Thank you, Gretchen Carlson.
My first job after marriage at 18 in 1962 was as a bookkeeper at a prestigious architectural firm in Fort Worth, Texas where the aged chief executive actually pinched women's "fannies" and attempted to "smooch" women in his employ. He called us "candy". Older and more experienced employees advised me to put up with it because it would be no different anywhere else. Because I was supporting myself as well as my then-husband through school, I couldn't afford to quit for several months until I'd found another job.
In subsequent years I worked in large Houston and San Francisco law firms; though there was no more crassly overt behavior, advantages were available to women who provided benefits. Ostensibly, sexual relationships were consensual, but they were definitely not between equals.
As more women entered bastions formerly all male, standards changed. Fifteen years ago, when an extramarital affair became obvious between a well-liked boss and a well-liked subordinate in a Colorado scientific organization, the impact on the team was disruptive though no one condemned them openly. And, yes, during the affair the lower-ranking employee did receive a promotion and a bonus; unfortunately, the relationship made some people question her merit who probably would not have otherwise.
My first job after marriage at 18 in 1962 was as a bookkeeper at a prestigious architectural firm in Fort Worth, Texas where the aged chief executive actually pinched women's "fannies" and attempted to "smooch" women in his employ. He called us "candy". Older and more experienced employees advised me to put up with it because it would be no different anywhere else. Because I was supporting myself as well as my then-husband through school, I couldn't afford to quit for several months until I'd found another job.
In subsequent years I worked in large Houston and San Francisco law firms; though there was no more crassly overt behavior, advantages were available to women who provided benefits. Ostensibly, sexual relationships were consensual, but they were definitely not between equals.
As more women entered bastions formerly all male, standards changed. Fifteen years ago, when an extramarital affair became obvious between a well-liked boss and a well-liked subordinate in a Colorado scientific organization, the impact on the team was disruptive though no one condemned them openly. And, yes, during the affair the lower-ranking employee did receive a promotion and a bonus; unfortunately, the relationship made some people question her merit who probably would not have otherwise.
I don't trust Rupert Murdoch as far as I can throw him and suspect that this is his determination that the Age of Rabid Conservatism is over money-wise. Gretchen is not some shrinking violet, who would wait for years to build up the courage to accuse Ailes.
This is just more public manipulation from FOX. I wonder who will get Aile's place next? That redhead that Murdock likes?
This is just more public manipulation from FOX. I wonder who will get Aile's place next? That redhead that Murdock likes?
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Goodbye, serial defiler. Anybody who uses his power to withhold a woman's earnings and job opportunities so as to force her into what amounts to nothing less than sexual slavery is slime. This guy even looks and croaks like frog. And then we're told he is also responsible for the shout-'em-down Trump/GOP crowd of shriekers.
Hopefully, with his leadership now occupying the next trash bag leaving Fox, (now I know why he named his toy TV network that), what Ailes our nation will soon pass.
Hopefully, with his leadership now occupying the next trash bag leaving Fox, (now I know why he named his toy TV network that), what Ailes our nation will soon pass.
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"Women at Fox News Tell of Propositions, Kisses and Fears"...so Ailes was not the end, but the beginning. Take a fire hose and wash out the entire male contingent, Fox. Then invite them back in for job interviews, with those they harassed doing the interviewing.
The firing of Roger Ailes is a huge moment in the history of the media. For 20 years now, he has served as the propaganda outlet for the right wing and has done a stupendous job of misdirecting or redirecting issues to fit a certain message. Fox has constantly talked about how good life was in the "old days", aka the 1950s, and it seems Ailes has been trying to craft a TV station to fit that perfectly.
Ailes began as a media aide for Richard Nixon in 1968 and was a lead figure in crafting the future president's image to appeal to the American people. He did this again in 1988 with George H. W. Bush. Once Fox News went on the air, the media has made many right wing talking points more credible, despite many faults.
The American media may very well experience a Renaissance from this action and return to more substantial claims regarding incidents in America of all form. Fox News could become a legitimate news outlet with out a conservative spin, and America itself could be seeing more honesty in their programming for the first time since 1996. As Bob Dylan once wrote "The times they are a changin'."
Ailes began as a media aide for Richard Nixon in 1968 and was a lead figure in crafting the future president's image to appeal to the American people. He did this again in 1988 with George H. W. Bush. Once Fox News went on the air, the media has made many right wing talking points more credible, despite many faults.
The American media may very well experience a Renaissance from this action and return to more substantial claims regarding incidents in America of all form. Fox News could become a legitimate news outlet with out a conservative spin, and America itself could be seeing more honesty in their programming for the first time since 1996. As Bob Dylan once wrote "The times they are a changin'."
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I'm disappointed in every male Fox anchor who's painted a glowing picture of Roger Ailes. Of course, why wouldn't they? They were part of an old boys club that didn't have to worry about being sexually harassed. Would Brit or Chris (or even Greta, who's acting very male here) want their daughters to work for Ailes?
Have things ever changed since the days when people like Alfred Hitchcock were in power! Tippy Hedren must be enjoying this story
Isn't there a male or female on Fox that will rebuke Roger Ailes????? Shameful! They are trying to make a hero out of a predator. Isn't his stepping down proof enough? This victimization of women needs to stop now.
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Roger Ailes was simply a bully and now his epitaph will read not as simply the founder of Fox News but the shamefully dismissed dirty old man.
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I would guess that the preponderance of "employees" who are blubbering about Roger Ailes, are men. I don't think they're crying because they just found out that their hero is a sexual predator. Surprised?
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Fox properly gets rid of a man who acted inappropriately. But liberal Democrats are more than happy to invite Bill Clinton, whose behavior was equally inappropriate, back into the White House. How wonderful.
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RGV--I don't approve of Clinton's behavior, nor did I ever vote for him, but do you have ANY evidence that he threatened anyone, in his employ, if they didn't do what he wanted? No, I thought not.
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“There are people in tears,” said Chris Wallace, the host of “Fox News Sunday.” “I shed mine a couple of days ago.”
Why all the fanfare for this man? What about the women who were sexually harassed? Whatever good he did for Fox News, it doesn't change the fact that his behavior is reprehensible and shouldn't be minimized.
Why all the fanfare for this man? What about the women who were sexually harassed? Whatever good he did for Fox News, it doesn't change the fact that his behavior is reprehensible and shouldn't be minimized.
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ArtisWork--Apparently Chris Wallace was never sexually harassed by Roger Ailes. So, he doesn't really think Ailes behavior towards women was any big deal. No harm, no foul, right?
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Well said.
I am assuming that these men do not have any female wives, daughters or relatives . If they do, it speaks volumes about how they are perceived by them. I would truly feel ashamed and sad and even suspicious on their behaviors with the same!
Dirty Old Man, comes to mind.
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Why is it that Americans (AND the British) allow this Australian to dominant and rule their media? Will Mr. Trump permit this or will Americans take over America's media interests? Depends if Rupert supports The Donald for president don't you think.
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Dave--I don't think the average citizen has any power, but the power to walk away or withhold money, in the question of who can do business in this country. Apparently there are enough Americans who don't mind sexual/mental harassment, incomplete or incorrect data, extreme bias, financial involvement with elected officials and religious zealots, etc., etc., etc. It's always about money, and it's the only vote you get.
Rupert Murdoch the old newsman can't wait to get in there; it was like watching a friend drive your car really fast and well while you stand on the sidelines full of envy.
Good news for the women who were harassed by Ailes, but I have one question for them: what did you expect it to be like working for this regressive "news" station? Fox has made it clear as day what they think of women, so it wasn't like you didn't know. You just had to see how they wanted women to present themselves. Ms. Carlson wasn't even allowed to wear pants. When you work for a company that pines for the days when everyone knew their place, don't be suprised when they treat you as if you knew your place.
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Blame the victim much?
That's a ridiculous response to a culture of sexism and harassment. It's similar to asking why an african Americans would want to live in a "white neighborhood "
We have the right to EXPECT civility. True enough common sense says it might have been inevitable but the onus is on Ailes and his ilk to reform their ways not be allowed to perpetuate them by fear and intimidation.
This a great day in the process of exposung the hypocrisy of Faux news
That's a ridiculous response to a culture of sexism and harassment. It's similar to asking why an african Americans would want to live in a "white neighborhood "
We have the right to EXPECT civility. True enough common sense says it might have been inevitable but the onus is on Ailes and his ilk to reform their ways not be allowed to perpetuate them by fear and intimidation.
This a great day in the process of exposung the hypocrisy of Faux news
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A $40 million settlement of his employment contract? I guess sexual harassment doesn't constitute a breach of contract at Fox.
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sexual harrassment and all I've read is PRAISE for the guy regarding FOX news....where's the shame?
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Several jokes swirl around in my head at this news, although one thought prevails, and it's no joke: I am glad that, finally, a powerful man who's been used to chasing his female employees around the office, pushing them for sex, has finally been called out and dismissed for that behavior. It has no place in the workplace.
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Dismissed? That parachute was so golden, it brings new meaning to that term. Interestingly, Ailes hired a fervent Democrat to represent him which gives credence to the belief that the one percenters have no real belief except in the almighty dollar.
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it's too bad the police and the democrats can't do this. When somebody breaks the law they need to pay the consequences no matter who they are.
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Roger, we hardly knew ye. But we are good and better now. (What does that mean, BTW?) Let's agree your wife gets every nickel in the settlement. Thanks for Sean Hannity and Steve Doocy. Don't forget to take your chins with you.
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This is the problem with corporate America. You are subject to a sexual harassment investigation (at leas 10 women accuse you) and you still get to resign with a $40m dollar payoff. There is not accountability when you're in charge.
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“Roger Ailes Fused TV With Politics, Changing Both”
What he did was what the commies never could, he made a propaganda machine as he always intended to, which convinced a large portion of the populace to accept it as truthful news.
Ailes is Goebbels for the GOP. Selling lies that weak minds find believable for 40+ years.
What he did was what the commies never could, he made a propaganda machine as he always intended to, which convinced a large portion of the populace to accept it as truthful news.
Ailes is Goebbels for the GOP. Selling lies that weak minds find believable for 40+ years.
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With all due respect to Kirsten Powers, just because someone alleges inappropriate behavior does not mean that it DID happen -- or that it is actionable. Goodness knows that if the same standards that applied to Roger Ailes here had been used against Bill Clinton, he would have been impeached and probably worse. As it was, he simply lost his law license, which has not impaired his ability to raise money for this private jets.
The notion that every "inappropriate" action is grounds for immediate termination is offensive. Sometimes older men or men from other cultures accused of too much "touching". Sometimes women don't realize their conduct is offensive to men. Ask any of them to stop and they will. But why ask for civility, when you can make more money with a Federal case?
The fact that there are "10" women who said something -- we don't know what was alleged, but it does not appear to be sexual in nature -- is troubling, but could be a generational issue as much as a cultural one. In any event, shame on Gretchen Carlson for making a Federal case out of something that could be handled civilly, and for ruining the reputation of her mentor and a man who gave her many opportunities -- without asking for anything in return other than the right to use his locker room jargon. No wonder Trump is winning.
The notion that every "inappropriate" action is grounds for immediate termination is offensive. Sometimes older men or men from other cultures accused of too much "touching". Sometimes women don't realize their conduct is offensive to men. Ask any of them to stop and they will. But why ask for civility, when you can make more money with a Federal case?
The fact that there are "10" women who said something -- we don't know what was alleged, but it does not appear to be sexual in nature -- is troubling, but could be a generational issue as much as a cultural one. In any event, shame on Gretchen Carlson for making a Federal case out of something that could be handled civilly, and for ruining the reputation of her mentor and a man who gave her many opportunities -- without asking for anything in return other than the right to use his locker room jargon. No wonder Trump is winning.
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I am so impressed that justice has prevailed for Minnesota native, Gretchen Carlson, a warrior of a woman, whose courage to stand up to this mogul, is beyond exemplary!
"Roger shared my vision of a great and independent television organization". It is a joke? Fox profitability comes from oil companies, gun companies, Koch brothers, etc. They fabricated a vision of chaos in America for the GOP to retake presidency.
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Funny how the Fox News website does not mention Ailes departure. Of course, the majority of Fox News consumers have no idea of Ailes or his role as default propagandist for the Republican party. But rest assured, the steady stream of deceit and half truths aimed at the left should continue under with Rupert Murdoch to the rescue.
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This is the ethics of the company that seeks to demonize the left in all its forms while claiming 'fairness'. Hypocrisy Incorporated.
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I nominate Ailes for the Joseph Goebbels Award.
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Fox "News" was and is configured to serve the needs of low-information viewers. By combining low-information "news" with eye-candy, Ailes created a revenue machine that simultaneously also leveraged divisiveness to new levels of polarization. Murdoch's wealth was created from offering the lowest-possible denominator of content in print and broadcast. Intelligent people look elsewhere for news and actual information.
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Maybe the Donald will wake up to the fact that today, political incorrectness has consequences.
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For every person who says "That's not the Roger Ailes I've known", in disbelief that he committed such acts, I say that this is a normal reaction when a colleague or friend is accused of such things. Doesn't mean it didn't happen. The harasser just keeps certain behavior out of sight. This is what victims of sexual assault and harassment have to deal with once an accusation is levied.
Good riddance to Roger Ailes. I'm glad it didn't take 40+ accusers a-la Bill Cosby to get him out of his predatory position.
Good riddance to Roger Ailes. I'm glad it didn't take 40+ accusers a-la Bill Cosby to get him out of his predatory position.
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Good riddance. Hope Hannity and O'Reilly are next.
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Donald Trump will likely take credit, at least privately, for humbling Fox. If he hadn't been nominated, he would be very public about it. He went after Megan Kelly early on in the primary debates with that very thing in mind. It may or may not be coincidence that he was accused of sexual harassment, but it was sure timely and served Donald's narrative well.
1) Do not think Ailes' departure is about sexual harassment. His accusers could have been bought off and silenced the way they have been for 30 years. Instead, the Murdoch boys wanted him out, and so this is the "ready made" reason to fire Ailes that has been available for decades.
2) I believe that the sociopathological oligarchs who have backed Fox "News" lying to the public and frothing up idiotic self-indulgence ("yes...the world is how you feel it is .... we will intensify those feelings....and then pander to them....increasing them further") have realized that Trump is the fruit of this hate-mongering and idiocy-mongering.
3) In sum, Roger Ailes has been "fireable" since he was hired. Roger Ailes has been damaging the country since he was hired. BUT, Roger Ailes has now damaged the sociopathological oligarchs (with Trump as the logical fruit of Fox "news") and so they have gotten rid of Ailes. I believe a re-direction of the propaganda machine will be coming.
2) I believe that the sociopathological oligarchs who have backed Fox "News" lying to the public and frothing up idiotic self-indulgence ("yes...the world is how you feel it is .... we will intensify those feelings....and then pander to them....increasing them further") have realized that Trump is the fruit of this hate-mongering and idiocy-mongering.
3) In sum, Roger Ailes has been "fireable" since he was hired. Roger Ailes has been damaging the country since he was hired. BUT, Roger Ailes has now damaged the sociopathological oligarchs (with Trump as the logical fruit of Fox "news") and so they have gotten rid of Ailes. I believe a re-direction of the propaganda machine will be coming.
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Mr. Ailes, it now appears, was a sexual predator. Good riddance! Thanks some FOX News employees were bold enough to speak out and provide the facts despite Mr. Ailes repeated denials.
Those women at FOX that Mr. Ailes used in an effort to discredit the primary complainant need to know one thing: Men always deny these sexual harassment allegations. To put it differently, when was the last time a man accused of sexual harassment ever stated boldly and plainly for the record that he was guilty? It just doesn't happen. So, please apologize to the victim of Mr. Ailes predatory behavior!!
Those women at FOX that Mr. Ailes used in an effort to discredit the primary complainant need to know one thing: Men always deny these sexual harassment allegations. To put it differently, when was the last time a man accused of sexual harassment ever stated boldly and plainly for the record that he was guilty? It just doesn't happen. So, please apologize to the victim of Mr. Ailes predatory behavior!!
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"when was the last time a man accused of sexual harassment ever stated boldly and plainly for the record that he was guilty?"
...mmmm Bill Clinton?
Allegations do not mean guilt. Rolling Stone fiasco? Benghazi?
Settlements doesn't imply guilt, often it avoids greater loss in profits if it goes to court. Ailes can retire early as if he doesn't have enough already, he has fewer years of life than millions of dollars.
Meh. I don't have cable tv anyhow...
...mmmm Bill Clinton?
Allegations do not mean guilt. Rolling Stone fiasco? Benghazi?
Settlements doesn't imply guilt, often it avoids greater loss in profits if it goes to court. Ailes can retire early as if he doesn't have enough already, he has fewer years of life than millions of dollars.
Meh. I don't have cable tv anyhow...
No sympathy for this man.
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Ailes should be recognized as the man who did more than anyone else could or would to poison political discourse in America.
The result is not only the rise of Donald Trump: it is a once-great nation seething with irrational anger and polarized to a point where virtually nothing constructive can be done. \
He has done more than ISIS ever could to harm this country. He has turned us against ourselves.
The result is not only the rise of Donald Trump: it is a once-great nation seething with irrational anger and polarized to a point where virtually nothing constructive can be done. \
He has done more than ISIS ever could to harm this country. He has turned us against ourselves.
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Fox News has clearly been in the major news league for some time and my hope is the Murdoch family at least James and Lachlan will realise, if they haven't for some time recognized, the responsibility that comes with their powerful organization and begin to toss more than red meat to the self caged who make up their menagerie.
Of necessity the world about all of us is changing and they especially with the network they will control, can have a very strong platform from which an independent and critically positive voice can be heard. Along with the elder Mr Murdoch they must know this and are smart as well as savvy enough to handle this curve in the road.
I trust for the sake of a more positive future my thoughts are correct.
Of necessity the world about all of us is changing and they especially with the network they will control, can have a very strong platform from which an independent and critically positive voice can be heard. Along with the elder Mr Murdoch they must know this and are smart as well as savvy enough to handle this curve in the road.
I trust for the sake of a more positive future my thoughts are correct.
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They will do whatever it takes to sell advertising. Period.
“Fox News has given voice to those who were ignored by the traditional networks and has been one of the great commercial success stories of modern media.” -- Rupert Murdoch
And by giving voice to those who were ignored by traditional media, Fox News spawned the voters who have given us Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, dictator in waiting. It's a great commercial success story that has made racist, right-wing rhetoric palatable to a significant number of the electorate. The ultimate success of Fox News may be the end of our experiment with Democracy. Thank you, Roger Ailes.
And by giving voice to those who were ignored by traditional media, Fox News spawned the voters who have given us Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, dictator in waiting. It's a great commercial success story that has made racist, right-wing rhetoric palatable to a significant number of the electorate. The ultimate success of Fox News may be the end of our experiment with Democracy. Thank you, Roger Ailes.
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What ever happened to Murdoch on tape telling the Sun staff that everyone pays off government workers for secrets to publish? He was so angry the police were holding his grunts accountable, because a nifty committee like this one made certain only his grunt's wiped email server was gone through, NOT his CEO's Hillary styled one she ordered wiped with the grunts'. The committee handed back the grunts' emails for 72 arrests, but no touching FCPA territory.
