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Author Of Roger Ailes Rolling Stone Profile: ‘It’s A Lie’ That Ailes Isn’t Still Active In Politics

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Roger Ailes, the head of the Fox News Channel, is written about very extensively in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. The author of the piece, Tim Dickinson, appeared last night on MSNBC with substitute anchor Thomas Roberts and continued his unflattering description of Ailes, “the Chairman,” as a “deeply paranoid” but extremely powerful man.

Dickinson’s main argument:

“Roger Ailes has always said that he has had a break between his two lives. His life as a politico and his life as a broadcast executive. And I think the main takeaway from my piece is that – that is a fiction. It’s a lie that he’s told to the American people – he’s told it to Congress. But there’s this dramatic through-line where everything he wanted to do as an operative with Richard Nixon in 1968, he’s now doing 24/7 on his political network.”

Dickinson also described Ailes as someone so fearful that he will be targeted by Al Qaeda or gay activists and that traveling with Ailes is “like an episode of 24” given all of his security. This prompted Roberts, an openly gay anchor, to make an admission about the gay people he knows who work at Fox News, saying “I know they’re in his newsroom and they’re on his air.” Dickinson concluded, matter-of-factly saying Fox News is a “24/7 propaganda outlet for the Republican party,” but was a little surprised by his own research:

“What I was really shocked by was the totality of what they were doing. The active collaboration with the Republican party. The talking points that come out of Mitch McConnell’s mouth the same day they come out of Sean Hannity’s mouth.”

However, it seems doubtful that anyone else will be shocked that Ailes maintains conservative connections or that a liberal magazine doesn’t paint a glowing portrait of Fox News’ success.

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  • Just4thefax

    Fact: It’s a duty and a privilege to vote for ones representatives unless you have a felony. Democrats still want that one changed. More power to Roger.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact: It’s a duty and a privilege to vote for ones representatives unless you have a felony. Democrats still want that one changed. More power to Roger.

    Perhaps you ought to do some research. Many, many states allow felons to vote. And many of these states are Republican.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    “Dickinson also described Ailes as someone so fearful that he will be targeted by Al Qaeda or gay activists and that traveling with Ailes is “like an episode of 24″ given all of his security.”

    I understand Ailes has a safe room in the office and another one at home to protect him from gays. Of course, who can blame him after Bill-o’s experience of roving bands of Lesbians chasing him through D.C.? http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/56631/ You can sure understand why FOX “News” viewers are so paranoiac.

  • Barack Must Go

    Author Of Roger Ailes Rolling Stone Profile: ‘It’s A Lie’ Every Word Of My Slanderous Attempted Hatchet Job Article About Ailes Isn’t True, Not One Word Of It.

    The Obama Administration Has Pictures Of My Junk And Forced Me To Do It.

    Please God, Have Mercy On My Wretched Soul For What I have Done.

  • Pablo

    “What I was really shocked by was the totality of what they were doing. The active collaboration with the Republican party. The talking points that come out of Mitch McConnell’s mouth the same day they come out of Sean Hannity’s mouth.”

    Hey, what about the White House talking points coming over Mika’s Blackberry and out of her mouth?

  • CAINtheBULL

    Ailes is actively trying to recruit the GOP NJ Governor to run for President. Of course, He’s still active.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact: It’s a duty and a privilege to vote for ones representatives unless you have a felony. Democrats still want that one changed. More power to Roger.

    Well, why shouldn’t a felon be able to vote? Why shouldn’t someone that was caught with drugs or working as a prostitute be allowed to continue to choose their own representation in the government? Felony disenfranchisement is the disenfranchisement of about 5.3 million people. That, in its self, is criminal.

  • Just4thefax

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Perhaps you ought to do some research. Many, many states allow felons to vote. And many of these states are Republican.

    Fact: Your right there are a few blue states that allow them to vote. Way to go democrats, you rule.

