Roger Ailes Claims He Met With Bill Clinton About Doing His Own Talk Show

by Jon Bershad | 12:51 pm, January 26th, 2011

» 36 comments

Last week’s epic Roger Ailes profile in Esquire contained tons of interesting tid bits. Heck, it was so interesting that the reverberations are still being felt by anyone who even mentions it. But, when you’ve got to make room for such hilariously bizarre literary flourishes as writing the entire thing as a parody of a Glenn Beck monologue (Seriously, did anyone else read it right after watching an episode of Glenn Beck? I thought the world was ending), not all the interesting facts are going to make it to print. Yesterday, Esquire writer Tom Junod released some of the extra quotes from his research and they included this doozy: Ailes claims he met with Bill Clinton about doing his own talk show.

Here’s the quote from Ailes:

“Well, I talked to him. The problem with Bill is he won’t be as good on a talk show as you’d think. Because, first of all, he never shuts up. I mean he cannot hit time cues. But I went up to Harlem, I met with him for an hour, an hour and a half, I asked him to do a special, which he’s still thinking about. I’d like to have it; I’d like to have him do a special for us. The problem with him in a talk-show mode is not that he’s not charming, good, smart, and glib. He is. But he loves to talk about policy. He’s actually a policy wonk. So if you really want eighteen minutes on ethanol, he’ll give it to you. But it won’t get ratings. So you have to be able to produce him and say, ‘Most people are not that interested in ethanol, Mr. President. What we’d like you to talk about is this.’ And if he would stick with current affairs and stick with the clock, he’d be one of the great talk-show people in the world.”

The Bill Clinton Show wouldn’t have gotten ratings? I know Ailes helped make the biggest cable news channel currently on but there’s no way that could be true. That show would have been amazing. Especially if he brought on celebrity guests who were attractive women. And who cares if he wants to talk a bunch about ethanol and policies and stuff that actually matters. Open and close every show with a saxophone performance and that audience isn’t going anywhere.

Oh, well. Guess we’ll have to continue to watch Mike Huckabee’s show and dream of what could have been.

(h/t The Cutline)

Bill Clinton, Esquire, Roger Ailes, Tom Junod

writer

A great idea! Monica Lewinsky could be his sidekick, and every time Bill tells a joke, she could go, “Hiyooooo!”
skyfet

If you believe a word of Roger Ailes, then you need to check yourself.
notsofast

writer said:
A great idea! Monica Lewinsky could be his sidekick, and every time Bill tells a joke, she could go, “Hiyooooo!”

Yeah, and his theme song could be “Devil With a Blue Dress.”
notsofast

skyfet said:
If you believe a word of Roger Ailes, then you need to check yourself.

Says the self- professed “I’m not a lib.”

Son, if i were a lib like you, I would be embarrassed to say it too.
The Real Royal King

skyfet said:
If you believe a word of Roger Ailes, then you need to check yourself.

True.
ImNotBlue

Seeing 20l2 From My Window said:
Jon, are you so desperate that you have to rehash old news , DUHH!!?? Everybody knows Clinton obviously didn’t get a show because he wouldn’t have the Homosex with ROGER!!! Do I have to explain everything to you!!!!!

AGAIN with the slurs! And we were making such progress!

Oh well… the one-trick-pony keeps on slurring. It’s only a shame this isn’t an “Alex” thread, or your offensiveness would have been booted by now.
notsofast

Seeing 20l2 From My Window said:
Jon, are you so desperate that you have to rehash old news , DUHH!!?? Everybody knows Clinton obviously didn’t get a show because he wouldn’t have the Homosex with ROGER!!! Do I have to explain everything to you!!!!!

I always find it so funny that you libs try to come on impersonating other posters- in this case- 2012, but your hate always and I mean always, gives you away, son.

Stop projecting the acts you practice and enjoy on to other posters.
writer

The King is our resident hair stylist. But you have to make an appointment.
The Real Royal King

notsofast said:
I always find it so funny that you libs try to come on impersonating other posters- in this case- 2012, but your hate always and I mean always, gives you away, son.

Stop projecting the acts you practice and enjoy on to other posters.

Now, now my friend, Nutso, we have to admit that works both ways. Kumquat has many manifestations, or should I say infestations, but they are all clearly discernible, joined as it were by a general vacuousness and irrelevancy. Then, we have Michelle-in-Utah and all her various personae, all also clearly discernible, joined as it were by her shrill stridency and he Holier than God the Father Almighty attitude. Some have even said you are also Basil Marceaux, I mean Gordon Blower, but I do not believe that to be true. In point of fact, you do sometimes contribute to our discussions.
Color Me Badd

Seeing 20l2 From My Window said:
Jon, are you so desperate that you have to rehash old news , DUHH!!?? Everybody knows Clinton obviously didn’t get a show because he wouldn’t have the Homosex with ROGER!!! Do I have to explain everything to you!!!!!

You should be banned again Michelle for your homophobic trash.
writer

“… her shrill stridency and he Holier than God the Father Almighty attitude.”

The King goes to church.
writer

Seeing 20whatever, it’s the King who is the expert on all things concerning women’s hair styles, fashion, and makeup. Just check some of his posts if you don’t believe me.
George C

notsofast said:
but your hate always and I mean always, gives you away, son.

Word .
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

Don’t be stupid, Roger.
writer

Thats qiute an interest you have in hair styles, fashion and makeup!!!!