So we don't know what was in the email Cameron sent her that came out of her confiscated BlackBerrry like a Tempora metadata file. GCHQ blew the BB's compression technology as they told NSA, but they had to wait a whole month for Tempora to deliver the characterless version.
So we don't know what was in the email Cameron sent her that came out of her confiscated BlackBerrry like a Tempora metadata file. GCHQ blew the BB's compression technology as they told NSA, but they had to wait a whole month for Tempora to deliver the characterless version.
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These Republican conservative figures always seem to fall because of sexual shenanigans. What on earth would make Ailes think any woman would be interested in him? He is just another wealthy predator trading on his position and power. I can hardly believe Murdoch would fire him. I guess the problems they went through in London had an affect.
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The man most uniquely responsible for encouraging and exploiting the worst aspects of our nation's character. At least there's one piece of good news on the morning after Donald Trump's coronation.
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This is an amazing victory for professional women. It is truly disgusting that so many women had to choose between unwanted sex and their careers . I am sure this does not mean that there will be no more sexual harassment in the workplace, but it does show that even the mighty can be held accountable for their unprofessional behavior.
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There's something strange in the neighborhood. Ailes out the same week Trump is in? Come back Harold Ramis - we need you.
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This is a fine example of how people will bend their morals in search of security or to stay in "the club". Shame on those in Fox that at the very least, did not keep their mouths shut when the investigation started and enabled this predator.
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Question: Will Insannity and the morbidly obese Bill’Osomething keep their Joseph Goebbels oropaganda spots or will they be replaced by real journalists?
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Don't hold your breath waiting. They "will pick themselves up and rush on as if nothing had happened." Churchill.
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Maybe with Ailes gone Fox News can become a news outlet that institutes more objective reporting and editorials than just being a mouthpiece for the right wing in this country. Fox has been party to most of the right wing pundits who simply make up information ( a lot like Trump) to support their wild views and then pass them off as fact. White Americans should boycott Fox News until they institute more objective journalism at the station.
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“Fox News has given voice to those who were ignored by the traditional networks..."
They had no voice and were ignored for a reason.
They now have a voice that is loud and filled with hate, and they can't be ignored in the way you can't ignore a traffic accident.
It's like a wall has been built around Roger Ailes--and Fox News is paying for it!
They had no voice and were ignored for a reason.
They now have a voice that is loud and filled with hate, and they can't be ignored in the way you can't ignore a traffic accident.
It's like a wall has been built around Roger Ailes--and Fox News is paying for it!
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Part of me wishes that Ailes would be consumed quietly by the hateful ignorant sewage he created. The other part of me wants a "Fox News" Bengazi type exposé that goes on and on.
Does he belong in Dante's 5th circle of hell, Heretics:
"In the swampy, stinking waters of the river Styx – the Fifth Circle – the actively wrathful fight each other viciously on the surface of the slime."
Or the 6th ditch of the 8th circle, Hypocrites:
"Here they find the hypocrites listlessly walking around a narrow track for eternity, weighted down by leaden robes. The robes are brilliantly gilded on the outside and are shaped like a monk's habit – the hypocrite's outward appearance shines brightly and passes for holiness, but under that show lies the terrible weight of his deceit"
Does he belong in Dante's 5th circle of hell, Heretics:
"In the swampy, stinking waters of the river Styx – the Fifth Circle – the actively wrathful fight each other viciously on the surface of the slime."
Or the 6th ditch of the 8th circle, Hypocrites:
"Here they find the hypocrites listlessly walking around a narrow track for eternity, weighted down by leaden robes. The robes are brilliantly gilded on the outside and are shaped like a monk's habit – the hypocrite's outward appearance shines brightly and passes for holiness, but under that show lies the terrible weight of his deceit"
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Kudos to the literate.
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Good riddance.
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Good riddance!!!!
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Murdock and Ailes should be locked in the same room for eternity listening to Bill O'Reilly pontificate about himself.
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Can we add Mr. Hannity to the room?
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The Murdoch brothers should be applauded for their seriousness, commitment and rapid action in addressing Ms. Carlson's allegations.
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Ann P--Sure, and the $40 million they gave him as a parting gift.
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The rapid action was driven by liability issues.
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This may the beginning of a kinder gentler Republican party. It was Faux News that created the Tea Party and pandered to the far right with a tortured revision of what was going on in the world through a reactionary lens. A Republican drubbing as the result of Donald Trump, may result in a Necropsy by the party leaders and in turn a righting of the ship. If the Tea Party crazies such as Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are shown the door, and respectable leaders like Paul Ryan allowed to restore sanity in the Republican party. But a large part of this is the restraining of outside forces which created the Tea Party, i.e. Faux News. With Roger Ailes out of the equation, and hopefully a news channel that just reports the news than creates it, we may again have sane politics coming from the right side.
A $40M parachute?! That says Ailes' exit is not "for cause;" Fox is maneuvering to diminish distraction and preserve its brand. Hey, corporate America: e'd prefer reparative justice.
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Roger Ailes appears to be living in the 1950's when men dominated the work place. His effort to use the staff to isolate the women who said Roger Ailes sexually harassed was the last straw.
Rupert Murdock will be in charge for short time while the dust settles. Fox News will change quickly.
Rupert Murdock will be in charge for short time while the dust settles. Fox News will change quickly.
I have read that Mr Ailes' net worth had been estimated at between $25 and $50 million; if that's accurate, with this reported $40 million golden parachute, he's leaving the empire he created with a mere $65-$95 million -- a pittance, in comparison to the billions he's put in the pockets of the Murdochs, and even less in comparison to the dollar value of the enterprise he leaves behind.
That enterprise, of course, has done more damage to our country than any other single entity I can think of, other than, of course, the Publican Party itself -- of which Fox"News" has been essentially the Ministry of Information since its inception.
That Mr Ailes is settling for so little makes the charges against him seem more plausible -- if he were innocent of them, why would he accept such an insultingly tiny fraction of the dollar stream he created?
I hope he's proud of what he's accomplished.
He can look at an America more divided than at any other time in the last 150 years; a materially and spiritually poorer place than it's been at any other point in any living American's lifetime, even when we were in a world war; a coarser, uglier, harsher, more decrepit, less civil, less truthful, more suspicious, less accepting, less hopeful, less happy, more fearful, and far, far more violent place than any other developed nation...
He can look on these works, and truly, accurately, say:
"I built that."
That enterprise, of course, has done more damage to our country than any other single entity I can think of, other than, of course, the Publican Party itself -- of which Fox"News" has been essentially the Ministry of Information since its inception.
That Mr Ailes is settling for so little makes the charges against him seem more plausible -- if he were innocent of them, why would he accept such an insultingly tiny fraction of the dollar stream he created?
I hope he's proud of what he's accomplished.
He can look at an America more divided than at any other time in the last 150 years; a materially and spiritually poorer place than it's been at any other point in any living American's lifetime, even when we were in a world war; a coarser, uglier, harsher, more decrepit, less civil, less truthful, more suspicious, less accepting, less hopeful, less happy, more fearful, and far, far more violent place than any other developed nation...
He can look on these works, and truly, accurately, say:
"I built that."
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This is the first bit of good news to come out of FoxNews since its inception, and by that I don't mean their "reporting". Ailes made himself by delivering strife and exploiting human weakness. He created the ultimate fear channel and thus, reduced the GOP to serving up Trump as its nominee.
Sure, Ailes oversaw billions in profits and winning political campaigns but he did it in the most cynical way, and apparently with a lot of sexually harassing women thrown in.
Good riddance.
Sure, Ailes oversaw billions in profits and winning political campaigns but he did it in the most cynical way, and apparently with a lot of sexually harassing women thrown in.
Good riddance.
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What ails Ailes might be arrogance, a fault which brings down even the richest and most powerful as they become even more full of themselves.
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Roger Ailes spent all his life making money and love with his co-workers and subordinates. it is an American culture to exploit those who are in need and destitute. Anyhow, he can now wash his sin out of his 60 millions and can donate most portion of it to charitable organizations like Doctors Without Borders or Red Cross.
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Well, such a relief that the fine upstanding Rupert took impressively swift action to eject a serial sexual harasser (What? It was the employees who booted Ailes out?) and forcefully announced that such behaviour is unacceptable (What? He didn’t mention it?). His sons, who powered their way up the corporate ladders at 21st Century Fox / News Corp have similarly high standards of ethics and conduct (What? James is a university drop-out who was censured by the UK Parliament?). These two fine lads deserve the top spots at these organisations, a promotion confirmed and lauded by independent boards (What? Murdoch own 12% of the company but has 40% of the votes? Is that legal?)
The spineless boards contemplating breathless nepotism are almost matched by the too timid NYT reporting here which is clearly aiming not to offend the great man. Truth is that Fox News is a million miles from objective journalism of any sort – and is at the forefront of the sort of crass media moneymaking that has helped trash politics and create monsters like Trump. Murdoch ruined the London Times – now a sad rag of magazine reporting – and the WSJ is predictably going down the same Murdoch toilet. Governments on both sides of the Atlantic bend over for people like these…
The spineless boards contemplating breathless nepotism are almost matched by the too timid NYT reporting here which is clearly aiming not to offend the great man. Truth is that Fox News is a million miles from objective journalism of any sort – and is at the forefront of the sort of crass media moneymaking that has helped trash politics and create monsters like Trump. Murdoch ruined the London Times – now a sad rag of magazine reporting – and the WSJ is predictably going down the same Murdoch toilet. Governments on both sides of the Atlantic bend over for people like these…
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Air freshener doesn't get at the root cause of stink. At a minimum some kind of disinfectant is needed. Murdoch isn't a disinfectant. He's always been an air freshener, paradoxical as that may seem. As he said, he hasn't been in the news business, he's been in the ratings business. The stink ain't goin' away, even if it's covered over with Spring Breeze. Ratings, ratings, ratings, sssss. I can hear it come out of the can.
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What does this say about the women at Fox who put up with such harassment while spewing such biased opinions? It seems that it's okay until one's career advancement is threatened. Where is their integrity? Without integrity, how can anyone trust what they say?
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So it's the fault of the women he preyed upon? You should go work at fox you would fit tight in
Gretchen Carlson is sickening - she worked all those years and never claimed sexual harassment -- now all of a sudden -- she is sexually harassed. If I were Ailes I would not have stepped down. All she is after is money! And, she has plenty of it.
She has made a mockery of herself and, unfortunately, made a mockery of all the really abused women who are trapped -- trying to make a living and supporting themselves and their children.
She has made a mockery of herself and, unfortunately, made a mockery of all the really abused women who are trapped -- trying to make a living and supporting themselves and their children.
And what about the other women at Fox who came forward to say they, too, had been harassed?
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She's actually very brave, apparently. She was the first one, out of many it seems to come forward against one of the most powerful men in politics and media. I completely disagree with 99% of what she stands for but I commend her for having the courage to come forward when noone else would.
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Your comment is pretty silly considering that the investigation revealed that Ailes harassed many women
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What a thoroughly nasty piece of work that creature is, and what damage he has wrought to this nation and to so many households within it. A fat, homely man venting his self-hatred by ginning up fear and hatred in millions of others. Good riddance.
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Great! Roger Ailes gets a golden parachute for his repulsive antics and America is stuck with the ever increasingly bizarre candidacy of one, Donald Trump, thanks Fox "News"!
One would think that Fox's right to use the public's license to broadcast would be taken more seriously at aiding discourse, and not subverting it to propaganda. The national media is already subject to all kinds of inherent biases. Fox "News" so blatantly fosters racism and hysteria that is why we are seeing a GOP Party of such poor caliber. The GOP's candidates simply parroted the warped ideas of Roger Ailes, a man so obviously of not this time--such arrogance.
One would think that Fox's right to use the public's license to broadcast would be taken more seriously at aiding discourse, and not subverting it to propaganda. The national media is already subject to all kinds of inherent biases. Fox "News" so blatantly fosters racism and hysteria that is why we are seeing a GOP Party of such poor caliber. The GOP's candidates simply parroted the warped ideas of Roger Ailes, a man so obviously of not this time--such arrogance.
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Two of the most famous reprobates in the world have run or run Fox News. So who is truly surprised!
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Sexual harassment is not about sex, it is about power.
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You disgusting man. People had expectations of careers, dreams and goals and all you wanted was a taste of the talent. And when they didn't comply to your ignorant wishes you tossed them aside like a used tissue. You are the epitome of the FOX news network - white, belligerent and stupid. You get what you give and no matter how much the Murdoch's give you it's not enough to buy back your soiled reputation.
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Most companies, as rotten as Fox News, are rotten from the top. Good riddance. The work culture was out of control, just like the news they portray. The Murdoch's have been waiting to do this; their ducks were in a row. They just waited for the indisputable time for the ax to finally fall.
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What is so troubling about this is that much of the sexual harassment alleged had gone on for a long time, and it does not appear that Ailes actually had a sexual relationship with any employee. In the case of Ms. Carlson she only acted after things stopped going her way, and, her significant decline in ratings, which was Ailes explanation for his action, has a certain plausibility.
While sexual harassment cannot be tolerated in any shape or form, it would be helpful to have a better understanding about the "inappropriate conduct" that "10 women have come forward with." There is a difference between sexual harassment and bad behavior. It would also be helpful to understand why it took these women, several of whom are very powerful in their own right and who had ample forums to do so had they wished, so long to come forward. Megyn Kelly was willing to take on Donald Trump on national television, but she was afraid of Ailes? It does not make sense.
It could be that Ailes was terminated because he tried to derail the investigation and not because of its substance. Apparently Mr. Murdock did not make any "mention of the sexual harassment" in his statement to employees.
While sexual harassment cannot be tolerated in any shape or form, it would be helpful to have a better understanding about the "inappropriate conduct" that "10 women have come forward with." There is a difference between sexual harassment and bad behavior. It would also be helpful to understand why it took these women, several of whom are very powerful in their own right and who had ample forums to do so had they wished, so long to come forward. Megyn Kelly was willing to take on Donald Trump on national television, but she was afraid of Ailes? It does not make sense.
It could be that Ailes was terminated because he tried to derail the investigation and not because of its substance. Apparently Mr. Murdock did not make any "mention of the sexual harassment" in his statement to employees.
"There is a difference between sexual harassment and bad behavior."
True. So apply your truth to this:
"What is so troubling about this is that much of the sexual harassment alleged had gone on for a long time, and it does not appear that Ailes actually had a sexual relationship with any employee. In the case of Ms. Carlson she only acted after things stopped going her way..."
Asking for sex was inappropriate. Not renewing her contract because she turned him down was harassment.
True. So apply your truth to this:
"What is so troubling about this is that much of the sexual harassment alleged had gone on for a long time, and it does not appear that Ailes actually had a sexual relationship with any employee. In the case of Ms. Carlson she only acted after things stopped going her way..."
Asking for sex was inappropriate. Not renewing her contract because she turned him down was harassment.
And in good old White Boy Club manner, his sins are handsomely rewarded with a 40 mill parachute and a consulting gig. His "firing" nothing more than a veiled "atta boy" from the kind of America Repulsive Donnie T wants to bring back.
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Indeed, Ailes was hugely influential on Republican politics. In Cleveland this week, we witnessed a fractured party filled with ideologues who are incapable of governing. Ailes and his news team fed a stream of hatred and lies, institutionalizing a smug dismissal of facts in place of conservative policy grounded in reality. Shame on you, Mr. Ailes, for your treatment of women, debased standards of journalism, and promotion of right wingnuts that have left a major party in ruin and our country lessened as a beacon for democracy.
Many women owe a debt of gratitude to Gretchen Carlson for speaking up, as she should, as a journalist. People like Murdoch and some Fox news commentators have done great harm to the viewers who follow them. I hope it is the beginning of the end of disgusting men who think they are gods because they have money.
So Fox News is a sleazy excuse for a news network with no principles? Have you looked at the news as presented by CBS, NBC, or ABC? They are all an insult to someone that wants the news.
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Yes, you are right Fox News is a sleazy excuse for a news network. The other networks are better because at least they attempt to give news without bias.
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So are all these guys in tears for poor Ailes or feeling sorry for themselves and the temporary loss of their boys-club leader? Don't fret boys, he'll be replaced soon... Who's crying for the litany of women who've been harassed by Ailes over the years? He's walking away with million$ while the burden of proof is on these women, who will undoubtedly be dragged in the press and the courtroom before it's all over! Shame! Shame
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"Fox’s on-air team rushed...in a way that seemed to prejudge an investigation" It parodies itself; you couldn't make this stuff up.
What is 20thCentury/Fox's HR policy on sexual harassment?
In most companies this is considered "for cause" and you are out the door without any compensation.
Once again, the system is "rigged" in favor of the top .01%
In most companies this is considered "for cause" and you are out the door without any compensation.
Once again, the system is "rigged" in favor of the top .01%
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Until the vixens started to complain who knew that the network name Fox was intended as double entendre?
Where do you sign up for a job where you can act like a dog and walk away with $ 40 million?
Roger Ailes has had only one wife. How many wives has Rupert Murdoch had?
Were Chris Wallace and Brett Baier in tears and emotional because Ailes never found them attractive enough to harass?
Where do you sign up for a job where you can act like a dog and walk away with $ 40 million?
Roger Ailes has had only one wife. How many wives has Rupert Murdoch had?
Were Chris Wallace and Brett Baier in tears and emotional because Ailes never found them attractive enough to harass?
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As mentioned, Jerry Hall is Rupert's bride and she is no shrinking violet. She knows men behave badly; she's a feminist of sorts, and she was a friend of Simone de Beauvoir.
Somehow I see the tall Texan putting an unexpected cast on things, Ailes going and Murdoch's interregnum.
Somehow I see the tall Texan putting an unexpected cast on things, Ailes going and Murdoch's interregnum.
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I hope he has that $40 million settlement taken away by the courts. If there's one thing worse than abusing people for decades it's getting away with it and walking out the door to a limo with $40 million in his pocket.
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Why female sexual harassment gets more media attention,than male sexual harassment? Is it due to gender bias? Sexual harassment is common regardless of the gender in many industries,and also in the Defence. Some cases get more attention,while others prefer to keep quiet. Recently,a top executive in an information technology sector paid damages,and a UK-based media honcho was accused of child sexual abuse. Sexual harassment has to be fought tooth and nail regardless of the gender.
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So much hostility and aggression in Mr. Ailes character, no wonder the abuse.
And then having the gaul to blame the victims, just a coward.
A man with so much money and power could have flown to Las Vegas on a daily basis for the ten minutes on the tower of power. Hope his wife sues for half of the 40 million, at least.
And then having the gaul to blame the victims, just a coward.
A man with so much money and power could have flown to Las Vegas on a daily basis for the ten minutes on the tower of power. Hope his wife sues for half of the 40 million, at least.
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In my point of view,Women biggest weapon of blaming is "Sexual Harassment".After that Poor Man no matter what ever the Position,Prestige he holds, become zero past, with remarkable Stain on his forehead. System need to be reframe between natural demand and harassment beside targgeting against One Sex
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This from a man who lives in a country where it's okay to strangle a woman because she has ruined your family's "honor."
