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The Introspective Roger Ailes: Fox News' Chief on Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Brian Williams' Future
Hollywood Reporter ^ | April20,2015 | Marisa Guthrie

Posted on 04/20/2015 8:36:01 AM PDT by Hojczyk

The picture is signed by Dr. Bernice King and Dr. Alveda King, King's daughter and niece, respectively, who attended in November the graduation ceremony for the Ailes Apprenticeship Program, a diversity education program he founded in 2004. In point of fact, though, Ailes actually knew Dr. King back in the 1960s — the two crossed paths occasionally when Ailes was a local TV producer in Philadelphia. It's a nugget of Ailes' 'biography that some might find surprising.

"They certainly don't know me," says Ailes.

Since creating Fox News in 1996 after leaving NBC in frustration, he has become the most powerful executive in TV news, with an ability to influence — his detractors say degrade — the national discourse that remains unrivaled. His network and its dissentious stars provide endless fodder for progressive foes including Jon Stewart. ("We're the only reason he's a success," says Ailes.)

It's not a question he answers directly. "I just don't think I should weigh in on it, even in the press because people will think, 'Well, that's the way he's making the network go.' But it looks like Hillary is going to do whatever she wants," he says, "and the press is going to vote for her."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: brianwilliams; fox; foxnews; hillary; hillaryclinton; jonstewart; rogerailes; tedcruz

1 posted on 04/20/2015 8:36:01 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk
But it looks like Hillary is going to do whatever she wants," he says, "and the press is going to vote for her."

Yes, IMHO, the Mainstream Press picks it's favorites and roots for them Slobberingly. Today it seems to be for Hillary and Jeb Bush. Hillary, to most of us, seems disgusting, and Jeb seems to have anti-Republican values. So on and on the press slobbers.

But the problem is that they have to slobber harder and harder every cycle because the public wearies quickly of it.

Hillary's email and foreign donation problems have become too visible but the press hasn't stopped slobbering over her. And more and more folks are getting disgusted with the press itself for doing so. It cannot be sustained.

2 posted on 04/20/2015 8:45:20 AM PDT by CptnObvious
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To: Hojczyk
Hojczyk, you forgot the meat of the article.

As the country enters a presidential campaign season with dynastic implications, Ailes has a dilemma: How much oxygen does he give the fringe GOP candidates who could torment likely frontrunner Jeb Bush and potentially aid Hillary Clinton in the process. It's not a question he answers directly. "I just don't think I should weigh in on it, even in the press because people will think, 'Well, that's the way he's making the network go.' But it looks like Hillary is going to do whatever she wants," he says, "and the press is going to vote for her."

Asked if he thinks Ted Cruz, the intransigent Texas tea party candidate, has a chance of securing the GOP nomination, Ailes deflects: "Listen, we elected Warren G. Harding. Anybody has a chance. You don't know who you're going to be running against. If the other guy falls on his rear end, you could win."

3 posted on 04/20/2015 8:49:01 AM PDT by Isara
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To: Hojczyk

GOOD article.
I like Roger Ailes.
HATE to see what happens to Fox News, when he retires.


4 posted on 04/20/2015 8:50:02 AM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless you all.)
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Roger Ailes:

"You can't be chasing these little balkanized groups of people around. It's just nuts. Do your programming. It should be American. We're Americans. It's a culture. We should defend that culture, and we should reinforce that culture."

5 posted on 04/20/2015 8:59:42 AM PDT by Slyfox (If I'm ever accused of being a Christian, I'd like there to be enough evidence to convict me)
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To: onyx
I like Roger Ailes.
HATE to see what happens to Fox News, when he retires.

Or Murdock croaks and his kids take over.

6 posted on 04/20/2015 9:04:44 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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Right.

The kids are libs.


7 posted on 04/20/2015 9:06:25 AM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless you all.)
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To: Hojczyk

Fox News has 19 liberals on the payroll.

You are setting up the end of Fox news by doing this. Liberals are like termites and will only destroy.


8 posted on 04/20/2015 1:38:56 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Hojczyk

Bkmk


9 posted on 04/22/2015 12:20:36 AM PDT by AllAmericanGirl44
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