Mr Watson suggested that News International operated a pact like the Mafia's code of silence known as "omerta", something Mr Murdoch dismissed as "offensive and not true".
"We therefore find it entirely reprehensible that the LMA should itself put out a statement which seeks to dismiss deeply offensive racist comments as 'friendly banter'.
"We find it entirely reprehensible that the LMA should itself put out a statement which seeks to dismiss deeply offensive racist comments as 'friendly banter'.
A manager's behaviour should demonstrate to players and other employees under his control that discrimination in any form is unacceptable.' We therefore find it entirely reprehensible that the LMA should itself put out a statement which seeks to dismiss deeply offensive racist comments as 'friendly banter'.
"We find it entirely reprehensible that the LMA should put out a statement which seeks to dismiss deeply offensive racist comments as 'friendly banter'," the club said in a statement.
The civil servant dismissed for posting offensive comments on Wikipedia about the Hillsborough disaster serves as a reminder that social media is now inextricably linked to the workplace – and for many the line between personal and professional no longer exists.
The Romney campaign dismissed Mr. Obama's education offensive, saying his policies had yielded a "lost generation" of people whose access to college was hindered by spiraling tuition that left them with a crushing debt burden, and whose job prospects after school were dim because of the president's inept stewardship of the economy.
Even as Republicans have mounted a decidedly anti-Clinton message in the primary – raising questions over her family's nonprofit and her use of a private email server at the State Department – Clinton has largely declined to go on the offensive and dismissed GOP attacks as a distraction from her campaign.
Brooks is said to have given a joyless performance in her screen test ("I stunk"), and Loos dismissed her, with an offensive turn of phrase that was, sadly, characteristic, saying: "If I ever write a part for a cigar-store Indian, you will get it".
Kobach attempted to defend himself against Toobin's accusation, but Toobin kept up the offensive and dismissed his claim to be a crusader against voter fraud.