This is the USA: We actually believe that people -- both men and women -- should not be harassed, and that they have the constitutional right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
There is no such thing as "natural demand" in the workplace. None. Pakistan might want to try to emulate the US in this regard.
This is the USA: We actually believe that people -- both men and women -- should not be harassed, and that they have the constitutional right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
There is no such thing as "natural demand" in the workplace. None. Pakistan might want to try to emulate the US in this regard.
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"Fox News’s parent company, 21st Century Fox, had learned Mr. Ailes was trying to get some of his on-air stars to criticize those who cooperated with investigators looking into accusations of sexual harassment against him."
And of course during the past 20 years this is the only occasion at Faux news when such sleazy pressure on its "on-air stars" ever occurred. Good riddance.
And of course during the past 20 years this is the only occasion at Faux news when such sleazy pressure on its "on-air stars" ever occurred. Good riddance.
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Ailes was accused of breaking a law against sexual harassment.
Apparently, the 1964 Civil Right Act. In included a section on sexual harassment.
This is the law that caused the Dixiecrats to switch to the GOP.
And, I'd guess it is a law that most Fox viewers don't like.
Ironic. Republicans sound like Democrats, but only when they feel personally victimized. They don't seem to care much about anybody else.
Apparently, the 1964 Civil Right Act. In included a section on sexual harassment.
This is the law that caused the Dixiecrats to switch to the GOP.
And, I'd guess it is a law that most Fox viewers don't like.
Ironic. Republicans sound like Democrats, but only when they feel personally victimized. They don't seem to care much about anybody else.
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When I grew up in the States I learned you are innocent till proven guilty. I guess lots has changed since I left.
There is so much irony in this I'm not sure I can encompass all of it here. It is more then coincidence that the downfall of Roger Ailes coincides almost to the day of the official changing of the guard of the Republican party. This happens just as the tumultuous Presidential election begins in earnest. If one didn't know better (cough, cough) one might think a political coup was going through it's "unofficial" paces at the non existent (cough, cough), Republican Information Control Central.
The downfall of Ailes is as much the result of his success as his weaknesses, neither of which would be enviable to a truly moral person. Ailes is responsible for making Donald Trump possible and it ran out of control and ultimately consumed him while his personal weaknesses are only representative of that same character. Ailes had a long run and left a mountain of garbage on us.
Our problem is, we're left to deal with the garbage.
The downfall of Ailes is as much the result of his success as his weaknesses, neither of which would be enviable to a truly moral person. Ailes is responsible for making Donald Trump possible and it ran out of control and ultimately consumed him while his personal weaknesses are only representative of that same character. Ailes had a long run and left a mountain of garbage on us.
Our problem is, we're left to deal with the garbage.
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This revelation is no revelation when one actually thinks about it. Fox News has been operating under these optics like forever. It’s always been blatantly obvious that women were always been picked for their aesthetic appeal compared to their levels of competency. It’s the chickens that Ailes had grown that eventually came home to roost. Happy Riddance to him and his constant objectification of women.
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In fairness female news reporters are required to be attractive on all major networks not just fox and Carlson is a graduate of Stanford
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The best news to come out of Fox News in a longtime.
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Fresh off goading the UK into Brexit, Murdoch comes to personally lead FOX in driving the US off the same cliff in November. While they use different weapons to rip apart countries, the terrorists are no match for Murdoch.
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The world would be a much better place had Rupert Murdoch never been a part of it, let alone Roger Ailes. Each has had a difficult relationship with the truth which is not a place where one wants his or her journalists to be. The creation of an alternate universe is in no way a praiseworthy accomplishment, especially when so much of what we hold dear is subsumed to one person's avarice and ego. Only in this universe can someone be essentially fired in shame with $60 million and a "consultancy" as punishment. Of course, it's no different than the tower of mendacious hypocrisy that is Fox News.
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If this had been Joe Schmo at the post office or your local bank he'd have been fired. Ailes walks with 40 million, a consultancy contract and a commitment to keep his mouth shut. Obviously Paul Weiss opened a can of worms and does anyone really doubt that Murdoch had a fair idea of the state of affairs at Fox the family values channel? Expect Carlson to also receive a large check in due course (probably paid by News shareholders as part of the deal with Ailes) as the last thing Fox or Murdoch want to see is this played out in court with all the women who spoke up in the Paul Weiss inquiry being deposed. As for the bluster about "Stars" leaving it's very unlikely anyone is going to depart. Where else are they going to get paid that kind of moolah and have access to that kind of audience? No we can rest assured their baloney will continue.
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Others have said it. This creature is Jabba the Hut. All that's missing is the phrase, "ho, ho, ho...bring me the Wookie".
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How ironic a "holier than thou" Ailes gets dumped. Republicans just can't seem to keep their roving eyes where they belong.
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They can do what they like with their eyes; that's relatively harmless.
It's all the places they try to put their filthy little vulgarian fingers -- and other appendages -- with neither welcome nor permission, that's so vile.
It's all the places they try to put their filthy little vulgarian fingers -- and other appendages -- with neither welcome nor permission, that's so vile.
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To me, this man and his company represent many of the things that are wrong with our country. With a $40 million send off, obviously a very good day for Mr. Ailes, but very discouraging bad day for most other Americans ! You are despised, Mr Ailes.
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Is anyone else curious to see how this will affect the TV reporter who accused him of harassing her?
Is she going to be blacklisted in the future? It is good that he is gone.
Is she going to be blacklisted in the future? It is good that he is gone.
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One suspects that Gretchen Carlson decided she was okay with not working again when she filed the suit and that the chips could fall where they may.
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As much as I despise such behavior either way, I wonder if some can see the fine line between such and some good compliments - not hard to do for sure. I also wonder how and when Carlson told him off or why she did not have her lawyer putting him on notice, something that most victims have not done as far as I know.
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This comment betrays a lack of understanding of power relations in the workplace.
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Oh, no. I do understand them hence my phrase "not hard to for sure". The essence of my comment is that similar incidents have happened all to often in recent times whereas a female of the stature of the victim had the intelligence and the means to assess the situation and take proper action thus covering herself at the same time. In plain English, why such a victim, in other cases as well, waited until it got out of hand and had to sue? Further, worse case scenario, Carlson, whom I liked, could have found an equally satisfactory job elsewhere and in record time. Without knowing the details, anything more and by anybody would be pure exchange of opinions and speculation.
Oh sweet karma, thy name is Alies.
Fox: To objectify women as corporate policy, to display them so provocatively, to serve them up as daily dish, only to have them recoil finally and bite the hand that used them is such sublime poetry.
You are Jimmy Swaggert; Jim Bakker; you are every liar and misogynist twerp who had to bully or lie to get sex. You have reaped what you have sown and for the religious folk who watch your pap, their heads are spinning so fast they have no clue.
Fox: To objectify women as corporate policy, to display them so provocatively, to serve them up as daily dish, only to have them recoil finally and bite the hand that used them is such sublime poetry.
You are Jimmy Swaggert; Jim Bakker; you are every liar and misogynist twerp who had to bully or lie to get sex. You have reaped what you have sown and for the religious folk who watch your pap, their heads are spinning so fast they have no clue.
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Then you should feel the same disgust for all cable news (eg CNN) and each of the broadcast junk offerings featuring long legged beautiful women (and pretty men) that air daily.
But it's important to objectify an industry populated by lecherous men as 100% republicans, isn't it?
But it's important to objectify an industry populated by lecherous men as 100% republicans, isn't it?
'Religious folk' (like the rest of us) choose what to believe -- fr'instance, that Mr. Ailes is innocent of these distasteful accusations. No head-spinning there!
This would be a good time to replace several of the sleazier FOX news anchors. In the Age of Trump we are going to need a straighter line of reportage from that network.
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Ailes is not a champion of conservatism. He is no William F. Buckley. There should be no requiem for his ouster. He's is a hustler, a grifter who poisoned right wing news reporting with factually inaccurate innuendo served on a platter of conspiracy theories by scantily clad female opinion makers. Whatever little investigative journalism foxnews practiced was carefully hidden in the non-prime time slots of the day, away from the view of majority of their audience. Instead of engendering civil two-way discourse, foxnews under Ailes's leadership muddied the waters and created the incendiary republic we have today.
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A scoundrel on par with Lee Atwater
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Lee Atwater died of a brain tumor. There is ironic justice in the world. What is Ailes' fate? His rotund self drowns, stuck in a hot tube with a 25 y.o. hooker, weighted down by bags of coins equaling his $40 million severance.
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The fact that Murdoch is stepping in is equally atrocious.
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When it comes to delivering the news Fox under Ailes has been a corrupt entity. Sorry, FoxCons you have allowed Ailes to create a monster and its banal influence on our politics is there for all to see. I have always wondered how Brit Hume, Gretchen Carlson and others have found it easy to work in that cesspool. But then integrity is not a requirement, is it?
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It is largely the opinion-based talk shows that somehow enjoy the credentials of Fox News yet are not fact checked by the network. This is how Fox News knowingly spreads fabricated propaganda without accountability.
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We must cease referring to Fox as a news organization. It is not and never was. And as such, its "stars" such as Miss Kelly and any other "journalist" there will never move to a main stream organization and gain acceptance with a mass audience...as a result of their association with Ailes and Fox.
(This includes Sergeant Major (sp?) who moved to CBS.)
(This includes Sergeant Major (sp?) who moved to CBS.)
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Fox is "news corporation", meaning they manufacture "news"
Megyn Kelly is truly courageous. All women owe her a debt of gratitude.
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For what? She has done absolutely nothing for anyone but herself. She was not the one who came forward, she is an addon.
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A fitting end for a despicable person. It was about time this FOX got thrown out of the hen house. The hens were sick and tired and fed up with his sexual assaults. Good riddance to bad rubbish and hopefully to the biased hate-filled propaganda of FOX "News". We shall see.
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Manhattan
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Manhattan
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I have no love for Roger Ailes and can easily believe everything written about his comeons to his female network reporters. However what I read here is a general condemnation of the Fox network for having the nerve to present a different side of the news, often reporting on issues ignored by other networks. Every network has its problems( see Brian Williams, etc) and to condemn Fox and its employees for its conservative views without more demonstrates the intolerance so often seen in the liberal viewer. Ailes is gone, his contract bought out expeditiously and hopefully after Murdoch returns to the south of France his successor will get rid of the dress code that makes women look like hookers. In the meantime if you dont like Fox turn it off.
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nope, false. No one is criticizing Fox News because it presents "conservative" views. We criticize Fox News because it is propaganda. The opinion pages are routinely covered with statements that are literal lies. Not stretches of the truth-not opinions- not "reasonable minds differing"- out right lies.
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"often reporting on issues ignored by other networks" were Murdoch's words of praise, not NYT's condemnation. This report was unbiased as far as I can tell.
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Lies and distortion are not "a different side of the news."
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He needed to go. Having said that, he was the perfect person to start the network. As President Ronald Reagan's communications guru, he was perfect.
Roger, I will not miss you. You fooled them for so long. I swear to God, many of my conservative friends truly believed that FOX was the only news media outlet that told the truth. Even though I told them that FOX was founded to give the conservative point of view - which I have no problem with - they still thought FOX was the truth. Congrats. You fooled all of them until your proved yourself all too human.
My guess is, that when all is said and done, your FOX news views really will not care one iota whether you were rude and vulgar to women, or if you just were a plain and ordinary really bad person.
Roger, I will not miss you. You fooled them for so long. I swear to God, many of my conservative friends truly believed that FOX was the only news media outlet that told the truth. Even though I told them that FOX was founded to give the conservative point of view - which I have no problem with - they still thought FOX was the truth. Congrats. You fooled all of them until your proved yourself all too human.
My guess is, that when all is said and done, your FOX news views really will not care one iota whether you were rude and vulgar to women, or if you just were a plain and ordinary really bad person.
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What a coincidence! Roger Ailes resigns from FOX News the day Donald Trump accepts the Republican nomination for the Presidency of the United States. Who knew what twenty years of malignant propaganda would bring the people of the United States? I guess there just wasn't anything left for him to destroy. Now it's all up to Trump for the coup de grace.
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I'm intrigued that so many men admit to tears over losing a boss, whom so many women had to "endure" as an excruciating aspect of their employment.
I'd be interested to get more analysis of this phenomenon. And whether it's an aspect common to other workplace serial sexual harassers.
I'd be interested to get more analysis of this phenomenon. And whether it's an aspect common to other workplace serial sexual harassers.
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I could go on for many paragraphs, but I'll keep my sentiment brief: Good riddance to bad rubbish. Maybe there's hope for Fox, but I won't hold my breath.
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"Still unafraid" is a term Fox throws around a lot. It apparently didn't apply to female employees there.
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One wonders if a changing of the whole order over at Fox may be brewing. Millennials have made it pretty clear that they don't like the whole cable "news" model... Fox, if I'm correct, had a demographic of white men around 70, so if Fox is to survive, things are going to have to go 2016 in a hurry. Fox is going to have to get more diverse, get younger, and learn what sexual innuendo consists of.
Rupert Murdoch is sure not the answer... maybe his sons will be, but this is a tremendous opportunity for MSNBC and CNN and maybe even some newcomer.
Rupert Murdoch is sure not the answer... maybe his sons will be, but this is a tremendous opportunity for MSNBC and CNN and maybe even some newcomer.
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For anyone or any reporter who would like to investigate Mr Ailes past when it comes to his treatment and interactions with women it dates back decades at least to the early 80's. This is nothing new.
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Ailes has made money for himself and others, and in doing so, he has done much more damage than good.
The only good I can think of is that a few women got their make overs, plastic surgeries and blonde hair coloring paid for by Ailes and Fox. We now see that all these woman are his fantasy of what all women should look like, and how they should act. And most importantly, how they should serve him sexually.
Ailes is a cancer on our media and our society. Good riddance, it took far to long for this misogynist to be found out and kicked out.
The only good I can think of is that a few women got their make overs, plastic surgeries and blonde hair coloring paid for by Ailes and Fox. We now see that all these woman are his fantasy of what all women should look like, and how they should act. And most importantly, how they should serve him sexually.
Ailes is a cancer on our media and our society. Good riddance, it took far to long for this misogynist to be found out and kicked out.
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Who will pay the legal settlements? Ailes or Fox?
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By firing Ailes Fox mitigated their exposure. They did not send him away with $40M for nothing. I am sure he will gladly take the fall.
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The reality is that the marketing ploy used by Ailes of attacking Obama and demonizing the Democrats was running its course.
The reason is demographics: the audience of Fox is simply dying out and is not being replaced. Even worse, it is a population segment with very low income, as older people do not buy houses, cars, appliances, vacation packages, only Viagra and pills for incontinence, arthritis, constipation and flatulence..
As a result the high ratings did not translate into high sales for the advertisers which were becoming reluctant to pay the high rates charged by Fox..
This combination caused the Murdoch´s sons, to look into the future and decide that change was needed. Look for Fox to cater to a younger more affluent audience in the near future. The likes of O´Reilly, Hannitty, Doocy
will find the door very soon.
The reason is demographics: the audience of Fox is simply dying out and is not being replaced. Even worse, it is a population segment with very low income, as older people do not buy houses, cars, appliances, vacation packages, only Viagra and pills for incontinence, arthritis, constipation and flatulence..
As a result the high ratings did not translate into high sales for the advertisers which were becoming reluctant to pay the high rates charged by Fox..
This combination caused the Murdoch´s sons, to look into the future and decide that change was needed. Look for Fox to cater to a younger more affluent audience in the near future. The likes of O´Reilly, Hannitty, Doocy
will find the door very soon.
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Adios Roger!
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One of the most despicable human beings, ever. Now can we deport Murdoch and bring back journalistic integrity.
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A sincere thank you Gretchen Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and to all the brave women at FOX new who put their jobs and reputations on the line. Now...why are/were they working there? How does that work, exactly--do they actually believe in the "news" source they represent? The sexual harassment of women at Fox news seems like a predictable part of the misogyny perpetuated by the entire organization.
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Having been subjected to years of sexual harassment by men of Mr. Ailes' generation, all I can say is Hallelujah! The only thing that will give me more satisfaction is if he ends up with a multi-million (say 40 million) dollar judgment against him personally. Women of my generation were afraid to speak out, especially if, like me, we needed the job or the health insurance. Gretchen Carlson was extremely unlikable in my eyes, but she still deserved to be treated with respect.
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People in tears?
He's a pig if even a few percent of what is reported is correct!
He's a pig if even a few percent of what is reported is correct!
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Why do men who claim the most puritanical lives always end up the biggest sinners, if not criminals in the eyes of the law?
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Roger is what ails America.
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It's not news, just television.
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Megan Kelly - who'd have thought? Let's hope this cements her place in the pantheon of great women journalists. What she did was just as hard as reporting from the battlefield.
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No it wasn't, just was just an add-on. She did not come forward, she was interviewed
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For the past 40 odd years Mr. Ailes as well as the Murdoch empire sadly succeeded in dividing Americans by creating faux culture wars and installing a sense of hide under the bed fear under a unfortunately large subset of the population. As a journalistic enterprise, ask yourself.; What important stories did they break? Did their brand of journalism help to reform or improve a agency in government or uncover corruption at a corporation or non-profit. Were they a recipient of any prestigious journalism awards? An Emmy, Polk, DuPont or Pulitizer? Did they actually really try to make America Great Again? Or were they just a office for Ailes narcissistic, preditory urges and place for (Citizen)Murdoch to make money off gullible Americans.
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Ailes did incredible damage to the country and to the profession of journalism. Fox "News" has nothing to do with news. It is merely a propaganda machine for the craziest right wing elements of our society. Shame on Ailes and the Murdochs!
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Great.
Now, as soon as the Times stops reviewing the movies of Roman Polanksi and Woody Allen as if they had nothing to answer for, uses stronger language to characterize Bill Clinton's behavior than the weasel-word "flawed," and declines to publish photographs of Natalie Portman without her pants on the cover and pages of T-magazine (she is wearing a skimpy bikini and posed provocatively) to illustrate an article concerning her debut as the director of a movie drama, then perhaps we'll see a decline in sexual harassment.
The ball's in your court, editors.
Now, as soon as the Times stops reviewing the movies of Roman Polanksi and Woody Allen as if they had nothing to answer for, uses stronger language to characterize Bill Clinton's behavior than the weasel-word "flawed," and declines to publish photographs of Natalie Portman without her pants on the cover and pages of T-magazine (she is wearing a skimpy bikini and posed provocatively) to illustrate an article concerning her debut as the director of a movie drama, then perhaps we'll see a decline in sexual harassment.
The ball's in your court, editors.
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The Natalie Portman cover was truly disgusting, agree. Even sadder and probably reflective of our very sick society, why would a brilliant young woman who studied at Harvard permit herself to be objectified in that way?
It's symptomatic of our very bottom-of-the-barrel society.
The current "T" Magazine is a shallow piece of triviality.
It's symptomatic of our very bottom-of-the-barrel society.
The current "T" Magazine is a shallow piece of triviality.
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Woody Allen was NEVER CHARGED with a crime....you must be another Fox "News" viewer living in your bubble.