  • Just4thefax

    Stephen Hogan said:
    Well, why shouldn’t a felon be able to vote? Why shouldn’t someone that was caught with drugs or working as a prostitute be allowed to continue to choose their own representation in the government? Felony disenfranchisement is the disenfranchisement of about 5.3 million people. That, in its self, is criminal.

    Fact: Adults should act as adults and quit crying the drugs made me do it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact: Adults should act as adults and quit crying the drugs made me do it.

    That has nothing to do with what I asked.

    Again, please tell me why you feel felons should not be allowed to vote?

  • Bill Huggins

    Yeah, Ailes wining and dining Chris Christie to get in the presedential race is not only FAIR AND BALANCED, but NOT INVOLVED IN POlitics at all.

    Uh huh

    Fair and balanced my ass

  • murphy0071

    Paranoid is not going far enough. He is a malignant narcissist and sociopath, much like Glenn Beck. May they both be hanged on the same scaffold with the same shit rope that emanates from their mouths.

  • CarmanK

    Read the Dickinson article and it is very revealing about a media mogul that is misusing and abusing his power over the publc airwaves. Ailes is dangerous to the american democracy because he does not believe in DEMOCRACY, he believes in plutocracy. And to think people talk about the need fro real leadership but are so willing to swallow the garbage that is “reported” every day, 24/7 over FOX. The idea, that one person has so much unchallenged power in a democracy is bad for america and the future of this democracy. Remember, there have been other democracies that failed throughout history and those failures are directly connected to the deminution of the lives of its people and power grabs of individuals who grew weary of having to account for their public behavior and impatient with the processes necessary to govern people. It was Reagan who demonized the poor and said the govt was evil. And yet, the govt is the people. The republicans have not been right on fiscal policies in over 30 years. They were wrong on TRICKLE DOWN, DEREGULATION and massive TAX Cuts for the rich and then refusing to deal with the reality of the costs of waging two simultaneous wars of choice. Ailes and his phony FOX “real americans” continue to support FAILED policies and concentration of power in the hands of few. What is happening in MI, WI, OH and FL under GOP governors is contrary to everything assured by the constitution: equality, life, liberty and the persuit of happiness. And that is okay with Ailes and FOX and friends.

  • TucsonTerpFan

    Rolling Stone and MSNBC, now that’s a “marriage” made in heaven! On-air and in-print versions of the same crock of crap.

  • Just4thefax

    Stephen Hogan said:
    That has nothing to do with what I asked. Again, please tell me why you feel felons should not be allowed to vote?

    Fact: Simple. I don’t trust their judgment. Period. No guns and no vote. They forfeited the chance to decide what goes on in my life and around my life. This explains your thoughts felony guy.

  • Just4thefax

    CarmanK said:
    It was Reagan who demonized the poor and said the govt was evil. And yet, the govt is the people. The republicans have not been right on fiscal policies in over 30 years. They were wrong on TRICKLE DOWN, DEREGULATION and massive TAX Cuts for the rich and then refusing to deal with the reality of the costs of waging two simultaneous wars.

    Fact: Tax cuts for the rich my ass. 30% and higher for all or anyone is crap. It’s not a tax problem it’s a spending problem. If you took away the money press now from the present democrats they would passout. Reagan was correct less government is best for the people. Earn it yourself or don’t get it. Quit trying to rob us workers. Socialism doesn’t work liberal.

  • tatboy

    “Dickinson”… it’s just too easy. Like a pitch that is high and outside I’ll let this one go.

  • tatboy

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Perhaps you ought to do some research. Many, many states allow felons to vote. And many of these states are Republican.

