleg14 Jerry Jones

    Well if you were a conservative during the disastrous rein of this current administration you’d wonder no more.  They have been raping our pockets and raping the constitution, it makes sense that it feels good to see one of them get smacked about.

  • http://profiles.google.com/bentleg14 Jerry Jones

    She is a badass ninja and you know it.

  • Cecelia

    “Wendi Deng, prompting MP Tom Watson to deliver a tabloid-headline ready remark: “Mr. Murdoch, your wife has a very good left hook.”

    I could only wish for as much on my tombstone.

  • Anonymous

    Hard to tell from the video, but it looked more like a flat palm to the forehead to me.  Her bio on Wikipedia says she was a volleyball player, which is consistent .  Sort of a spike.  good for the Lady, whatever it was.

  • Dik Gozinya

    How about the victims from the New York Times publishing WikiLeaks information that’s endangered the lives of 1000′s of American allies? No problem with that? You’re a DemoKKKrat, of course not!

  • Dik Gozinya

    How about the victims from the New York Times publishing WikiLeaks information that’s endangered the lives of 1000′s of American allies? No problem with that? You’re a DemoKKKrat, of course not!

  • david r

    It’s called hate.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    And he was such an innocent bystander…  I am sorry if I offended your sensabilities..

  • Anonymous

    Oh, I support wikileaks, I think they are doing great things. Nothing to feel bad about :)

  • Anonymous

    Sure, whatever you want to call it, man I can’t post without you replying, someone has a crush <3

  • Glenn Bovine

    Leave poor Rupert ALONE!

    Leave poor Rupert ALONE!

    Leave poor Rupert ALONE!

  • Anonymous

    Chuckie likes to debate middle schoolers in his spare time though, and use naughty words.

  • http://www.dandyid.org/id/okami okami

    i’m not a conservative, but to me this boy’s a punk.

    it looks to me like this kid was trying to break into the ‘big time’ and had a nothing career as a comedian, up to now.  he wanted to do something that’d get him noticed in hopes that someone would ‘discover’ him  and give him his big break he so rightly ‘deserves’.

    instead he disrupted legal proceedings, interrupted testimony, upset witnesses and more, and made an ass out of himself.  

    i wouldn’t mind if they locked him up for about six months or more, myself.  for a ‘comedian’, his sense of timing is way, way, way off.

  • SteveCan

    Pity she didn’t break his nose.

  • Anonymous

    Just look at his name: Mr.-Marbles. It’s a ploy by Murdoch’s team to drum up sympathy for Murdoch,distract the press and bloggers, and in general paint activists as repulsive personalities.
    Again, is there anyone here who found Mr.Marbles to be a compelling character? He is repulsive or at least toxic material to camera lenses IMHO. There couldn’t have been a worse person to pull this stunt..

  • http://www.facebook.com/nadine.lumley Nadine Lumley

    The disconnect on the comment board is mind boggling.  Who exactly orders all the brutal useless wars?  Rich people and their dumb neocon mind followers, that’s who.

  • http://www.facebook.com/nadine.lumley Nadine Lumley

    Jonnie Marbles is a brave citizen and I applaud him.  I only wish we had millions more with his balls.  Wake up sheeple.  The super rich have stolen everything from you, including the media.  DUHHHHHH

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