The liar in chief has finally been fired. Sorry, I have little sympathy for the women who work for this organization. They are all Ailes' accomplices in every sense of the word. Their main objective is to distort the truth and con the gullible white angry males who they cater to. They are the eye candy that are paid to keep the attention of their mainly male viewers with short dresses which can be viewed through transparent tables. Ailes has admitted this. You have to be pretty naieve not to understand what your role is in the Fox News Organization.
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“Roger shared my vision of a great and independent television organization and executed it brilliantly over 20 great years,” Mr. Murdoch said in a statement. Hate, anger, fear, war mongering, lies, hacking and sexual discrimination from the top. Who calls this a "success"? He and all his vast stolen media holdings are violence machines. Socially corrupt.
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If this jerk had a morals clause in his contract Fox should have paid him nothing...and walked him out of the building like they would have a middle manager. How about setting an example that says Fox has zero tolerance for sexual predators.
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a morals clause works only if the guy admits he did it, was convicted of the crime, or did it on videotape. Otherwise it's he said- she said, as it was here, and they have to buy him out
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The end of a presumptuous king (president?) maker. Good riddance!
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Maybe he can take over Prairie Home Companion.
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Millions of Democrats, independents and intelligent, thinking people PAY Fox News to propagandize for the Republican party. How? When you buy cable or satellite programming that includes Fox, you are sending money directly to keep the channel running. A portion of your monthly bill goes to Fox.
There are ways around paying for something that you don't believe in and that works against your interests. First, see if there is a tier of programming on cable or satellite that does not include Fox and subscribe to that tier. The alternative is to either cancel your sub or tell the cable or satellite provider you won't pay for Fox and they must take it off your bill. If they refuse, cancel.
By the way, you can still get the over the air channels free and, guess what, the picture is actually better and brighter direct from the local station. Free. That's a good price. With free over the air and content on demand on line, who needs cable anyway?
We don't yet know, and might never learn, the extent of Ailes sexual activities at Fox Faked News (FFN), but the allegations by Carlson are likely just the, ah, tip of the iceberg. The fact that he went so quickly and they were willing to pay him 40 mil to go indicates that there might be many more victims.
One can only hope that Carlson gets, say, 4 million as a settlement and her old job back. If there are other victims, the decent thing would be to settle with them, too, and not make them endure filing a lawsuit.
There are ways around paying for something that you don't believe in and that works against your interests. First, see if there is a tier of programming on cable or satellite that does not include Fox and subscribe to that tier. The alternative is to either cancel your sub or tell the cable or satellite provider you won't pay for Fox and they must take it off your bill. If they refuse, cancel.
By the way, you can still get the over the air channels free and, guess what, the picture is actually better and brighter direct from the local station. Free. That's a good price. With free over the air and content on demand on line, who needs cable anyway?
We don't yet know, and might never learn, the extent of Ailes sexual activities at Fox Faked News (FFN), but the allegations by Carlson are likely just the, ah, tip of the iceberg. The fact that he went so quickly and they were willing to pay him 40 mil to go indicates that there might be many more victims.
One can only hope that Carlson gets, say, 4 million as a settlement and her old job back. If there are other victims, the decent thing would be to settle with them, too, and not make them endure filing a lawsuit.
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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch whose brainchild is FOX news has already been deemed in Britain not fit to run a major international media company on ethics and moral grounds. And just as his political clout poisoned British politics, Murdoch´s meddlesome ways have taken hold in the US political theatre. Ailes was a key disciple. His going will be an important first step toward reversing the degradation of our political discourse with the likes of FOX news, the WSJ, and the NYP. The second step would be to put the Rupert Murdoch Lie Machine out of business, via the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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The guy is a pig, plain and simple. There is no other way to put it, why sugarcoat it. I am sure that Ailes has been hitting on younger women for years all in the name of "advancing" their careers. Does he remind you of someone, of course he does, The Donald himself, the self aroused candidate for president. The only other possible person whom I can think of who fits this description is that other maggot Bill Cosby. Birds of a feather flock together. Shed no tears over his departure, maybe now the " news" coming out of Fox will be more fact and less tripe!
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The Murdoch sons say the are committed “to maintaining a work environment based on trust and respect.” Too bad that standard doesn't apply to the news product. People haven't rebranded Fox News as The Toilet for no reason.
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We've seen this Murdoch playbook maneuver before. When his hacking activity in Britain started to unravel, he saw the writing on the wall and abruptly shut down his media giant World News just shy of a parliamentary investigation of his operations. He was deemed not fit to run a major international media company on ethics and moral grounds, but escaped prosecution but barely. Some of his senior executives took the rap for him. Now the Ailes sexual assault shenanigans are emerging, he's moving to dump him entirely before again he's implicated himself. He also senses risks in the current political US environment. A looming democratic administration will not take kindly to him.
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From Wikipedia - "Ailes is credited with the "Orchestra Pit Theory" regarding sensationalist political coverage in the news media, which originated with his quip: "If you have two guys on a stage and one guy says, 'I have a solution to the Middle East problem,' and the other guy falls in the orchestra pit, who do you think is going to be on the evening news?"
He knew his audience.
He knew his audience.
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Like the Catholic Church, all in the system contributed to this man's maladies. The women were enablers. The men, his squires. Only one had the integrity to shout enough. This is the modern empire, same as the old.
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Ailes belongs in prison.
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One hopes we may look forward to the eventual return of journalism at Fox News.
It's been absent for at least a couple of decades. It will probably take at least that long to rebuild.
Goodbye, Mr. Ailes. Obscurity becomes you.
It's been absent for at least a couple of decades. It will probably take at least that long to rebuild.
Goodbye, Mr. Ailes. Obscurity becomes you.
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Brit Hume said he continues to love Roger Ailes. Does that me he thinks sexually harassing women in the workplace is inconsequential?
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no worries---fox will show roger with millions in buyout cash and pay these golddiggers a couple of million each---just pocket change.
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Nothing is going to change at Fox News. Their business model is based on being what it is and their survival depends on not changing an iota. Ailes leaving is inconsequential even for the women he harassed. All they can do is get some good lawyers that can take those $40M off his hands pronto.
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Not gonna happen. This deal did not happen without Fox, Ailes and Carlson agreeing to a full settlement, all around, with releases. Ailes would not agree to a hard number unless he knows he gets to keep it, ie, Carlson gets $x from Fox and gives releases to Ailes and Fox
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I'm amazed how many of the reports at FOX came out in support of Roger and subsequently trashed Gretchen. Did they do so out of fear? Too much power in the hands of one man.
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Reading about his resignation literally made me cheer - I've worked with too many "untouchable" rainmakers who get away with blatant sexual harassment and sexual assault. Early in my career, I was invited to dinners, chosen for out of town work assignments with these types, and straight up propositioned. Avoiding one on one encounters and using a harsh sense of humor and gossiping to the right people mostly kept me insulated from the worst of it. But who knows how many opportunities were closed off because I declined dinners, found a last minute 3rd wheel for one on one dinners, and made myself scare (or even faked the flu) on business trips. To the readers who say why doesn't anyone report sexual harassment - those who report are demoted, marginalized, or otherwise pushed out under different reasons. This didn't happen in my distant past -- I'm in my mid-30s! This disgusting entitlement is still going on. I am hopeful the tide is turning socially.
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This sexual predation is so pervasive. The innuendos, the straight requests for sexual acts, the hostile environment and always the threat to take away your income if you refuse. I worked on Wall St in the 90's and your comments rang so true to my experience. I am sorry that you are going through this.
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Despicable behavior and he deserved to take a fall for it. Having said that, he also deserves tremendous credit for bringing a badly-needed alternative perspective to tv news and commentary. Why are so many (based on the comments here) so afraid of one network that dares to differ from the echo-chamber that the mainstream media has become?
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Thanks to the courageous women who came forward and helped to get rid of this ogre! Justice was served!
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Good. Another old power=entrenched man gone.
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interestingly, attila the hun, other mass killers and perverts are much higher in the hierarchy of the inferno. the use of rhetoric for evil, dante thought, was more sinful.
ailes has done more to destroy political discourse in this country than any other single news executive.
"The poets move on to the eighth chasm where Dante sees thousands of little flames, reminding him of fireflies on a hillside. He leans so far forward on the ledge of the bridge that he almost falls into the chasm. Virgil says that each of the flames contains a sinner, which is hidden from view by the fire surrounding it. These are the Evil Counselors, people that used their power and their intellect for evil."
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/d/the-divine-comedy-inferno/summa...
ailes has done more to destroy political discourse in this country than any other single news executive.
"The poets move on to the eighth chasm where Dante sees thousands of little flames, reminding him of fireflies on a hillside. He leans so far forward on the ledge of the bridge that he almost falls into the chasm. Virgil says that each of the flames contains a sinner, which is hidden from view by the fire surrounding it. These are the Evil Counselors, people that used their power and their intellect for evil."
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/d/the-divine-comedy-inferno/summa...
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Thank you Gretchen Carlson for pressing the lawsuit knowing they'd try to destroy you. You did good.
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Lord, just look at that sack of aging protoplasm. To think he harassed women who wanted nothing more than honest work is horrifying. Get rid of him!!!
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Good riddance to bad but expensive rubbish.
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If I worked for Fox News, I'd be paying very close attention to Murdoch's past behavior regarding to the News of The world newspaper after the phone hacking scandal erupted in the UK. The Murdoch empire enjoyed enormous profits from this newspaper but abruptly shut it down permanently once the Murdoch Empire felt threatened by the misdeeds of journalists.
Rupert Murdock's no fool. His abrupt appearance at Fox this week combined with Roger Ailes sudden departure shows Murdoch's ruthless streak in action when his empire is threatened by an underling, even one as powerful as Roger Ailes. Hopefully this signals that the Fox News locker room culture is on its way out
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Rupert Murdock's no fool. His abrupt appearance at Fox this week combined with Roger Ailes sudden departure shows Murdoch's ruthless streak in action when his empire is threatened by an underling, even one as powerful as Roger Ailes. Hopefully this signals that the Fox News locker room culture is on its way out
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A flood of emotions and thoughts are tied to this man's departure. None of them good.
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I think the media tends to exaggerate the influence of Fox, influential within media itself. In terms of audience, its pretty small, larger than CNN and MSNBC, but, I think the highest rated shows draw at most three million viewers. And I'll be politically incorrect, rather old, I'm pretty sure their average viewer is plus 67.
Let's be clear FNC is not a news channel, but an opinion-driven right wing machine whose purpose is the set the agenda and fuel the movement.
I'd call it Fox Opinionated Xylophone...where commentary comes first, entertainment second, and news last.
It's true that news is a component, but it's prime line-up and lead talent are mainly commentators.
I sense the Murdoch sons are wanting FNC to be credible in addition to being profitable. I also believe that they would be willing to see a reduction in profit, if that meant being taken seriously.
I watch FNC and CNN. But Fox crosses the line inflaming the conversation with its incendiary language and coverage on racial & political stories. Sadly, FNC contributes to the divide in this country, the heated rhetoric and the finger pointing more than any legitimate news operation.
Time for 21C to move Fox forward. Time for new leadership.
I'd call it Fox Opinionated Xylophone...where commentary comes first, entertainment second, and news last.
It's true that news is a component, but it's prime line-up and lead talent are mainly commentators.
I sense the Murdoch sons are wanting FNC to be credible in addition to being profitable. I also believe that they would be willing to see a reduction in profit, if that meant being taken seriously.
I watch FNC and CNN. But Fox crosses the line inflaming the conversation with its incendiary language and coverage on racial & political stories. Sadly, FNC contributes to the divide in this country, the heated rhetoric and the finger pointing more than any legitimate news operation.
Time for 21C to move Fox forward. Time for new leadership.
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There is a method to the madness of Fox Faked News (FFN). I noticed it a few years ago when I was at my brother's house in Texas and when I have seen in on in public places (I don't have it at home and, therefore, I do not pay the cable company to pay them). They play up any story of violence even though it might have no implications for the nation and, in fact, would not be considered a national story by other media. They seek out "news" of an upsetting nature and, once they lock on, they don't let go. A few years ago, it was Acorn in New York, day after day, hour after hour.
Do other outlets do the same? No. In its early years, CNN was desperate for news video, so they ran stories of minor import just to fill the time. They weren't doing as part of a plot of keep people agitated.
So, the public is fed a steady diet of upsetting news or news that seems to threaten their world view, then, in the evening, the "entertainers" come on who can say anything, fact or not, and try to harvest the emotions that have been spread during the day. This is a carefully arranged, psychologically sophisticated plot to take over America by the right wing by feeding viewers news that appears to confirm their fears of the world around them and, indeed, makes those views stronger.
The underlying message of FFN is that everything is a mess in America, except where the good, conservative politicians and others are trying to make it right. The Fox-Heads now fill the delegate seats in Cleveland.
Do other outlets do the same? No. In its early years, CNN was desperate for news video, so they ran stories of minor import just to fill the time. They weren't doing as part of a plot of keep people agitated.
So, the public is fed a steady diet of upsetting news or news that seems to threaten their world view, then, in the evening, the "entertainers" come on who can say anything, fact or not, and try to harvest the emotions that have been spread during the day. This is a carefully arranged, psychologically sophisticated plot to take over America by the right wing by feeding viewers news that appears to confirm their fears of the world around them and, indeed, makes those views stronger.
The underlying message of FFN is that everything is a mess in America, except where the good, conservative politicians and others are trying to make it right. The Fox-Heads now fill the delegate seats in Cleveland.
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I do watch Fox, but totally believed Gretchen's claims. How could the other people say there was no merit to her claim just because Ailes had not harassed them? They were not there when he said what he said and did what he did. Did anyone believe that Gretchen would fabricate such horrible comments?
I have been embarrassed seeing most of the Fox anchors wearing tight and short knit dresses with low cleavage. It was clear what was/is going on there. It is inappropriate to report on terrorism and death while dressed in a ludicrous mannter.
I have been embarrassed seeing most of the Fox anchors wearing tight and short knit dresses with low cleavage. It was clear what was/is going on there. It is inappropriate to report on terrorism and death while dressed in a ludicrous mannter.
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One wonders what the rest of Fox blondes had to do for their job. Why doesn't someone ask them?
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Good riddance to the old goat. Women should have come forward years ago when his nonsense started.
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It's easy to see how this could have happened. Mr. Ailes just assumed that all these women were attracted to him. After all, take one look at him and you can see that he is a "happening dude".
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Hard to think of anyone who has done more damage to the country. To civilization.
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Yet another powerful man gets brought down because he doesn't want to keep his pants up.
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The sooner all of the Nixon people are purged from public life the better. Nothing good has come from any of them, ever.
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So his private life was as smarmy as his journalism? I guess that's a form of balance.
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It is at times like this that I sincerely hope Karma does exist. Then Roger will be in for an eternity of mopping up the social/political cesspool he helped create - and hopefully with Rupert at his side holding the bucket. Good riddance.
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Why isn't Ailes being fired for cause? The company's internal investigation has turned up multiple similar harassment complaints, some long hidden under non disclosure agreements. Why is he getting paid anything - much less $40 million - to leave? And finally, what does he have on Rupert?
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May Gretchen Carlson end up with a good chunk of that $40 million going away present.
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It is fitting that Roger Ailes is out of Fox News, the propagandistic mouthpiece of the all but defunct Republican party. Hopefully, the transition at Fox and within the Republican party will be positive.
It will be interesting to see which, if any, of Ailes' "stars" exercise the exit clauses in their contracts following his departure. I understand that O'Reilly, Hannity and Van Susteren all can be let out of their contracts should Ailes leave.
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My beloved aunt was known as the most level headed member of my family. After she started watching Fox "News", she became nasty, paranoid and full of conspiracy theories. When President Obama was first elected, she called me in a near panic and screamed "It's the end of the world!" I could hear the absolute fear in her voice.
My sister had a lifetime of work in woman's issues which made me proud. After she started watching Fox, she became extremely nasty and paranoid. She directed all her vitriol towards Hillary, calling her the Anti-Christ. I can't repeat what she said in the last few months.
My late Father-in-Law was a proud union member. My Mother-in-Law was a sweet woman from Europe who literally hid in the woods to escape the Nazis in WW2. She mentioned more than once how great the security of a union felt after a childhood of upheaval. After she started watching Fox she became irrational, blaming unions and "others" for the problems in the country.
This is the legacy of Roger Ailes. I can't help but gloat (not too strong a word). This couldn't happen to a more deserving person. If he caused all this damage to the country just to boost ratings, it's the height of cynicism. If he did it because he believes all this nonsense, it's absolutely frightening.
I'll never forget a story I read in this newspaper when Rupert Murdoch came to this country. There was a quote from someone in Britain who said simply,
"Just wait, you'll be sorry." What an understatement.
My sister had a lifetime of work in woman's issues which made me proud. After she started watching Fox, she became extremely nasty and paranoid. She directed all her vitriol towards Hillary, calling her the Anti-Christ. I can't repeat what she said in the last few months.
My late Father-in-Law was a proud union member. My Mother-in-Law was a sweet woman from Europe who literally hid in the woods to escape the Nazis in WW2. She mentioned more than once how great the security of a union felt after a childhood of upheaval. After she started watching Fox she became irrational, blaming unions and "others" for the problems in the country.
This is the legacy of Roger Ailes. I can't help but gloat (not too strong a word). This couldn't happen to a more deserving person. If he caused all this damage to the country just to boost ratings, it's the height of cynicism. If he did it because he believes all this nonsense, it's absolutely frightening.
I'll never forget a story I read in this newspaper when Rupert Murdoch came to this country. There was a quote from someone in Britain who said simply,
"Just wait, you'll be sorry." What an understatement.
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There may be a silver lining in this disturbing week of watching the disgruntled Republicans in Cleveland. The rath of this crowd has been lathered up by the now-disgraced Fox New Network for years. But I can't help but think that Murdoch will try to scrub up Fox's tarnished image and present more honest, trustworthy news in the near future. Let's be honest- at 85, Murdoch only has a near future.
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Looking at Ailes mug shot, "attractive to women" is the last thing that comes to mind.
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Way to go, Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly!!!!!!
Now, how to get rid of FOX News!!!!
Now, how to get rid of FOX News!!!!
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Odious. A malignant force in our political life. He has exacerbated the polarization of society, has not helped to inform the public, and his public face is a mere reflection of his private moral bankruptcy. Kudos for Carlson for calling him out.
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I'm not sure how much better anyone is supposed to feel with Murdoch at the helm. Let's face it, he gave Ailes carte blanche to do whatever he wanted for 20 years. If he could possibly could have gotten out of firing him, he would have. Everyone at Fox knew what Ailes was. Men like him need to be run out of business and politics.
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Ailes sexually harassed a number of women. That, for me, is his primary legacy.
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So he's being punished by being given 40 million dollars? With punishment like that, who needs rewards?
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I do not understand why Ailes leaves with a golden parachute. Why did Murdoch pay him off? Does he have a lot of confidential material that Murdoch does not want spread about?
I can only hope the women he molested sue him for all of that and then some.
I can only hope the women he molested sue him for all of that and then some.
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So Roger Ailes has stepped down, his career in ruins. No mourning is necessary.
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Unbelievable how many people accuse Carlson & Kelly of not saying anything until now. People who accuse these women of keeping silent understand nothing of workplace harassment from the boss, and what happens if a woman speaks out.
