Thread: Rupert Murdoch is a porn king!

What is the criteria for being asked to be on the Council of Foreign Relations? Is it money, fame, what? I read somewhere Angelina Jolie is on it. Now I see from one of your links Murdoch is on it.



What is up with that?

[quote name='nonsqtr' date='03 November 2009 - 05:48 PM' timestamp='1257288530' post='51430']

VERY good question!



I do know that Bob Rubin was a CFR bigwig, and so was Larry Summers, and so was Alan Greenspan.



But Rupert Murdoch? He's not even an American!

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So just out of curiousity, I went to their website.



About memberships:

The Council on Foreign Relations is a national membership organization. There are two groups of members, life and term members. Term members must be between the ages of 30 and 36 at the time of their application, and term memberships are limited to five years. Here is a summary of the membership process:



â–* A candidate for life membership must be nominated in writing by one Council member and supported by a minimum of three other individuals (maximum of four supporting letters). The supporting letters do not need to be from Council members, but letters from members are strongly encouraged.



â–* A term membership candidate must be nominated by one Council member and supported by a minimum of two other individuals (maximum of three supporting letters). Candidates applying for the November 1, 2009 deadline must be between the ages of 30 and 36 on January 1, 2010.



â–* Prospective candidates should contact the Membership Office to receive a link to the online application program, where they can enter biographical information and a curriculum vitae or chronological resume.



â–* Each candidate will be prompted to enter the email addresses of his or her nominator and supporters. All nominators and supporters will be emailed a link to the website where letters can be posted securely and will only be visible to the Membership Committee. Letters will also be accepted via applications@cfr.org.



â–* Membership is restricted to U.S. citizens (native-born or naturalized) and permanent residents who have applied to become citizens. If foreign born, a candidate must submit a statement that he or she has been naturalized or is a permanent resident who has made formal application for citizenship.



â–* Deadlines for receipt of all materials for prospective life members are March 1 and October 1. For prospective term members, the deadline is November 1.



Members of the Council’s Board of Directors and Membership Committee are precluded from nominating, seconding, and writing supporting letters on any candidate’s behalf.

Also:

Please contact the Membership Office for a roster of current members

There's a lot more:



http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/#summary



You seem to be on to something with the citizen thing. Murdoch is too old to be a term member, meaning he must be a life member. Maybe he has dual citizenship?