Rupert Murdoch

Having signed an online petition against Murdoch's takeover of BSkyB, I emailed a standard email from 38degrees to my local MP.  In it, I asked him 'be brave' and stand up to Murdoch because for many years politicians have let him force his way into power.   Think he's a bit sensitive - here's his response (his identity has been protected to save his blushes).

I note your E mail address was used to send a standard E mail which implied that I might have been timid in fighting for matters of principle in the past.
As an MP who has always spoken out loudly against corrupt, bullying or tyranical regimes, even suffering sacking and surcharges for those principles, I wonder what evidence you think you have for your statement. I ask if you even read what you sent, or what was sent in your name? 

So, my response to this snippy email... 

I think you're being a little over sensitive here. Politicians in power over many years have let Murdoch grab too much insidious power in the UK. I do not specify you as being timid, simply do I ask you to be one of those who stand up to him and stop it spreading even further.  You have read an implication into my request that is not there. I wonder why that was your immediate reaction.

 I could equally take your question as to whether I read the correspondence I sent you as an insult to my intelligence, but as someone who voted for you as my elected representative I have chosen to think this is not the case. 

I hope this bullish response to one of your constituents will be representative of your aggressive stance against Murdoch in Parliament. I continue to wait an answer to my question about your public position on the matter.

Any thoughts?