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Nothing like profiting from a criminal act: The rich are indeed different; they get to keep the money and provide ongoin*Advise*. This sounds like a sweet-heart deal no different than General Petraeus' " misdemeanor for treason" deal.
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The article says that Ailes agreed not to start a competing "news" channel but that type of restriction is not legally enforceable unless Fox pays for it, so the payment may have had something to do with that.
I don't think many will miss Ailes. What has concerned me all along is the immense popularity of Fox. That takes viewers. And given the brand of hate and intolerance that is the hallmark of Fox, what does it say about the US?
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Good riddance.
It took just one sexual harassment lawsuit and multiple other victims' testimonies to force Ailes out. In less than 2 1/2 weeks Ailes, the most powerful man at Fox News, is gone. In my wildest dreams, I could never had imagined how fast events would play out.
Unfortunately, Ailes' 20 year assault and abuse on the American Body Politic was never enough to get rid of him. Profits over Country was all that counted.
Maybe Fox News will actually start broadcasting the truth more often. Hope springs eternal.
It took just one sexual harassment lawsuit and multiple other victims' testimonies to force Ailes out. In less than 2 1/2 weeks Ailes, the most powerful man at Fox News, is gone. In my wildest dreams, I could never had imagined how fast events would play out.
Unfortunately, Ailes' 20 year assault and abuse on the American Body Politic was never enough to get rid of him. Profits over Country was all that counted.
Maybe Fox News will actually start broadcasting the truth more often. Hope springs eternal.
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Mr. Ailes succumbed to, well, his own ego. Not much to feel sorry for here... Perhaps the patriarchy that seems bent on destroying all that is good, true and beautiful will be that much closer to arranging its own demise and sooner than later, as the Earth and its inhabitants need to breathe again...
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Poor Roger Ailes. After all the years of spewing simple-minded tripe and garbage for the willing consumption of Fox "News" consumers, he was unable to slay the monster of his own creation: Donald J. Trump.
Now he must fade into oblivion with many millions of dollars as reward for his perverse efforts. Sexual harassment charges provided a convenient context..
I only hope he can take some of his overpaid sycophants with him.
Good riddance.
Now he must fade into oblivion with many millions of dollars as reward for his perverse efforts. Sexual harassment charges provided a convenient context..
I only hope he can take some of his overpaid sycophants with him.
Good riddance.
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First of all, I have limited sympathy for Gretchen Carlson. She was a mouthpiece for eliminating worker protections, so she is very lucky she wasn't successful in dismantling all worker rights. I'm offended she now wants "government help" to solve her problems at work after spending many years trying to deny "government help" to other workers.
Now, onto the influence of Fox on other "news" agencies. Do you notice how all the female anchors are also dressed in short skirts on other news channels? This is Roger Ailes' influence. He has not truly left until his influence is gone.
He's probably on his way to open a home for wayward girls. Lecherous monster that he is.
Now, onto the influence of Fox on other "news" agencies. Do you notice how all the female anchors are also dressed in short skirts on other news channels? This is Roger Ailes' influence. He has not truly left until his influence is gone.
He's probably on his way to open a home for wayward girls. Lecherous monster that he is.
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Proving for the umpteenth time that the right wing's hatred for others is a projection of their own, well-justified self-loathing.
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What makes anyone think that this changes one electron. Seriously, it's all some kind of window dressing. think of it as a re-assignment for Ailes. The donal needs all the help he can get.
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The man was given a $40 million check after sexually harassing, then firing, female subordinates. That's Fox News morality at work.
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Who is Roger Ailes? 77 years old? Sexual predator? Why are they paying him 40 million to leave and still be a consultant? The only guy that replace him is an 85 year old guy from London? Really?
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I am not sure who is worse, Murdoch or Ailes. They are marketing geniuses that found what once was a niche in news entertainment using hate, xenophobia, fear, religious intolerance and just about every other negative rant to draw in the absolute worst in people.
They created the Frankenstein monster and now the monster is out of their and apparently any one else s control.
They created the Frankenstein monster and now the monster is out of their and apparently any one else s control.
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The fall of Roger Ailes illustrates theone of the reasons for the hatred of Ms. Clinton among those on the far right. Women are getting too much power and are becoming uppitty. Imagine that a man should lose his position just because he paid some attention to a women.
A women as president coming on the heels of a Black president is more that they can bear.
A women as president coming on the heels of a Black president is more that they can bear.
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It's worth noting that Mr. Ailes departure from Fox News arrives on the day that Donald Trump will accept the Republican party's nomination as their candidate for President. Without Mr. Ailes creating a safe space for intolerance, anger, resentment, homophobia, racism and all the other fears and resentments of the right its hard to imagine that the Republican party would be in the position they are in now nominating a reality TV personality with authoritarian tendencies, who seems completely uninterested in the mechanisms of governance. Though I suppose if you are going to spend 30+ years demonizing government, beginning with Regan's anti government screed "Government is not the solution to our problems government is the problem." where else could it end? And let us hope this is the end, that the quick and efficient end of Mr. Ailes at Fox News is the first domino to fall in the Conservative Project.
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The voices previously ignored by traditional networks, referenced by Murdoch, were ignored for good reason. They were fringe voices that had no business being in the news. Then Murdoch and Ailes came along to give them a platform and political discourse has been on the decline ever since. Fox News has played a major role in creating and escalating the level of polarization we see today.
Commenters have have said good riddance and I agree. But the show will go on for Fox News and they will continue to make money exploiting our political divisions.
Commenters have have said good riddance and I agree. But the show will go on for Fox News and they will continue to make money exploiting our political divisions.
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Men like Ailes don't get taken down by accusations of sexual harassment. When "justice" finally does catch up with them in this particular way, it's because they've come out on the losing end of some behind-the-scenes drama or negotiation having nothing to do with the public spectacle.
A few years ago when Ailes was still riding high, Ms. Carlson wouldn't have dared to dream of even filing a complaint, much less taking to the public stage as she has in this elaborate and brilliantly coordinated Passion Play. Surely she--like all the others--had seen what had happened to the handful of women who tried to fight back over the decades.
This is, I suppose, as close to a fitting end as was ever going to be possible for this vicious little man, who has done such immense harm to the nation during his decades as a courtier to the oligarchy, a venomous and enthusiastic promulgator of smears and toxic lies.
But I must say the thought of him walking away from the scene of the crime with millions of dollars and his freedom fairly makes one long for revolution.
A few years ago when Ailes was still riding high, Ms. Carlson wouldn't have dared to dream of even filing a complaint, much less taking to the public stage as she has in this elaborate and brilliantly coordinated Passion Play. Surely she--like all the others--had seen what had happened to the handful of women who tried to fight back over the decades.
This is, I suppose, as close to a fitting end as was ever going to be possible for this vicious little man, who has done such immense harm to the nation during his decades as a courtier to the oligarchy, a venomous and enthusiastic promulgator of smears and toxic lies.
But I must say the thought of him walking away from the scene of the crime with millions of dollars and his freedom fairly makes one long for revolution.
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Hopefully fox news (what a joke) will now collapse.
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No doubt they'll find room for him at the RNC. No problem with right-wing misogynists there. In fact, it's a job requirement.
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Roger Ailes, father creator of Nixon and Fox and the prince of the theory of the oft repeated big lie, slithers away as Donald Trump rises up through the fact-free swamp he has spent 20 years preparing.
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Power to Megyn Kelly who stood by Gretchen Carlson .
What is surprising is this day and age Roger Ailes lasted this long. Will FOX change? I seriously doubt, we will wait and see.
But I am afraid this is not the last we will hear of Ailes .
What is surprising is this day and age Roger Ailes lasted this long. Will FOX change? I seriously doubt, we will wait and see.
But I am afraid this is not the last we will hear of Ailes .
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$40 million?
That'll buy Mr. Ailes a lot of new friends!
(BTW perfect timing, buried by the convention. Brilliant!)
That'll buy Mr. Ailes a lot of new friends!
(BTW perfect timing, buried by the convention. Brilliant!)
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First Gingrich, then Starr, and now Ailes, all fervent in the pursuit of zipper gate.
Each one of them guilty of conduct worse than anything they tried to peddle to the country twenty years ago in their disgraceful attempt to remove a president from office. Sorry boys, but you got exactly what you deserved.
Each one of them guilty of conduct worse than anything they tried to peddle to the country twenty years ago in their disgraceful attempt to remove a president from office. Sorry boys, but you got exactly what you deserved.
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Breathtaking. And rather nauseating. It's a bit of a challenge for me to decide which powerful man is less unsavory: Ailes, for confirming he was just as sleazy as most of us assumed, or "Pater" Murdoch? I wonder how much damage the pair has done to civil discourse, free and open communication, and alienating or inflaming wide swathes of society? Quite a lot, I imagine.
The remarkable part in all this is what might've been, had Ms Carlson or a similarly treated female employee come forward and taken the plunge with a lawsuit years ago - and had the benefit of a gutsy attorney and a public inclined to at least listen to her allegations. Knowing more, as we now do, about just how restrictive personnel policies are for FOX crews past and present, it's entirely possible that the system of arbitration and the would've resulted in neither the public nor fellow victims being aware of Ailes' slimy, shameful behavior. There have long been rumors - but confirmation is altogether different. Might Ailes' vaunted power have shown cracks earlier? Might the younger Murdochs been empowered to force changes earlier?
The remarkable part in all this is what might've been, had Ms Carlson or a similarly treated female employee come forward and taken the plunge with a lawsuit years ago - and had the benefit of a gutsy attorney and a public inclined to at least listen to her allegations. Knowing more, as we now do, about just how restrictive personnel policies are for FOX crews past and present, it's entirely possible that the system of arbitration and the would've resulted in neither the public nor fellow victims being aware of Ailes' slimy, shameful behavior. There have long been rumors - but confirmation is altogether different. Might Ailes' vaunted power have shown cracks earlier? Might the younger Murdochs been empowered to force changes earlier?
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The fact that the left has no equivalent of Ailes, a single person whose own political views control an entire news medium, indicates to me how morally bankrupt the right is. Good riddance. I hope this corresponds with a big Trump loss in November and that the stranglehold these horrid people have on the national political debate is finally over.
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It is a happy thing to see the attack on Carlson fail so quickly. I would hope this could embolden more women to call out people like him.
I marvel at what sort of rationalizations must be going on in the heads of those defending him.
I marvel at what sort of rationalizations must be going on in the heads of those defending him.
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He should have been ousted long ago. Don't tell me Murdoch didn't know. Then again, Murdoch was no paragon of good behavior.
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Roger Ailes's ability to last as a respected (or at least a semi-respected) arbiter of political opinion for so many years despite his institutionalization of sexual harassment at Fox News is the real story here.
I hope that more women will be as courageous as Gretchen Carlson in spite of the deepest temptations to go along to get along. And I hope that men will learn to become gentlemen who support women seeking the restoration of their personal dignity.
There is nothing, not even money, as important as one's self-respect, and the example of Ms. Carlson and the fall of Roger Ailes should convince many, many more women that these corporate idols can have feet of clay, breakable with a well-placed blow from a perfectly legal rod of iron.
I hope that more women will be as courageous as Gretchen Carlson in spite of the deepest temptations to go along to get along. And I hope that men will learn to become gentlemen who support women seeking the restoration of their personal dignity.
There is nothing, not even money, as important as one's self-respect, and the example of Ms. Carlson and the fall of Roger Ailes should convince many, many more women that these corporate idols can have feet of clay, breakable with a well-placed blow from a perfectly legal rod of iron.
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$40 mil to leave!!?? Instead of the golden parachute, he should be doing the 'perp walk' instead.
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$40M to thank him for his service? Hasn't he been well compensated along the way? Executives get these sort of deals all the time. I sincerely hope that the $40M is transferred to victims and their lawyers as soon as possible through punitive and public litigation.
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One hopes the woman suing him and the others who should get every penny he walked away with and every dollar he has.
A prediction: Murdoch's sons will now defuse the worst of Fox News, taking it down to a far less incendiary level. Conservative yes, but at a quieter more civil level. They know what their father created has become pure poisons that not only threatens to poison yet more of the nation but ultimately can poison the company they are inheriting. This was all they needed and it took them less than a week to dispose of their father's filthy fat fascist.
A prediction: Murdoch's sons will now defuse the worst of Fox News, taking it down to a far less incendiary level. Conservative yes, but at a quieter more civil level. They know what their father created has become pure poisons that not only threatens to poison yet more of the nation but ultimately can poison the company they are inheriting. This was all they needed and it took them less than a week to dispose of their father's filthy fat fascist.
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When the epitaph of the US is written (no country lasts forever), FOX News will most likely make the top three reasons that the country failed.
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A 76 year old serial predator gets $40 million to go on retirement. That is pretty sad. I would have liked to see Fox take a stand for its women. Terminate Ailes for cause. Blow a part of the $40 million on the litigation, and spend the excess on women's causes.
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Great! Pay him off for his abuses. What a great lesson. He should get nothing until his court cases are settled. What a pig!
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So much complaining about Ailes, Murdoch and FOX. I don't get it. Why not already acknowledging this frustration and not ever watching FOX news 10 or 20 years ago - everybody knew then already the sexual harassments and the fake news. FOX did so well because the American public loved it. Same can be said about Trump; he may be an up-noxious character but millions here in the US love him and will vote for him. This Country does not take personal responsibility for its own weak and immature actions but rather feels secure though "Blame is the Game 101" - must be taught at all schools, starting with pre-Kindergarten.
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The GOP convention in shambles. Roger Ailes out at Fox News.
Perhaps we're on the road to re-establishing decency and sanity in our country.
Perhaps we're on the road to re-establishing decency and sanity in our country.
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Is it too much to hope for?
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Ailes is getting a severance for the same reason all execs do...they know where the bodies are buried and this is insurance money to keep them quiet.
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Watching the Republicans fall apart, from Bush (Jeb & W) to Christie, to Rubio to Cruz, to Ailes, and finally, hopefully Trump, has been the best reality show.
Ever.
Ever.
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I'd only add the Kochs and the other billionaire donors to that list. These toxic people's influence need to be neutered.
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"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." -- Galatians 6:7 (King James Version)
Or, as Publican Presidential Nominee Donald J Trump might put it, "Six or Seven Galatians."
Or, as Publican Presidential Nominee Donald J Trump might put it, "Six or Seven Galatians."
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Roger is out and Rupert is in. But nothing will change. Rupert used his media empire not just to make money but to gain political power. It is Rupert who gave us the now defunct U.K. News of the World, with its criminal wire tapping of MPs and others. Fox News will remain the communications arm of the Republican Party. Fox and Friends will still dumb down the news in favor of pseudo-conservative values. Fox contributors will continue to accuse Obama of hating the military, questioning his loyalty and hinting at his crypto-Muslim faith. Expect at least one more Benghazi special before the election. Hannity will give us his daily count of ISIS followers coming across the southern borders. Both he and O'Reilly will continue to fawn over Donald Trump. And for the senior male demographics that largely make up the Fox News audience, they need not worry. Hemlines will still remain well above the knees.
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Perhaps Roger Ailes can examine his conscience in the French Riviera while the Murdoch Boys try to clean up the brilliant! mess the Fox Girls made? Then we can all cry "Guilty, Guilty!"
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The rights of women as a protected class both inside and outside the workplace just made a huge step forward today.
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You know I like this. If it were an average working stiff it would be your fired get out! For this guy it is 40 million. This is sending the wrong message. But then again I don't watch Fox Channel News I read the New York Times...
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This is a joke. The 85 year old man takes over the helm with the 70 year old man as advisor. No justice. We all know who is still running the show at FOX.
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So either:
a) they knew about it and were hoping the media wouldn't know about it, or
b) they didn't know about it, and they are throwing him under the bus for accusations with no proof
Which is worse?
a) they knew about it and were hoping the media wouldn't know about it, or
b) they didn't know about it, and they are throwing him under the bus for accusations with no proof
Which is worse?
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Well the 2nd one is Fox news MO. So clearly its the first.
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Carlson's lawsuit essentially forced their hand.
They ran their own internal investigation. Do you really think they would have let Ailes go if there weren't any proof? I'm not sure why so many people like to think there isn't any proof in situations like this, but it's time to realize the truth: there was plenty of proof. How dumb do you think people are?
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Over the last 20 years and since its founding, Fox News under Roger Ailes managed to both package and elevate the banal, risqué, absurd and dangerous into a well disguised social commentary for the disgruntled. Whether they created a generation of disgruntled and bigoted people or were simply catering to such an audience already in existence, but desperate for an outlet, is a matter for media historians. Talented or otherwise, it is hard to feel any sympathy for a man who orchestrated a media network that packaged lies. Will Fox News change its spots now that Ailes has been ousted? Will the Murdoch family realize the dangerous environment that they have helped create ? One has to sincerely doubt it if the events that have unfolded at "News of the World" are any gauge. One can only hope that Rupert Murdoch in his aging years will realize that the media has a responsibility to society that extends far beyond simply tapping into a lucrative market. The last year has not been a kind one for the conservative movement and why should it?
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They're not conservatives, they are evil, hateful sorry excuses for human beings.
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Make no mistake, Fox fostered a new generation of disgruntled and bigoted; the first generation raised their children on the innuendo, incendiary, and outright lies promoted by Fox.
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I imagine Rupert will now double down and keep doing what he does best.
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There is a lot more to this story that has been reported so far. How do I know that? Well, I have been in the television news business for a long time, I did some rather minor technical work for Fox News on the west coast in its earlier days and I know some of the people who work there now, including the quoted Britt Hume and his unfortunate continuing support for Ailes. It unfortunately reminds of people who supported Bill Cosby until they couldn't any more.
The fact that Fox News, which I call FFN for Fox Faked News, stacked its lineup with younger, pretty and usually blonde anchors should have sent up some alarm bells for the ownership/management. This doesn't happen by accident and it was not, perhaps, a sign of Ailes genius but perhaps his predation. We might never get the full facts because the people raking in billions often have the money and lawyers to keep it all covered up.
What kind of a settlement will they now offer Gretchen Carlson? I hope, given Ailes 40 million dollar parting gift, that it is many millions AND she gets her job back. Yesterday, I thought 2.5 million would be good, today it looks like it should be a lot higher AND. if they exist, they should give perhaps some modest 1 million dollar settlements to anyone else they can find who Ailes forced into bed (again, if there are such victims).
If Ailes did what the lawsuit says he did, it is really creepy, even worse than what he did to distort reporting to keep the population upset and frightened.
The fact that Fox News, which I call FFN for Fox Faked News, stacked its lineup with younger, pretty and usually blonde anchors should have sent up some alarm bells for the ownership/management. This doesn't happen by accident and it was not, perhaps, a sign of Ailes genius but perhaps his predation. We might never get the full facts because the people raking in billions often have the money and lawyers to keep it all covered up.
What kind of a settlement will they now offer Gretchen Carlson? I hope, given Ailes 40 million dollar parting gift, that it is many millions AND she gets her job back. Yesterday, I thought 2.5 million would be good, today it looks like it should be a lot higher AND. if they exist, they should give perhaps some modest 1 million dollar settlements to anyone else they can find who Ailes forced into bed (again, if there are such victims).
