Cutting and Running

Sometimes, cutting and running makes sense. I see that News Corp. (the owner of both Fox and HarperCollins) has decided to cancel the despicable book and TV show by O.J. Simpson called 'If I Did It'.

According to this story in the Wall Street Journal, the chairman of News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, said: "I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project".

This, of course, is total bulls**t on Murdoch's part. The reality is they thought this was a great idea. That is until they got an earful of the outrage from an American public. A public who, despite the depths they're usually willing to sink, are still able to take issue with rewarding someone who murdered two people and is now trying to cash in on the crime with a "tell all" book and TV show.

Only after the eruption and the refusal of a number of Fox affiliates to run the show, did Rupert and News Corp. discover how "ill-considered" it was.