    Really? Link please. Because as you will remember it was Hillary trying to give felons the right to vote back.

    http://www.gunco.net/forums/f113/hillary-clinton-courts-ex-felon-vote-6214/

  • jakester

    How can anyone pretend that Ailes is some neutral journalist and broadcaster is beyond me. He was the GOP media campaign strategist in the past. He hires every out of office right wing politician and talk radio host he can buy. But his news is simply fair and balanced, right.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-OLeary/1023443846 John O’Leary

    <> How anyone can pretend that Matt Schneiders is some neutral Mediaite colummnist is beyond ME! The question obviously isn’t whether “Ailes maintains conservative connections” but whether his network is in the pocket of the GOP to the extent that he parrots conservative talking points. We need an organization to referee the biased reporting by this columnist on Mediaite.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    tatboy said:
    Really? Link please. Because as you will remember it was Hillary trying to give felons the right to vote back.

    http://www.gunco.net/forums/f113/hillary-clinton-courts-ex-felon-vote-6214/

    Only twelve (12) states even have the power to permanently bar convicted felons.

    http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000286

  • http://constitutionallibertarian.co.cc DavidKramer

    Let me explain something to EVERYONE, politics is ANYTHING to do with creating a narrative about the world you live in. If you do not speak, if you do not interact with ANYONE, than you do not engage in politics.

    If someone has a BELIEF and they interact with someone else, they engage in politics.

    By the way, I engage in politics, is RS going to go after me next? Is RS going to go after my neighbor next? Is RS going to go after NPR next?

    Hey RS, you engage in politics, you going to go after yourself next? By the way, do you call for people to shut up and go to the back of the bus like Obama does? WOW, sounds a LOT LIKE HUGO CHAVEZ!

  • tatboy

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Only twelve (12) states even have the power to permanently bar convicted felons.

    http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000286

    Well… you learn something new everyday. And here I thought felons lost their right to vote federal and local once convicted. Hugh?

  • Dave Richards

    CarmanK said:
    What is happening in MI, WI, OH and FL under GOP governors is contrary to everything assured by the constitution: equality, life, liberty and the persuit of happiness.

    Are you really that stupid to think that the constitution grants anyone life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?

    First of all, you are born, yoe havliberty and you are responsible for your own happiness. Not the government.

  • Just4thefax

    tatboy said:
    Well… you learn something new everyday. And here I thought felons lost their right to vote federal and local once convicted. Hugh?

    Fact: Cinton woman wanted voting booths in prisons since they are full of democrats.

  • WillP

    There used to be guys on here that argued that Fox was truly “fair and balanced.” It didn’t matter that every news show host was a Republican. It didn’t matter that Democrat contributors to programs were always outnumbered by Republicans. It didn’t matter that Fox is absolutely OBSESSED with finding a scandal about Obama pushing garbage stories that are largely ignored by other news media like Acorn, Van Jones or more recently Common the rapper visiting the White House. Still some people were in denial or just didn’t want to accept that Fox News is the right wing political operation on TV in America.
    Any doubts which any reasonable person would have dismissed a long time ago are easily put to rest with the recent New Yorker piece along with this Rolling Stone one. Roger Ailes is arguably the most powerful Republican party member in the country given that he runs Fox News.If you are looking for news that agrressively promotes the GOP while bashing Democrats then this is your place. If you are looking for “fair and balanced” coverage of news events you must go elsewhere.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact: Simple. I don’t trust their judgment. Period. No guns and no vote. They forfeited the chance to decide what goes on in my life and around my life. This explains your thoughts felony guy.

    Well, I don’t necessarily trust the judgment of most people, but hat doesn’t mean that I want to strip them of their ability to vote.

  • Dave Richards

    WillP said:
    There used to be guys on here that argued that Fox was truly “fair and balanced.” It didn’t matter that every news show host was a Republican. It didn’t matter that Democrat contributors to programs were always outnumbered by Republicans. It didn’t matter that Fox is absolutely OBSESSED with finding a scandal about Obama pushing garbage stories that are largely ignored by other news media like Acorn, Van Jones or more recently Common the rapper visiting the White House. Still some people were in denial or just didn’t want to accept that Fox News is the right wing political operation on TV in America.
    Any doubts which any reasonable person would have dismissed a long time ago are easily put to rest with the recent New Yorker piece along with this Rolling Stone one. Roger Ailes is arguably the most powerful Republican party member in the country given that he runs Fox News.If you are looking for news that agrressively promotes the GOP while bashing Democrats then this is your place. If you are looking for “fair and balanced” coverage of news events you must go elsewhere.