If Ailes did what the lawsuit says he did, it is really creepy, even worse than what he did to distort reporting to keep the population upset and frightened.
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It is most reassuring to know that when credible accusations are made that the nature of our legal system supports the complainant in many unusual ways. In this case, justice was swift and it should send a resounding message throughout our nation that the days of abuse of women in the workplace are over.
The fact that it happened in the Fox News World bubble is not material. The fact that they are largely responsible for Forrest Trump is just the price we pay for living in a democracy. How we choose to deal with our freedom is individual but collectively we can respond when our freedoms are threatened---be it corporately or individually.
The fact that it happened in the Fox News World bubble is not material. The fact that they are largely responsible for Forrest Trump is just the price we pay for living in a democracy. How we choose to deal with our freedom is individual but collectively we can respond when our freedoms are threatened---be it corporately or individually.
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Unfortunately, Mr. Ailes isn't unique. WPP, one of the largest communications holding companies in the world, just had a similar incident with one of its CEOs. What is it with men in powerful positions that makes them think they're superior to us mere mortals?
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It's their world, we just all happen to live in it. Women are nothing but objects to them like their expensive cars and penthouses.
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Now we know the price of despicable behavior toward women at FOX News -- $40,000,000 plus (according to sources close to the matter).
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The Roger Ailes brand may be gone from Fox News but his legacy for some hardball,skewed political ads and tactics going back to his post-Mike Douglas producing years at Group W and then on to helping Republicans starting with the 1968 Nixon campaign will continue via others. There had been plenty of sexual harassment complaints along the way but nobody wanted to go to court till Ms.Carlson. He is not Bill Cosby but he is a man to be studied for his ethical mistakes especially as a Political Consultant. His CNBC business channel years were not that great either and their brand remains tainted despite all the CEO interviews or Warren Buffet appearances from Omaha.
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He will pocket millions after a lifetime of female employee harassment; how is that even close to justice...or family value for the matter?
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It all goes to enhance the value of the family Murdoch.
Now estimated (by Forbes, which also lists them -- collectively; o, the irony! -- as the "35th most powerful person in the world") at $11.7 billion.
Now THAT's some value!
Source:
http://www.forbes.com/profile/rupert-murdoch/
Now estimated (by Forbes, which also lists them -- collectively; o, the irony! -- as the "35th most powerful person in the world") at $11.7 billion.
Now THAT's some value!
Source:
http://www.forbes.com/profile/rupert-murdoch/
Ailes should have taken lessons from the master, Bill Clinton, on how to sexually harass employees and survive. He didn't even have the Fox News spin machine defend him. Wow. Bubba could have taught him a thing or two about spin machines making the harassment all about the poor women he victimized and not about the harasser.
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Mr Trump seems to be one of them. Maybe he should resign.
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Leaving aside the issue of Roger Ailes or Bill Clinton, the fact is there is a difference between sexual harassment and consensual sex, even in the workplace. If all the co-workers doing it voluntarily right now had LEDs in their foreheads it would light up Manhattan. Sex with a subordinate employee is still a bad idea, but that's another story.
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Clinton's "harassment" was consensual, Tony. Re-aquaint yourself with the facts.
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Good! Foxnews has done a lot of of damage and, in my view, largely responsible for a divided country. Their stock and trade has been belligerence, dog whistles, utter disdain for evidence or facts, and vulgar sensationalism. Sounds like his heirs might be a bit more moderate.
It has occurred to me that, in most ways that matter, Donald Trump is the logical embodiment of Foxnews. He is their creation and now their creature. And, he is off leash, slouching towards who knows what god awful future of his making. Foxnews incarnate.
It has occurred to me that, in most ways that matter, Donald Trump is the logical embodiment of Foxnews. He is their creation and now their creature. And, he is off leash, slouching towards who knows what god awful future of his making. Foxnews incarnate.
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I have a word for Roger that i think is appropriate based on the picture that ran in the NYT on 7.19. It would bee in poor taste to post it. And another word as well comes to mind. But as others have opined, I don't think we have heard the end of this travesty.
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I think Gretchen's $ settlement just got bigger!
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Now would be a good time to review FOXNews' relentless and smug coverage of the Clinton-Lewinsky affair and the GOP's self-righteous behavior throughout.
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Ailes is a hypocrite of the worst kind.
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True; however, an affair and harassment are two different things.
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Great! I hope Gretchen Carlson gets a big chunk of that $40 million.
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Because they need his brain. He will be consulting.
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Why is Roger Ailes receiving 40 million dollars severance.
If Joe Lunchbox committed misconduct he would be fired with NO severance.
If Joe Lunchbox committed misconduct he would be fired with NO severance.
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Without his frustrations he would not have risen that high. He could take them out on the world for a very long time. His analysis may have been smart, but he only destroyed, created nothing, except some profit for his boss. What a huge waste, and what a messy state he leaves behind. How could he go on so long?
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Just remember, it's just not Ailes' propaganda, it's Rupert's too. Ailes is his alter-ego. Rupert still wants to control the political discourse in the US, as he did in Australia and England so that he can profit from it. He uses his media to put his views out front and to thoroughly bash the opponent of any candidate he wants elected. Remember Gordon Brown vs. David Cameron? Rupert's rags went over the edge with hysterical Gordon Brown bashing because Rupert wanted David Cameron in. Then Cameron was elected and as a thank you to Rupert, hired one of the News of the World editors who was accused of phone hacking among other things. Rupert's rags stoop lower than anyone else to get the story, even if they have to make it up. Fox News has been called an information delivery device, not news. Don't expect it to change as long as Rupert is around.
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Were there women who did not file charges? And went along with him? And furthered their careers? And are headline stars of Fox News shows today?
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I believe you are asking rhetorical questions? (If not, I would posit that the answer is "Yes" to both.)
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Roger Ailes created the antithesis of journalism and called it news. As a result, Fox News holds the record for fabrications, exaggerations and outright lies. Under his leadership, Fox anchors and talk-show hosts denounce anyone who disagrees wtih them as liars and traitors seeking to tear the country down. The disrespect shown to dissenters, from President Obama on down, are admired and copied by Fox audiences; hence the semi-literate Trump fan who sneeringly questions Obama's intelligence.
Fox News never saw a centrist or liberal initiative that couldn't be framed as undermining its viewers safety and economic security. Fox cheered as the Bush administration led the country into war, but magnifies minor errors by non-conservatives as hanging offenses. By fanning the flames of anxiety and resentment, Fox fosters a seething hatred of anyone to the left of Margaret Thatcher.
That Fox is a shill for the 1% was obvious from the start. What's shocking is the extent to which it demonizes poor Americans and encourages viewers to hate them. Fox relentlessly mocks science and education, so we have anti-vaxxers reviving measles, resistance to reversing climate change and poorly educated parents homeschooling their kids.
The damage done to this country by Roger Ailes is inestimable. He should be subjected to undiluted criticism of his ugly reign for the rest of his life. And we should keep an eye on any media or political figure who seems inclined to follow in his footsteps.
Fox News never saw a centrist or liberal initiative that couldn't be framed as undermining its viewers safety and economic security. Fox cheered as the Bush administration led the country into war, but magnifies minor errors by non-conservatives as hanging offenses. By fanning the flames of anxiety and resentment, Fox fosters a seething hatred of anyone to the left of Margaret Thatcher.
That Fox is a shill for the 1% was obvious from the start. What's shocking is the extent to which it demonizes poor Americans and encourages viewers to hate them. Fox relentlessly mocks science and education, so we have anti-vaxxers reviving measles, resistance to reversing climate change and poorly educated parents homeschooling their kids.
The damage done to this country by Roger Ailes is inestimable. He should be subjected to undiluted criticism of his ugly reign for the rest of his life. And we should keep an eye on any media or political figure who seems inclined to follow in his footsteps.
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Would love to know what news network is worthy of your praise.
You think I am being unfair to Fox News? Do you think they merit praise?
At minimum, any organization that claims to be a news outfit should strive to approach a story as objectively as humanly possible; gather, verify and provide context to facts; report the findings as dispassionately as humanly possible; and publicly correct errors. This isn't praiseworthy stuff, it's how it is supposed to be done. And Fox fails on all counts.
At minimum, any organization that claims to be a news outfit should strive to approach a story as objectively as humanly possible; gather, verify and provide context to facts; report the findings as dispassionately as humanly possible; and publicly correct errors. This isn't praiseworthy stuff, it's how it is supposed to be done. And Fox fails on all counts.
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There should be no "sugar-coating" on this one. The guy was fired for being a serial sexual predator at the office - period. Bill Cosby is paying a huge price for similar transgressions, so should Roger Ailes.
No matter how powerful and well-connected Ailes is in GOP-circles as the Party's behind-the-scenes "king-maker" who has inspired Donald Trump's vicious & divisive presidential-campaign.
No matter how powerful and well-connected Ailes is in GOP-circles as the Party's behind-the-scenes "king-maker" who has inspired Donald Trump's vicious & divisive presidential-campaign.
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Look, I think Ailes is a creep, but the allegations against him are that he indicated that he wanted to have sexual relationships with women and maybe (in the case of Carlson but not Megyn Kelly) retaliated against them for saying no. Yuck, that is awful. It is illegal under workplace discrimination laws. It is not however rape. Bill Cosby is accused by many, many women of having sex with them when he drugged them so they could not consent. That is rape and it is a crime. The two are not in any way comparable.
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We can tell you aren't a woman. And haven't worked at Fox News. The kind of sexual harassment Ailes dished out is pretty damn damaging. I speak from experience.
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No doubt a short-term titular position for Rupert who at 85 can't have much interest in the day-to-day of one of his holdings or the attention span to do any real work. And why should he? No matter what you think of Murdoch, he certainly deserves to rest on his laurels in the south of France.
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You guys think he'll just resign with nothing?? Ha! Probably get a Multi million dollar resignation bonus. Hire the best lawyers and get off. Then retire on a private island. Donald Trump will make anyone resign. I wouldn't associate myself with Republican if I was one.
Lincoln is literally poking his head out the grave like what in tarnation have you guys done ?!
Lincoln is literally poking his head out the grave like what in tarnation have you guys done ?!
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Mr. Ailes and getting fired should've had a sexual relationship a long time ago.
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Congratulations Mr. Ailes for building the most powerful and trusted name in news. Your legacy or providing fair and balanced news coverage versus liberal/progressive opinion masquerading as news has been greatly appreciated by many - hence the amazing ratings! Well done sir and God's speed!
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And normal Americans wonder what kind of person would vote for Donald Trump.
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That's got to be sarcasm, because if it isn't, it's the most maudlin piece of undeserved praise I've read all week.
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Now that young women have sued or talked about FOX News for sexual misconduct it will be interesting to see if Murdock goes back to hiring white wasp men instead of women who look like blonde, bimbo barbie dolls.
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It is too bad that we had to wait for him to step aside until he apparently was caught in a legal vise. One needs only to look at Fox Noise to know that if basic decency were the standard he would have been gone long ago. The man has been a dishonest and shameless propagandist. Okay, it's a saying that has been used before, but many times over he has done to the fabric of this country what he wanted (and maybe succeeded in some cases) to do to those women.
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OK. I'll bite with the obvious follow-up: has Rupert Murdoch ever sexually harassed anyone in his empire?
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Interesting story: I worked at a relatively small company, 50 employees near NYC and perhaps another 25 in field offices.
*One* female employee accused *one* male employee of sexual harassment. So HR started to investigate. I knew the accuser, and I knew the accused, even though HR was keeping it quiet.
The HR rep didn't start with "did you see anything happen between Ms. X and Mr. Y?" They started with "are you aware of any sexual harassment at our company?" and followed with "have you been a victim of sexual harassment at our company?". Eventually they ended with the two people involved in the case.
They got at least 10 guys accused of sexual harassment after this. And at least 20 female victims. Myself, my boss used to "run into" females without apparent reason. Nothing more than that, but it was intimidating and I used to walk around the other aisle to avoid it.
So yes, these sexual harassment accusations seem to lead to more, and if there are general investigations, which there should be, a climate of sexual harassment tends to be found.
*One* female employee accused *one* male employee of sexual harassment. So HR started to investigate. I knew the accuser, and I knew the accused, even though HR was keeping it quiet.
The HR rep didn't start with "did you see anything happen between Ms. X and Mr. Y?" They started with "are you aware of any sexual harassment at our company?" and followed with "have you been a victim of sexual harassment at our company?". Eventually they ended with the two people involved in the case.
They got at least 10 guys accused of sexual harassment after this. And at least 20 female victims. Myself, my boss used to "run into" females without apparent reason. Nothing more than that, but it was intimidating and I used to walk around the other aisle to avoid it.
So yes, these sexual harassment accusations seem to lead to more, and if there are general investigations, which there should be, a climate of sexual harassment tends to be found.
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Mr.Ailes is a evil genius. I don't know who said that Roger Ailes built the FOX but divided the country and it is so true. Lot of people were wondering why FOX has been hiring model like blonde pretty female in their news department. Holier than thou, I think Bill O'Reilly is next to go because he is not only bully but also a record of sex bully against female staff. I do not have any expectation from Rupert Murdoch who is an evil person too but his sons are better and hope they will take charge soon. For Iraq war and for the birth of ISIS, FOX TV has to bear some responsibility , specially Hannity who still thinks Iraq war was not wrong, Stupid.
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Unfortunately his legacy lives on, however, on display at the Republican Convention.
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Don't feel to bad for him. He is walking away with an exit package of $40 million, which is pretty good considering his salary has ben $7 million a year and he has a net worth of $25 million. He will be just fine.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/roger-ailes-steps-down-from-fox-news-wi...
http://www.celebritynetworth123.com/richest-businessmen/roger-ailes-net-...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/roger-ailes-steps-down-from-fox-news-wi...
http://www.celebritynetworth123.com/richest-businessmen/roger-ailes-net-...
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Good riddance to philosophical and ethical trash. The harassment evidence must have been pretty overwhelming.
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It's just not enough. For all the harm these men have done in and to the world it just is not enough.
I sure hope Ms. Carlson chooses to go through a trial instead of taking a settlement with secrecy clauses.
Secrecy clauses asserted by the settling party should be illegal.
I sure hope Ms. Carlson chooses to go through a trial instead of taking a settlement with secrecy clauses.
Secrecy clauses asserted by the settling party should be illegal.
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Secrecy (confidentiality) clauses are Drumpf's M.O. That's why you never hear from the many he has "settled" with.
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Had a brain fart couldn't come up with confidentiality. :)
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Now who's next? Bill O'Reilly? He should have been gone years ago based on similar charges but Fox settled on his behalf.
Perhaps this is the beginning of more things to come. Fox's fate seems to be very similar to what's happening with the Republican Party.
Perhaps this is the beginning of more things to come. Fox's fate seems to be very similar to what's happening with the Republican Party.
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Crazy idea here. Maybe the whole thing is engineered.
To be clear, do the allegations have any merits, you will be the judge; but no one could touch him all these years, so why now?
This reminds me of Roy Cohn, who remained a power broker after the demise of Joe McCarthy until his waning years.
So while many news outlets have made this a breaking news item, this has been circulated for several days. However, maybe there is something more to meet the eye.
To be clear, do the allegations have any merits, you will be the judge; but no one could touch him all these years, so why now?
This reminds me of Roy Cohn, who remained a power broker after the demise of Joe McCarthy until his waning years.
So while many news outlets have made this a breaking news item, this has been circulated for several days. However, maybe there is something more to meet the eye.
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"But most important of all, we've learned that the Emperor himself is personally overseeing the final stages of the construction of this Death Star"...now that Darth Vader has failed him.
As Princess Leia said, "It's not over yet."
As Princess Leia said, "It's not over yet."
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I'd like to see the severance agreement. The women who were mistreated by him should get equal pay ......
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Like all the good things, all the bad things must come to an end.
Timing is great too. Beginning of the end of the GOP as we know it is the end of Ailes' FOX.
Timing is great too. Beginning of the end of the GOP as we know it is the end of Ailes' FOX.
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Who knew so many good things could happen on the same day.
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The head clown of Faux News got his just upcomings. Good for the women who stepped forward. Now if they could start reporting news instead of pretending the entertainment show is news...
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About ten yrs too late...Both of these women should have filed charges yrs ago.
It make them look upset because they were let go, not promoted or not fully backed up instead of being sexually harassed.
Better late than never but better never late...
It make them look upset because they were let go, not promoted or not fully backed up instead of being sexually harassed.
Better late than never but better never late...
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paul--I guess you have never experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. You probably just dish it out.
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I have experienced AGE DISCRIMINATION on my job and fought against it immediately...dont play the female card chesbay...it looks bad for them...just like with anita hill...they should have reported it immediately...this is not 1930 America where nothing would have been done about it...and yes I am experienced unwanted advances from both men and women on the job and told them off immediately...
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Stop gloating! Let's hope MSNBC hires him and uses that platform to skewer Fox!
let's not
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I assume he's still running Fox Television Stations, right?
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So the man who ran so many outraged stories on the personal behavior of Bill Clinton was engaged in his own decades long debauchery with younger woman he held power over. Now with so many apparent civil lawsuits awaiting, he can play the leading villain in, Ailes can look forward to doing the perp walk with Fox news people, preferably young attractive Fox female journalists, pushing the microphone in his face. This is a classic case of being on the other end.
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"God is an iron." -- Spider Robinson
As in: anyone who commits felony is a "felon."
As in: anyone who commits felony is a "felon."
I've sometimes wondered had Roger Ailes used his considerable talent to foster the highest standards of broadcast journalism, to be a patron of the viewing public in helping us understand the complex issues of our day, we might be calling him a contemporary Edward Murrow and our public discourse and political leadership would be less polarized. Instead Ailes went for the lowest hanging fruit, fostering an aggrieved and angry viewership and the ratings and money that came with them. His personal behavior—equally egregious—just adds to my disappointment at what might have been.
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There is such a thing as an evil genius. This is one of those.
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You could say the same thing for Rupert Murdoch
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Wishing for unicorns. i am not sure a person of high moral character can be both public and monetarily successful in today's end stage capitalism.
Boo hoo. Totally biased "news" has taken a real hit with this tragic news compounded by the alarming detail that I wince to even imagine, poor octogenarian Rupert having to be flown back from his vacation on the Riveria with his new bride. And this in the middle of the festival of incompetence and hysteria induced madness going on in Cleveland -- "off with her head!" "off with her head" to nominate a man who will keep graduate students in psychology, sociology and history in great material for decades writing theses to explain this modern day St. Vitus Dance -- was it reality television and the belief in celebrity by proxy? Or was it a 4 star narcissist with a masters in con artistry pied pipering a new bunch of marks? Could it have been the non stop consumption of junk food in defiance of "political correctness"? Was it the loss of jobs to outsourcing by people like the third person nominee or his promise to go around the world collecting dead industries and poor wage jobs while his entire extended family redecorates the White House leaving the compromised VP to tend to tedious responsibilities of the job of president, the real ones that do not include wall building, deporting, banning or renegotiating treaties all by your lonesome? Or, maybe just maybe, it was all of the above forming one churning vat of bile carefully put together and stirred by the man who started it all, Roger Ailes?
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It was always clear that the creepy Stepford ambience concealed a reign of obedience likely enforced by sexual harassment.