The King piqued my interest, girlfriend. Now it’s all I can think about. Well, that, and the size of Brisket Palin’s thighs.
writer

Seeing 2069, you’ve really never noticed any of the King’s posts concerning fashion and makeup? Really?
writer

Gee, 20whatever. You’ll chide me for mentioning fashion and makeup, but not the King. Why, that hardly seems fair.
ImNotBlue

The Real Royal King said:
Now, now my friend, Nutso, we have to admit that works both ways. Kumquat has many manifestations, or should I say infestations, but they are all clearly discernible, joined as it were by a general vacuousness and irrelevancy. Then, we have Michelle-in-Utah and all her various personae, all also clearly discernible, joined as it were by her shrill stridency and he Holier than God the Father Almighty attitude. Some have even said you are also Basil Marceaux, I mean Gordon Blower, but I do not believe that to be true. In point of fact, you do sometimes contribute to our discussions.

Wait, who’s Kumquat, again? It’s so hard to remember all your little nicknames!

Color Me Badd said:
You should be banned again Michelle for your homophobic trash.

You do realize that that’s another poster, who is apparently a professional stalker of the real “2012,” right? Notice the “1″ in 2012… when it’s a “1″ it’s the real poster, when it’s a lowercase “l” it’s the fake one.

But you’re right… 20l2 should be banned.
The Real Royal King

ImNotBlue said:
Color Me Badd said:
You should be banned again Michelle for your homophobic trash.

You do realize that that’s another poster, who is apparently a professional stalker of the real “2012,” right? Notice the “1″ in 2012… when it’s a “1″ it’s the real poster, when it’s a lowercase “l” it’s the fake one.

You can also tell because 20I2 can conjugate regular verbs in the present tense in English whilst 2012 is often unable to do so.
writer

Seeing 20something or other, you mean with all these posts the King has made about Sarah Palin’s clothes or hair or makeup, you can’t even come up with one homo joke for him? This is disappointing.
http://gothicromance.net fransway

Roger Ailes is a poopy old windbag. He had to have a head transplant but they couldn’t find a body for him, so they fastened his head to the top of a garbage bag full of gassy leaves raked from a kennel.
timzank

fransway said:
gassy leaves raked from a kennel.

What are “gassy leaves” and why would they be in the kennel?
ImNotBlue

Seeing 20l2 From My Window said:
OK, OK, OK!!! You can be the comment police, sheeeesh, BUT NO HOMOSEX TROLLING!!!!

Don’t really need to be the comment police… just requesting a little decency, civility, and oh… I don’t know… A LACK OF OFFENSIVE SLURS!

But if that’s too much for you, well, I guess that’s your problem, now isn’t it.

The Real Royal King said:
You can also tell because 20I2 can conjugate regular verbs in the present tense in English whilst 2012 is often unable to do so.

So you aren’t bothered by his/her use of “homosex” over and over again?

I guess if it’s bigotry that helps advance your political view, you accept it.

Although, to be perfectly honest, I’m not entirely convinced you and 20l2 aren’t one in the same. You both sure do like to talk about “Michelle,” even when unprovoked. I find it hard to believe that one person causes both of you such an obsession.
writer

“No one can talk about overuse of make-up by elected officials. Mad Michelle shamed even Sarah Palin. Did anyone actually even see her eyes last night? How did she manage to keep them open?” RRK
writer

Now you’re getting it, 20Michelle Obsessive. The King makes way too many posts concerning makeup.
timzank

writer said:
Now you’re getting it, 20Michelle Obsessive. The King makes way too many posts concerning makeup.

Maybe the king attended beauty college after law school, just to be “well rounded” of course.
writer

Using the term ‘whining’. Being obsessed with ‘Michelle’. King, you old rascal, trying to fool us by using a different name.
Hugo Daun

writer said:
The King goes to church.

He’s entitled to waste his time any way he chooses.
writer

He’s entitled to waste his time any way he chooses.

Uh, oh. Wait’ll the King sees that statement. He’ll be furious. Or not.
notsofast

The Real Royal King said:
Now, now my friend, Nutso, we have to admit that works both ways. Kumquat has many manifestations, or should I say infestations, but they are all clearly discernible, joined as it were by a general vacuousness and irrelevancy. Then, we have Michelle-in-Utah and all her various personae, all also clearly discernible, joined as it were by her shrill stridency and he Holier than God the Father Almighty attitude. Some have even said you are also Basil Marceaux, I mean Gordon Blower, but I do not believe that to be true. In point of fact, you do sometimes contribute to our discussions.

Son, I see a real similarity between the offensive posts you make as Ted and those of Seeing 20l2 From My Window .

Do you wish to own up, child?
The Real Royal King

notsofast said:
Son, I see a real similarity between the offensive posts you make as Ted and those of Seeing 20l2 From My Window .

Do you wish to own up, child?

Actually my dear friend Nutso, entre nous only, please. I’ve never posted under another name at Mediaite, although Real Royal King is not my actual name.
The Real Royal King

Hugo Daun said:
writer said:
The King goes to church.

He’s entitled to waste his time any way he chooses.

I tried stamp collecting but I developed a terrible allergy to mucilage and kept getting the worst paper cuts.
George Sore-ohs

But it won’t get ratings. So you have to be able to produce him
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Comments like this shows us why Fox is Number One. Their producers know how to produce people so they produce and interesting show.

He would deny it but if O Reilly were on MSNBC he would probably be fighting with Maddow for her ratings and be no where near where he is with Fox.
gottosay

Ailes making a run for it…..catch him before he Ailes HIRES The Clinton and replace the loony Glen Beck with a slut

What I’m I getting upset about The Clinton would not lower his standard unless he Clinton plans on saving FOX news
As the world turns
http://www.facebook.com/people/Laura-OBrian/1801440002 Laura O’Brian

Ailes is out of his mind even to think someone of suggesting such a thing to someone of Clinton’s caliber . LOL @ FAUX NEWS.
The Voice of Reason

^Are you five?

Anyway I think Clinton would be able to put on a good show. I’d watch it.