    Geraldo is not a Republican. Judge napalitano is not a Republican. I have seen many shows where O’Reilly and yhers have had 2 Dems to 1 Republican. And on occaision there have been only two Democrats.

    You must be on eof those clowns who don’t Fox but simply repeat what other losers have to say.

  • Sam M.

    There is no denying that Fox “News” is the propaganda wing of the GOP and everyone knows it.

  • The Voice of Reason

    So he’s saying that while he’s on MSNBC, and the Ed Show? Since they usually just push whatever the Democrat’s talking points and rhetoric are for the day. Like they are told to do it routinely too. Or whatever feels good for GE who have quite a bit of power in this current administration. Just love how ED was pushing his support for the intervention. in Libya. Both good for the President, and the bombs made by his parent company. The thing is on Fox you could get completely contradicting view points from its right leaning anchors, while the narrative is by far present on the network he is speaking on. No shit Hannity is an establishment Republican.

    But then again its the Rolling Stone where their writers are activists as well. That is what some in the media seem to have become. Activists complaining about other activists.

  • Tedderman

    Ailes is not the Devil but he is on a first name basis with him.

  • felixw

    Recently it came to light that George Soros now has financial ties to 30 separate media groups, and is spending billions to try to influence the course of US politics. But no article appeared on Mediaite about this huge story. But idle speculation about Roger Ailes’ ties to politics warrants a story. Go figure!

  • seek

    felixw said:
    Recently it came to light that George Soros now has financial ties to 30 separate media groups, and is spending billions to try to influence the course of US politics. But no article appeared on Mediaite about this huge story. But idle speculation about Roger Ailes’ ties to politics warrants a story. Go figure!

    Isn’t that odd. The doofus in the article talks about Hannity – well Hannity is right wing, doesn’t attempt to hide it, is proud of it and for some reason manages to always have democrats on and even allows them to speak. That’s not enough for the left wing – silence – they want silence.

    Funny he didn’t mention all the left wingers on – he just wants to out the gays on Fox. That seems to be his life’s mission. I’d call that a pretty pathetic life.

  • jase84

    “Judge Napalitano is not a Republican” I hope this is a joke. This guy is one of the moonbatiest characters on Fox News, he certainly doesn’t represent moderate centrists, or anyone on the left, whether Geraldo is a rightist or not, he certainly does not represent mainstream centrists thought processes. Hilarious the 2 people pointed out, are liberatarian whack-jobs.

  • The Voice of Reason

    jase84 said:
    “Judge Napalitano is not a Republican” I hope this is a joke. This guy is one of the moonbatiest characters on Fox News, he certainly doesn’t represent moderate centrists, or anyone on the left, whether Geraldo is a rightist or not, he certainly does not represent mainstream centrists thought processes. Hilarious the 2 people pointed out, are liberatarian whack-jobs.

    I don’t think you even know what the words you are using mean. You probably don’t even have any reference on who these people even are, just told who by others. If you think that Judge Nap is a Republican then you don’t know what the hell you are talking about. In fact many of his stance fall on the left, including drugs, marriage, torture, Gitmo, war, and many other things. You might be more correct in calling him a staunch Libertarian, but he is no where near a Republican in any way. You probably don’t even know who Geraldo is either so I wont get into that. It still makes the whole “narrative” lie moot, and a piece of propaganda in itself. Don’t join in and throw a lot of insults and words around if you don’t know what you are talking about.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Phil-Bourekas/1538058627 Phil Bourekas

    murphy0071 said:
    Paranoid is not going far enough. He is a malignant narcissist and sociopath, much like Glenn Beck. May they both be hanged on the same scaffold with the same shit rope that emanates from their mouths.

    Anyone wonder why Ailes might invest in security?

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