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Yes, and they made them wear cocktail dresses to read the news. Creepy and weird.
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Cable TV news, especially Fox News, is the worst thing to hit this country ever. It's done incalculable damage to our society.
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Selling news by exploiting women while simultaneously abusing them behind the scenes. What a fine legacy.
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Ailes and Trump: Family Values?
This isn't mere irony. This isn't hypocrisy. This rises to the level of indefinable.
Murdoch may, after all, be the best friend progressives ever have had.
This isn't mere irony. This isn't hypocrisy. This rises to the level of indefinable.
Murdoch may, after all, be the best friend progressives ever have had.
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Australian Murdoch's "shared vision" with Ailes was to distort facts and poison the American public well. In another day and time they would both be tarred and feathered and run out of town.
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"In another day and time they would both be tarred and feathered and run out of town."
O, for the days when America was great!
Hey -- let's Make America Great Again!
This would be a fine first step.
O, for the days when America was great!
Hey -- let's Make America Great Again!
This would be a fine first step.
I see few comments here saying this is a victory for women, however belated. To blame them for taking the money all these years; people have careers they enjoy and shouldn't have to abandon them for some lech, even if there are other options like working for another TV station. It was obvious from all the blondes on Fox compared with the average looks of most of the male anchors that women, however intelligent (and they were) had an edge up in the Fox world if they were beautiful. It can be a real battle of a lifetime to prove a case against someone powerful like Ailes and bring him down and she did. Bravo. I say this as someone who has been bothered in the workplace all my life and just changing jobs doesn't even always solve the problem with men. Most are very nice but it just takes one or two to do a lot of workplace damage.
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Most men look the other way when the team is threatened.
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I would love to believe that Fox News will change its stripes and become less partisan and open to more balanced discourse. But they made a lot of money with their biased formula. I will not hold my breath.
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Good riddance. One way to think about it: The media exist to deliver audiences to advertisers. Murdoch and Ailes found a niche audience, and it made them very, very wealthy. Does anyone really believe they are thoughtful men who really care about any issues? All they care about is money. Spouting conservatism has been the way for them to become rich beyond their wildest dreams.
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I'm sure the higher-ups in the Murdoch empire were shocked, shocked to discover that Roger Ailes was harrassing women on staff.
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Maybe a little bit of sanity will prevail within Fox now that this turd of man has been put out to pasture. IMHO Fox News has been the network most responsible for introducing the level of vitriol into our politics that has Americans at each other throats literally and virtually. Hopefully Murdock's sons are not cut from the same cloth.
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Its interesting to note that the whole idea of sexual harassment in the workplace, and how we deal with it, was brought to public attention by Anita Hill during the vetting of Clarence Thomas. Now, once again, the right is benefiting from a mindset the left put in to the public consciousness.
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It's hard to exaggerate the damage Ailes has done to the country over the last 20 years. He has incited and encourage resentment among white Americans, bad enough by itself in our racially polarized country, but he has then used that resentment to poison the debate on climate change, to frustrate health care reform, to rally opinion in favor of the Iraq War, and on and on. Blessed with great talent, Ailes has used it only to do harm to the country that gave him so much.
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Mr. Ailes resignation is good news to me. Thankfully, time and entropy absolutely dissolve the egos of such reprehensible beings regardless of how much money, etc. they've accumulated.
Roger Ailes was the ugly, bloated, symptomatic facilitator for Rupert Murdoch's toxic and seditious Fox News, a cancer that has spread alarmingly into every corner of this country and filled it with millions of fearful, ignorant sycophants.
Nothing will change.
Nothing will change.
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I would like to think that the departure of Mr. Ailes is be part of a cleansing of the Republican Party ethos. This country must have at least a two party system to counterbalance the skullduggery which has always been a part of politics. But make no mistake, Republicans bear the overwhelming responsibility for attracting and espousing some of our society's most feckless and destructive ideologies in the last several decades.
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No cleansing whatsoever. One old guy out, the next young guy in, paid for by the same people who liked the old guy's profits. Nothing's changed on that front.
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I think you and all the others need to read (or re-read) the part about the "Fall of the Roman Empire." The feckless and destructive ideologies you decry have been fostered by any politician and are not just limited to Republicans or Democrats. It is your opinion they are by Republicans. It is mine they are by Democrats. Fortunately, we're both right.
The departure of Mr. Ailes does not "cleanse" the Republican party ethos any more than a departure of Ted Turner would cleanse the Democrat party ethos. All this does is get one unapologetic conniving, pathological, scheming, predatory deviant out of one of the biggest jobs in The Media. Good was done today.
The departure of Mr. Ailes does not "cleanse" the Republican party ethos any more than a departure of Ted Turner would cleanse the Democrat party ethos. All this does is get one unapologetic conniving, pathological, scheming, predatory deviant out of one of the biggest jobs in The Media. Good was done today.
Does this mean 98% of the gals on FOX will no longer tart themselves up like pole dancers?
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Hopefully a good omen for the destruction of wack job right....notice I did not say the Republican Party....we need a second party for a democracy....but one that contributes to the national conversation contructively...not destroy it.
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Funny how Rupert Murdoch - a lone immigrant from Australia - has been able to subvert our democracy far more than the millions from Mexico. We really do need to reform our immigration policies.
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Fox News will not change.
Now it actually might be more progressive than its core audience.
Just listen to Trump's message and the vitriol coming out of Cleveland.
Now it actually might be more progressive than its core audience.
Just listen to Trump's message and the vitriol coming out of Cleveland.
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Grateful for the few gifted TV talkers who took faux noise to task for years so bravely & brilliantly; Keith Olbermann, Jon Stewart & Bill Maher.
But ultimately it took a tough woman, even if hired for her hair, to take down the endless Ailes from within.
Glad to see it's not just the blond leading the blond over there, that Megyn Kelly could be tough on Trump, and Gretchen Carlson won't be intimidated & isn't afraid to take down a toxic, terrible creepster.
So glad I canceled television cable.
But ultimately it took a tough woman, even if hired for her hair, to take down the endless Ailes from within.
Glad to see it's not just the blond leading the blond over there, that Megyn Kelly could be tough on Trump, and Gretchen Carlson won't be intimidated & isn't afraid to take down a toxic, terrible creepster.
So glad I canceled television cable.
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"Fox News has given voice to those who were ignored by the traditional networks"
...the mentally unstable?
...the mentally unstable?
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"They" weren't ignored, "they" were the ignorant's who didn't take in what education they got or their parents who were ignorant and taught them to be stupid as well.
It was the mass of people that the Humanists were working at getting educated to the minimal level of being able to comprehend how reason works and demonstrating an ability to use it.
It was the mass of people that the Humanists were working at getting educated to the minimal level of being able to comprehend how reason works and demonstrating an ability to use it.
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The evil that a man does lives after him, especially when so little good was ever done.
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The male anchors supported Roger Ailes, but Megan Kelly remained conspicuously silent...
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Maybe she caved? I recall seeing many reports in the last week that she had complained previously.
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Thank You Gretchen Carlson
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I suspect 85-year old Rupert will return to his vacation on the Riviera with his much younger wife and leave Fox News to his sons.
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Ailes is out. That's the good news. Here is the bad news:
"Rupert Murdoch, the 85-year-old media mogul who started Fox News with Mr. Ailes, will assume the role of chairman and chief executive of Fox News channel and Fox Business Network."
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"Rupert Murdoch, the 85-year-old media mogul who started Fox News with Mr. Ailes, will assume the role of chairman and chief executive of Fox News channel and Fox Business Network."
https://emcphd.wordpress.com
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I'm a Republican. What a disgrace.
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So much schadenfreude this week, so little time....
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Fox News has a right to exist, but let's be honest--it's a propaganda wing for the GOP that relies on the never-to-be-over-estimated ignorance of a specific portion of the viewing public. It's driven by hate and particularly misogyny. One can't help but wonder now how Megan Kelly got her lofty job. There is no longer a reason to wonder how Carlson lost hers. On Fox News, the women are blond and cleavaged and the men are buffoons. Don't call this station anything related to journalism. It's misinformation entertainment. People at the GOP convention, Fox watchers for sure, are relentless not in wanting to defeat Hillary Clinton, but to kill her. Ailes, the former RNC chairman built this propaganda machine with a vindictive motive that is hard to understand if you're not a sociopath. He will no doubt have lots to talk about with Lee Atwater when the two meet again. The two were instrumental in the design of this politically divisive country we now live in. Unfortunately , Ailes's departure will do nothing to make Fox News a legitimate news outlet
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Your comments are clueless, you are in your own world. One of the prime female anchors is Greta Van Susteren, she does not fit you imaginative views. So the NYT and MSNBC are not bias! Have you ever watched the news on Fox News, or Bill O'Reilly, he always has the other point of view on. The reason you, and so many readers here are clueless, is because the NYT and other major media omit any news that is damaging to their agenda. That is NOT reporting the news. Commenters here claim the Republicans promote violence, but it is the left that is promoting ill informed people to kill cops, rioting, stopping conservative speakers from speaking on campus. It is sad there are so many condescending and bias readers and commenters here. There is no reasoning here, you are all so smart and better than everyone that doesn't agree with you.
Fiind one real example of someone on the left, in a position of power, who has actually promoted the idea of killing police officers. Just one actual person in authority--not a wing nut who shoots his mouth off--but an actual person of authority. I agree that it's wrong to stop conservatives from speaking on college campuses--and dangerous--but investigate how the Koch Brothers and their ilk have been infiltrating campuses with their bogus ideas about free markets just so they can continue to pollute the earth with their petroleum products. I watch Fox News and read the Times. What is NOT covered on FOX is astounding and dangerous. MSNBC declares their bias. Fox News promotes their bias as fair and balanced. A Joke.
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Reality serves as a better plot twist than Netflix's House of Cards, ABC's Scandal, or HBO's Game of Thrones.
The dismissal of Roger Ailes means Fox News will no longer be the mouthpiece of the Republican party. It is much more likely that the number of on air personalities on the network will play musical chairs and a new line-up will debut in January. It will no longer be the first place of employment for washed-up Republican politicians.
The dismissal of Roger Ailes means Fox News will no longer be the mouthpiece of the Republican party. It is much more likely that the number of on air personalities on the network will play musical chairs and a new line-up will debut in January. It will no longer be the first place of employment for washed-up Republican politicians.
Ailes will sill be advising Rupert Murdoch and he has assured us the tone of Fox News will NOT change.
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I wouldn't hold my breath for that to happen!
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While there is a certain shundefroude about his predicament I can't help but think of women in lowly jobs that endure the same things but don't have Carlson's celebrity, money and legal representation.
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Will go down as his second biggest crime, right after creating a propaganda empire designed to misinform the general public as a means for consolidation of power and influence to the 'owners' of our great nation. This maybe a great step in the right direction.
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Wow, praise from Murdoch and his offspring rather than clear and unambiguous condemnation of Ailes. That speaks for itself. Why would I trust "news" from a company that exhibits this behavior at the highest levels?
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This clears the way for the lumpen Jeff Zucker to utterly ruin a third network. Zucker has made all the moves necessary at CNN and now senses that the big, glowing green bag of cash he so desires is now within grasp
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My remaining question is: who will receive the bigger pay out, Ailes or Carlson?
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I wonder if this will change the culture at Fox News? I hope so. The way female broadcasters are paraded like ponies on Fox News is horrific--and horrific too that they agree to it. Here's a thought for the new CEO: Let female newscasters to wear pants instead of the requisite short skirts... and let them skip the lip gloss.
When the gender discrimination issues are dealt with, it would be really nice if you could actually make the news fair and balanced, or at least get rid of the rabid quality to so much of the programing. To the horror of some friends, I do watch Fox (Megan Kelly, Shepard Smith), but when Sean Hannity or Bill O'reillly comes on, I turn the channel.... quickly.
When the gender discrimination issues are dealt with, it would be really nice if you could actually make the news fair and balanced, or at least get rid of the rabid quality to so much of the programing. To the horror of some friends, I do watch Fox (Megan Kelly, Shepard Smith), but when Sean Hannity or Bill O'reillly comes on, I turn the channel.... quickly.
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I suggest you don't change the channel, you might learn something.
I congratulate Gretchen Carlson for being brave and courageous in speaking up and out about a male who felt privileged to sexually harass a female. In an age where sexual assault perpetrators are being let off the hook by - shocking! - male judges, for once we win, meaning women. This is a strong message to any male who sexualizes and objectifies a female and acts on that...the message is clear: we won't take it!
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Being brave for waiting 10 years? Brave would of been coming forward right after it happened, knowing she might lose her fat pay checks. Roger Ailes is slime, but let's be honest, She only spoke up because she knew her checks were going away. I wonder if you speak out against woman who falsely accuse men of sexual assault or abuse with the same conviction. I'm sure you were on team Jodi Arias.
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Completely agree with Richard. I think Carlson is an opportunist.
For a long time I've loathed this man and now I feel a genuine sadness for him. The Murdoch sons finally found a stick (which Ailes created) to chase the "Old Guy" out of the building with. Ailes had a real chance to do good for the GOP and conservatism and he surrendered to the easy dollar with snake oil. Fox has a chance to rise up and make amends. I hope they will.
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David....why would you feel sadness for a man who trafficked heavily in lies, propaganda and bleached blonds for a living and completely collapsed the American IQ with his carefully cultured stupidity ?
Contempt, outrage and and yearning for criminal justice are what you should be feeling.
Roger Ailes is a cancer on the human spirit and a black mark on civilization just barely surpassed by his diabolical paymaster, Rupert Murdoch.
Fox should be shuttered for propaganda crimes against humanity.
Contempt, outrage and and yearning for criminal justice are what you should be feeling.
Roger Ailes is a cancer on the human spirit and a black mark on civilization just barely surpassed by his diabolical paymaster, Rupert Murdoch.
Fox should be shuttered for propaganda crimes against humanity.
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Fortunately Murdoch has promised that the tone of FOx will not change and Ailes will be around still as an adviser.
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Ailes is out because he sexually harassed his employees. Why would anybody feel sad for him?
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Is there a single Times reader out there who can see both sides of an issue? Just because the female anchors on the mainstream networks don't display the pulchritude that Ailes apparently preferred (with the notable exceptions of Megun Kelly and Dana Perino) does not mean that the mainstream media do not present a biased version of the news. They do but it is all slanted to the Democratic side. It's relevant that almost 90 percent of journalists donate only to Democratic candidates.
P.S. Why are Republican issues considered "red meat?"
P.S. Why are Republican issues considered "red meat?"
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It's hard not to appreciate the irony that heavily etches this development. Back in 1998, Fox News went after Bill Clinton like a blind dog in a meat factory for doing pretty much the same thing that has cost Mr. Ailes his job, his reputation and his legacy. Guess what goes around comes around, huh, Rog.
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HOW was he not escorted from the premises under guard?
No, really. Say he were a producer or other lower ranking exec. Would he given $40Mil bailout and a consulting contract?
Reminds me of Argentinian military leaders who lost Falklands War, then voted themselves medals for meritorious service and resigned.
Come on, Rupe. Even you can do better than this. I mean it's not like he's one of your ex-wives.
No, really. Say he were a producer or other lower ranking exec. Would he given $40Mil bailout and a consulting contract?
Reminds me of Argentinian military leaders who lost Falklands War, then voted themselves medals for meritorious service and resigned.
Come on, Rupe. Even you can do better than this. I mean it's not like he's one of your ex-wives.
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Roger Ailes can laugh all the way to the bank. So he's caught and out. Unless FOX proves itself better without Ailes, the country will barely notice a difference.
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"Rupert Murdoch, the 85-year-old media mogul who started Fox News with Mr. Ailes, will assume the role of chairman and chief executive of Fox News channel and Fox Business Network."
So reassuring to know that Fake News and Lies remain in strong, capable Mad Men hands.
Interesting to see the American House of Murdoch crumble in the very same week as the Republican propagandists enjoy a stormy week of Trump Institute plagiarism, Benghazi Witch Hunting, Ted Cruzifixion and End Times Celebration at their Cleveland Doomsday Cult-of-Personality Convention.
Up is Down: Down Is Up
The 24-Hour Show of Lying For a Living and bleached blondes must go on !
So reassuring to know that Fake News and Lies remain in strong, capable Mad Men hands.
Interesting to see the American House of Murdoch crumble in the very same week as the Republican propagandists enjoy a stormy week of Trump Institute plagiarism, Benghazi Witch Hunting, Ted Cruzifixion and End Times Celebration at their Cleveland Doomsday Cult-of-Personality Convention.
Up is Down: Down Is Up
The 24-Hour Show of Lying For a Living and bleached blondes must go on !
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"... and bleached blondes must go on !"
Hmmm...
One wonders how many blondes who work in liberal and progressive environs - such as those "Good Guy" news organizations (like the NY Times and NPR) and other progressive companies and not-for-profits - would find that comment to be sexist and insulting...??
Hmmm...
One wonders how many blondes who work in liberal and progressive environs - such as those "Good Guy" news organizations (like the NY Times and NPR) and other progressive companies and not-for-profits - would find that comment to be sexist and insulting...??
Good riddance.
He and Murdoch have done more damage to our national discourse and to journalism than anyone else I can think of. They turned debate into arguments among guttersnipes, dragged our political discourse into the sewer, and turned news and information into an endless sludge of innuendo, opinion, lies, and propaganda.
Our nation and our democracy are worse for everything Ailes has done. Here's hoping his departure will return our politics and journalism to real balance - and sanity.
He and Murdoch have done more damage to our national discourse and to journalism than anyone else I can think of. They turned debate into arguments among guttersnipes, dragged our political discourse into the sewer, and turned news and information into an endless sludge of innuendo, opinion, lies, and propaganda.
Our nation and our democracy are worse for everything Ailes has done. Here's hoping his departure will return our politics and journalism to real balance - and sanity.
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To me it is members of the democratic party, especially the Clintons and groups like BLM that have severely damaged our country.
Well, since Rupert has taken over at Fox in place of Ailes, change is highly unlikely--at least until Rupert's sons can finally wrest control from him.
We could hope. However, my understanding is he will continue until 2018 as a consultant to Fox. I also read that since he wasn't fired for cause, he can receive 40 million dollars severance. Some punishment! Since Fox "news" contributes 1 billion dollars a year profit to 20th Century Fox, I doubt their current practices of propaganda instead of news will be changed. Only way to get these people is to turn them off and reduce their ratings!
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$40 million is the blackmail Ailes extracted from Fox to go quietly. Every penny should go to women's empowerment causes. If not, Fox viewers and advertisers are bankrolling Roger Ailes' fat city retirement and tacitly approving his decades of swinish behavior. Boycott Fox!
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"Boycott?" You got no argument here; but sadly, you are preaching to the wrong choir
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that heinous series of crime is the least of the crimes Ailes and Murdoch have committed through Fox.
Hope he spends the $40 Million wisely in selecting the best lawyers in town.
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Scalia now Ailes. Since "bad" news comes in threes, who will the third repub be to lose their influence and position this election season?
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I'm hoping for a twofer on November 8—Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan on the same night!
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Maybe Donald Drumpf, if we're lucky.
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Donald J Trump, of course.
Thanks be to God.
Thanks be to God.
