As he battled cancer, Murphy continued to file, writing about Hamas and Christmas and interviewing Pierre Poilievre with his usual panache

  • TSG_Asmodeus (he, him)
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    177 months ago

    “Rex Murphy was a Rhodes scholar who could match wits with any intellectual, but he always seemed more comfortable and far happier being around regular Canadians.”

    Are we thinking of the same Rex Murphy? Wasn’t he happiest speaking to rich people at posh events he was paid to speak at?

    • @John_McMurray
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      -67 months ago

      A common complaint made by people who’d never listened to him, only to others whining about the guy

      • TSG_Asmodeus (he, him)
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        27 months ago

        A common complaint made by people who’d never listened to him

        Yeah like I said, he never spoke to me because he was at events with the wealthy.