I didn't have much sympathy for Carlson who kept quiet and collected a fat check all those years. She reaped what she had sown. However, thanks to her for revealing what everyone suspected about Ailes all along and bringing the repugnant tyrant down.
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If Carlson had spoke up earlier , she would have lost her job and been potentially blackballed within the field of journalism. It's hard to speak out when you actually love what you do and your company is run by a sexist tyrant who has vast influence and control. It takes courage to do the right thing in an organization or country that exacts a high price for doing what's right. The fact that this writer blames the person with less power in this situation, Carlson, is just another example of the cost of confronting sexism.
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I will be interested to see where Carldon winds up after Fox pays her off. i suggest she save her pennies becsuse I srnse she will be kryptonite for a while.
Fox News cleaned up its mess.
Now, will the Democratic Party clean up its mess?
Oh, wait, the Justice Department has absolved them of the problem.
There, that's all better.
Now, will the Democratic Party clean up its mess?
Oh, wait, the Justice Department has absolved them of the problem.
There, that's all better.
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"Cleaned up its mess"? Really? With Murdoch at the helm? Grow up.
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Spoken like a true Faux News aficionado.
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The "mess" I believe you're referring to resulted from a far-right and Fox-friendly pressure group called Judicial Watch, which has been concocting false narratives and bogus charges against Hillary Clinton for decades. The pattern is always the same: Judicial Watch combs through every bit of information they can locate, finds a minor irregularity, blows it all out of proportion and then demands investigations that waste plenty of time and millions of dollars, only to exonerate Hilary Clinton because there was nothing to the charges in the first place. Kind of like the Fox News of political hate groups.
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Well, looks like THAT chicken finally came home to roost Roger!!
Ironic that a direct participant (Carlson) in Faux News' national plague of hate and disinformation went running for actual justice once the sloven goose stopped handing her golden eggs - but, only then!
Ironic that a direct participant (Carlson) in Faux News' national plague of hate and disinformation went running for actual justice once the sloven goose stopped handing her golden eggs - but, only then!
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Hinckley51 - Do you read the hate for Republicans that passes for comments in this newspaper - glass houses!
I was tempted to shriek "ding dong the witch is dead" until I read that Ailes will be replaced by none other than Lucifer himself.
Rupert Murdoch is arguably the most dangerous man in the western world.
With him atop Fox News, nothing will change.
Rupert Murdoch is arguably the most dangerous man in the western world.
With him atop Fox News, nothing will change.
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Rupert Murdock is a Liberal you know - he just started Fox to make money and let Ailes follow his idea that most of the media is Liberally biased, so a Conservative network might just attract viewers and advertisers.
It obviously has.
It obviously has.
Arrogant pusher of lies, right wing nonsense and the leader of the worst "news" ever. I usually don't believe in accusations until they are proven but in his case, I am betting he is guilty of sexual harassment because it fits his demeanor and typical of those who are all about "religious freedom".
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Does he have a $40 million dollar golden parachute, as has been reported? The linked statement is just corporate boilerplate.
If so, I'd like to know who I can harass so I can get a deal like that.
If so, I'd like to know who I can harass so I can get a deal like that.
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Trust me, harassment is not a laughing matter.
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Having to explain to Sue - the *point* is, that Mr. Ailles walks away with a bundle, that would assure him a comfortable life just taken by itself (of course he has other resources as well). Which, firstly, takes a lot of the sting out of being fired, and, secondly, isn't really available to the rest of we unwashed masses who may be fired with or without cause.
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Rupert Murdoch's special charity is going to take a hit with him having a full time job now:
http://mankabros.com/blogs/chairman/2011/05/24/rupert-murdochs-special-c...
http://mankabros.com/blogs/chairman/2011/05/24/rupert-murdochs-special-c...
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Fox News is the absolute Juggernaut. Why liberals whine about Fox is stupid. You have CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC and MSNBC. The marketplace is NEVER Wrong. Get over it. People vote with their dollars. They voted for Fox News period.
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"The marketplace is NEVER Wrong."
Well, except for that one time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Oh, and that one other teensy little mistake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308
Well, except for that one time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Oh, and that one other teensy little mistake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308
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You're dead right. It has always been easy to sell hatred to the fearful and snake oil to the credulous.
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From your list it appears there's a lot more outlets offering what you see as liberal views, so what does that say about the marketplace?
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Ailes seems to be a man from a different era, with a distinctly 1950s view of both politics and women. But these days, the White House and Congress are no longer private clubs for wealthy white men, and women are no longer disposable sex objects to be mauled and groped at will.
Sadly, Fox News still has high ratings, despite their dishonest pretense that what they deliver is objective journalism. Ailes has been a disgrace both privately and professionally. Glad he's out the door, but his departure won't help the women he sexually assaulted, nor will it mean a change in direction for Rupert Murdoch's toxic "news" channel as long as the ratings, and the ad rates, stay high.
Sadly, Fox News still has high ratings, despite their dishonest pretense that what they deliver is objective journalism. Ailes has been a disgrace both privately and professionally. Glad he's out the door, but his departure won't help the women he sexually assaulted, nor will it mean a change in direction for Rupert Murdoch's toxic "news" channel as long as the ratings, and the ad rates, stay high.
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"But these days, the White House and Congress are no longer private clubs for wealthy white men, and women are no longer disposable sex objects to be mauled and groped at will." Are you really going to feel that way if Bill Clinton returns to the White House?
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Yes. His dalliance twenty years ago was mutually consensual and did not include intercourse, and there is no question that he learned from his mistakes, and paid for them on the national stage. His only victim was his wife, and they settled things between themselves. Ailes has apparently been sexually attacking unwilling women seemingly at random for many years, including this one, mauling and groping them without their consent. That sounds like attempted rape to me.
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The republican party has nominated a man who sounds exactly the way you've described Ailes in your first paragraph.
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I wish he'd take his editorial direction with him as he leaves. But Fox will no doubt continue as the propaganda tool / media strategist of the republican party. They should be shut down as frauds. "News" is an outright lie.
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They write NEWS! in three corners of the screen, and isn't that all it takes? Journalistic standards are so yesterday.
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In fact the whole thing starts when Gretchen Carlson advocated common sense gun control. The comedian Larry Wilmore predicted that she will lose her job. After all, FOX News is the propaganda office of the Republican Party and the NRA. Sure enough, she lost her job, and we know what happen after.
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In a time in which we've seen the spotlight shown on so many previously ignored injustices - transgender and gay discrimination, campus sexual assaults, racially motivated police brutality - two female anchors bring down one of the most powerful men in media after a reported history of sexual harassment. A month ago, Roger Aisles' ouster from Fox News would have been unfathomable to the media elite. These are tumultuous times, but wow.
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Roger Ailes epitomizes Fox News and the Modern Republican Party....spouting morality and religiousity from the sanctimonious high ground...all the while actaully being in the gutter. ....lower than low. He makes Bill Cosby look almost good...almost.
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You're kidding, right? Roger Ailes was charged with sexually harrassing speech; Cosby, with drugging and raping scores of women.
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Since time immemorial, Many great and powerful men have been felled by a woman. Roger Ailes is the latest example of this truism. Now all the Kings horses and all the Kings men will not be able to restore his reputation.
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Absurd. He has not been "felled by a woman." He chose to behave as he did with multiple women, the mores of the culture have changed and his behavior is no longer seen by anyone as acceptable.
"No longer seen by anyone as acceptable?" Seriously? My father died in 2011 at 81. He never saw this kind of behavior as "acceptable". Glad I'm not a woman who was ever in your workplace. Wow.
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Will Roger Ailes now apologize to the women who he sexually harassed? Will other Fox News hosts also apologize for having tried to malign these women when they accused Ailes? How about it, Bill O'Reilly? Does the "spin stop here" or not? Will you take the "personal responsibility" you so often tout, and admit you were wrong in standing against women such as Gretchen Carlson? I'd say these women deserve a huge apology. I hope they get it.
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Fox New was and is Rupert Murdoch's personal far right TV media organ, just like all of his News Corporation holdings. Nothing will change. More attractive, vacuous presenters putting a white supremacist spin on what they pass off as news. Murdoch has almost single-handedly separated the "news" from authentic journalism on a global scale while promoting racial and ethnic divisiveness. The GOP convention is his crowning achievement.
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I'll bet Fox pays more in a severance package to Ailes than it will pay to sexual harassment victims.
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Carlson sued Ailes directly (as for Fox itself, her contract requires Arbitration), so perhaps she can lay claim to a large chunk of Ailes severance
$40 million payout. Not too shabby for a 76-year old man to retire on.
He's going home with many millions. Don't feel sorry for him.
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But none of them are mine. Oh, it's good to be a cord-never.
Like some sort of insect that lives only long enough to reproduce, Roger Ailes is removed from his place of power mere hours before Donald Trump rears his head in bombastic splendor. The ascent of Trump would've been impossible without Ailes' both masterful and reprehensible hand in cultivating this current fearful and suspicious iteration of the Republican base.
When God closes a limo door, He raises a podium.
When God closes a limo door, He raises a podium.
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Good riddance. Will the Murdochs continue Ailes's profitable, divisive programming that has contributed mightily to dividing the country? Stay tuned.
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I wonder how much Ailes got paid to 'step down.' I imagine it is a typical golden parachute that corporate executives receive when they either mismanage a company and/or do disgraceful things -- unlike what would happen to a 'normal' employee (aka serf). Alas, that's the system we have in America, ain't it?
I'd like to think Ailes' departure would change the tone at Fox News, but I'm not that naive. The venom and misinformation they spew is too profitable. So, as a nation we will continue our long slide through the sewer. I used to have some optimism inside of me, but these days it is nonexistent, thanks in part to the vitriol that bombards me incessantly from these partisan "news" organizations and their mindless followers (and, to be clear, this includes what I hear from the left, as well).
I'd like to think Ailes' departure would change the tone at Fox News, but I'm not that naive. The venom and misinformation they spew is too profitable. So, as a nation we will continue our long slide through the sewer. I used to have some optimism inside of me, but these days it is nonexistent, thanks in part to the vitriol that bombards me incessantly from these partisan "news" organizations and their mindless followers (and, to be clear, this includes what I hear from the left, as well).
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Read the article. It's clearly stated, $40 million.
Fox has money to pay off Ailes, but I'll bet they'll fight Gretchen Carlson tooth and nail over a considerably smaller figure.
Fox has money to pay off Ailes, but I'll bet they'll fight Gretchen Carlson tooth and nail over a considerably smaller figure.
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As long as the ratings continue to be high, don't expect any changes in the attitude of Fox News. The king may be gone but the viewers know what they want.
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More viewers want Ellen DeGeneres then want Bill O'Reilly. And he's the, er, atentpole. How deflating.
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The word hubris comes to mind here. Ailes and his Republican propaganda channel are paying the price for this, just as the Republican Party is paying the price for its arrogance by nominating Trump. They are all falling down together.
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Fox News and it's science hating, misogynostic news coverage was fashioned on Roger Ailes. The disgusting man that he was has had his comeuppance. Hopefully Fox News will have its comeuppance in November - with a Hillary White House, a Democratic Congress, a Supreme Court with fewer ring wing nut cases like Scalia and a booming American economy anchored by the goodness and positivity of the American people.
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Just once when one of these people has to resign in shame I'd like to see the press release be, "Turns out this guy was a creep. We're sorry."
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I love the $40M settlement
"And the creep won't receive a financial settlement." would also be nice to hear.
Better yet, that he'll be criminally charged and convicted with prison time.
Better yet, that he'll be criminally charged and convicted with prison time.
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And not pay out $40 million.
Why don't they put a woman in charge? They stay sharper and healthier than men (note photo of Ailes being helped by wife). And from my experience they don't hit on old men with big guts.
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Righteous news. Rupe's new wife Jerry Hall has assured female FNC employees that he won't harass them. She also implied that the 85-year-old media mogul won't be their boss for very long, if you can read between the lines.
Roger Ailes was a brilliant, albeit corrosive, television tactician who has done more to polarize this nation than anyone else. How fitting that that another Fix News family values phony is brought low by his libido.
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Perhaps now Fox News will take a responsible view of journalism as an honorable profession, a noble calling, and begin a long-needed purge of its reactionary talent base and get some "fair and balanced" stories on the air instead of playing to its usual audience.
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I don't know whether if feel more contempt for Roger Ailes or Rupert. They have both been a disgrace to American journalism.
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I absolutely love the reaction of the elite- we folks in the hinterland appreciate diversity- when we get tired of fox we go to msnbc or to cnn... heck the more the merrier.
Hey now, my understanding is that Rupert Murdoch is actually seen as a disgrace in Britain and Australia (and several other countries) too!
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Rupert enabled the opportunity, paid the bills and kept Ailes in power. He could have retired Ailes at any time based on a purely moral decision.
Where do you think the buck stops?
Where do you think the buck stops?
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Good riddance to bad rubbish. To the small extent he'll be remembered, it will be for cynically promoting humanity's worst impulses for huge profit.
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I thought Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit would be settled out-of-court, with terms undisclosed. It may still be done that way, but I bet she feels gratified by this change at the top of Fox News.
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Wow! It's somewhat of a relief to know that a serial predator can lose position and face when outed by his serial victims. But do tell? How long has FOX known he was preying on their female employees? Is he out to curb further inquiries about the length of time FOX tolerated or even covered up his behavior and possibly others? Is good journalism even a little bit curious? The reason this continues to happen is because of a systemic refusal to be intolerant of elitist males with no qualms about exploiting girls and women within their sphere of perceived control.
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Hey, you've forgotten, there is no "good" journalism, or should I say real journalism left. That happened when the corporations took over news divisions but especially once the pig ailes created faux news.
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A "Fair and Balanced" report will be forthcoming soon on Fox "News", I'm sure.
There is no evidence that the accusers did not report Ailes' predations in a timely manner.
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You people have no imagination. Now that Ailes is gone, what will replace him will almost certainly be worse.
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Yes he is out after a $40,000,000.00 paid out
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there's always a parachute for white collar thieves.
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When the mighty fall, they fall hard. How, in this modern 21st century time, can an executive can act that way, is beyond my comprehension. I hope Gretchen Carlson gets an ample settlement and Murdoch ought to resign her for three more years.
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I agree. What's more, there should be no golden parachute for Ailes. Lower ranked employees would be throw out the door with no compensation for such antics.
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Oh, please. Roger Ailes, Porky Pig's malevolent-looking younger brother, is 74 years old and will "retire" with some $40million in severance and a glowing letter
of thanks from his tolerant employer. That seems like a pretty cushy landing to
me.
of thanks from his tolerant employer. That seems like a pretty cushy landing to
me.
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How hard can your fall be when it is cushioned by tens of millions of dollars?
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FOX won't change. The machinery Ailes put in place will still be there. But maybe women who have endured unwanted attentions will feel more free to discuss them with their employers.
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systematically dismantling American trust in the fourth estate gets you this send off. there isn't justice
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Until conservatives demand a better mainstream news outlet, I highly doubt Fox News will be any different than before. Ailes walks, but money talks.
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I wonder how this will change Fox News.
I presume the company had some ideological foundation in the beginning, but was quickly distracted by the profitability of red meat reporting.
The constant feeding frenzy, where the accumulation of innocent mistakes are presented as conspiracy on the left and vice-versa on the right, has to have contributed to the rise of Trump.
Maybe the pendulum swings back... I'm optimistic. Civil discourse isn't so overrated.
I presume the company had some ideological foundation in the beginning, but was quickly distracted by the profitability of red meat reporting.
The constant feeding frenzy, where the accumulation of innocent mistakes are presented as conspiracy on the left and vice-versa on the right, has to have contributed to the rise of Trump.
Maybe the pendulum swings back... I'm optimistic. Civil discourse isn't so overrated.
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Ailes will stay on as an adviser and Rupert Murdock has said he will not change the tone or content of the channel. Thanks for that. I would hate to see Fox turned into a nothing news like CNN
Nope. Ailes had been looking for someone to finance his idea of a GOP centered news network. He was so angry that reason and decency had the 3 major networks all pretty much saying the same sane and rational things while he was working for Nixon. He was sure if he had a network that was focused on promoting the lies he and his GOP friends invented to excuse what they did he could do what he did. There is very good reason it took him until 1996 to be able to find anyone (a foreigner who purchased his citizenship via thatcher and reagan) to support his efforts. No American would help him create such an obviously destructive and nasty thing.
Having the right to vote is not the same thing as being properly qualified to vote. The amount of maturity and knowledge one needs to be properly qualified to vote does not exist in the vast majority of Fox news dittoheads.
Having the right to vote is not the same thing as being properly qualified to vote. The amount of maturity and knowledge one needs to be properly qualified to vote does not exist in the vast majority of Fox news dittoheads.
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I don't want to see Fox change because some Blonde Bimbo got angry because she was fired for cause. I have no sympathy for Gretchen. I hope she never gets another job.
Too bad turning off the lights/cameras and sealing the doors on the way out couldn't be part of the deal.
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Bravo! Shut that horrible place down.
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I doubt that the message will tone down since Rupert Murdoch is taking the job!!!
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Hopefully his sons are the ones really in charge and they seem so normal - not full of the right wing hate.
And in the end, who really are the perverts? Certainly not who Fox News has tried to convict, dismiss, and disrespect. With his departure one can only hope for a truly "fair and balanced" news network.
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Now, how will the Fox News foxes justify their TV gigs if their beneficial "Roger Ailes" quid pro quo relationships go away?
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with ratings
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He did more to create hatred in US than any other man or woman. Hopefully his departure will finally change Fox into a real news channel.
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Sorry, Tt, it was really Rupert Murdoch who started all the misinformation and it's Murdoch who is now in charge. No change likely, other than worsening of hate!
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Not likely. Fox is still making money, so the Murdochs will just hire the next guy.
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Now that he's burned the building aka The Republican Party down, he sails off into the sunset for a comfy retirement. Who cares if a nation was sacrificed for the almighty dollar? It's capitalism baby, "exceptional" American style...
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I great day for journalism. I hope Fox News changes it's culture of hate, divisiveness and fact-free analysis.
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Please, don't hold your breath.
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I've never watched Fox News so I can't comment on the article but you much be a regular viewer since you're so familiar with its culture.
Don't dream my friend.... there will be no change! Faux News didn't even acknowledged the issue of sexual misconduct and they praise Roger for his service in the statement they posted online. This is how it goes:
Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman, 21st Century Fox, said:
“Roger Ailes has made a remarkable contribution to our company and our country. Roger shared my vision of a great and independent television organization and executed it brilliantly over 20 great years."
Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman, 21st Century Fox, said:
“Roger Ailes has made a remarkable contribution to our company and our country. Roger shared my vision of a great and independent television organization and executed it brilliantly over 20 great years."
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It's good to see the Republican hierarchy crumbling and falling. Good riddance to this terrible person masquerading as a human being.
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But Rupert the Golum is still there, bigger than ever. Plus ça change ...
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I wouldn't go celebrating just yet. Trump also needs to take a drubbing on 11/8, if you haven't noticed.
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The message and slant at Fox News will not change and it will carry on as usual. Roger Ailes has no doubt taught everyone well, but maybe now men and women can work in a more professional environment behind the scenes.
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protected, professional environment.