Roger Ailes on Fox: "I know no one believes it — we have no agenda."

[The Straight Story]

Roger Ailes Can’t Imagine Why Anyone Thinks Fox News Has an Agenda

Fox News chief Roger Ailes knew Karl Rove's election night meltdown was television gold the second it started. Having given up on Mitt Romney's chances, he had already gone home. "I turn on the TV and the first thing I see is Rove saying something like 'you called Ohio too early.' And I thought, 'What the? What is this?'" Ailes explained to TV Newser in a rare interview. "So I quickly called [EVP of News] Michael Clemente and I said, 'Michael whatever you do, don't go to commercial. Don't leave the screen." In Ailes's mind, he values good TV above all else, and doesn't comprehend how people could consider him a partisan.

"I didn't want the public or our competitors to say we somehow panicked and didn't confront the truth on camera," Ailes said of that fateful early November night. "As it turned out Rove was wrong. He backed down. Our guys were right. We stayed with it. Megyn did her famous walk down the hall. And it all worked out." (As a Fox insider told New York's Gabriel Sherman, "This is Fox News, so anytime there's a chance to show off Megyn Kelly's legs they'll go for it.&quot

"I don't care about my legacy," Ailes said during the same sit-down. "It's too late. My enemies will create it and they'll push it." He also insisted that the next four years won't necessarily be about tearing down President Obama. "It's day to day for us," Ailes said. "We don't — I know no one believes it — we have no agenda." He and Bill O'Reilly will be scratching their heads, or slyly grinning, into eternity.


http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/11/roger-ailes-says-fox-news-has-no-agenda.html

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. I can't stand that fucking pig. (My apologies in advance to my porcine friends). nt

[Flashmann]

2. "I know no one believes it — we have no agenda."

I'll be damned..He actually CAN recognize a reality......

[montanto]

3. He's right about one thing.

no one believes it.

[yellowcanine]

22. +1000

[PDJane]

4. No, he's right....I don't believe him.

In fact, however, in the sense that his agenda is how much money he can make or steal, he's probably right.

[hollysmom]

6. I don't believe him either

on this or anything else.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Wait, what?

[JHB]

7. I believe the appropriate response is:

[spanone]

8. My thought out reply....bwahahahahahahaaa bwahahahahaa what a fucking hoot. bwahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Scuba]

9. No agenda, true. But they're the feeders and trainers of the Teabillie Army. Just a job.

[Democratopia]

10. As it turned out Obama had made history once again with his re-election

But that wasn't the most important thing to Fox News. They chose to let Karl Rove run their show.

"I didn't want the public or our competitors to say we somehow panicked and didn't confront the truth on camera," Ailes said of that fateful early November night. "As it turned out Rove was wrong. He backed down. Our guys were right.

[Wellstone ruled]

11. I'll Roger that,you

lying fat F--n PIG!!!!! That isn't how we rehearsed that,way to go Meygn,you said best..

[Kingofalldems]

12. As Pee Wee Herman says: I love that story!

[Skidmore]

13. If Ailes thinks what he does is good teevee, he's as delusional as Romney.

[global1]

14. Didn't I Read Something Here On DU That Megyn Kelly's Walk Was Rehearsed?.....

I thought I read something to the effect that she said "this is not how we rehearsed this". Is that true? If she did say this - then Ailes is a big liar.

It's also interesting to me that he is throwing Rove under the bus. Why? Who is Ailes trying to protect? Hmmm.....

[The Straight Story]

20. She did, I heard her say it (nt)

[HughBeaumont]

15. Is he kidding or just fucked?

Outfoxed proved this statement to be a baldfaced lie.

[Kalidurga]

16. Instead of denying his agenda he should embrace it.

He should just outright say it's all about making money. That sounds a lot better than "We endorse Republicans, their agenda, and we are here to promote that."

[Lint Head]

17. You don't need an agenda when you do nothing more than make sarcastic, bigoted and racist comments.

[unblock]

18. he means he doesn't know how to achieve their agenda anymore.

the lies aren't working like they used to.

[randome]

19. Easily proved.

Send a memo to all your newscasters exhorting them to be honest and fair. Publish the memo for us.

Done.

[oswaldactedalone]

21. Go fuck yourself

you lying sack of shit. And the rest of Faux News flunkies go do the same.

[yellowcanine]

23. Roger Ailes, "Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes and ears?

We got it Rog. No agenda. Riiiiiiiight.

[ProSense]

24. Fox News Captions Footage Of Illegal Border Crossings With ‘The Hispanic Vote’

Fox News Captions Footage Of Illegal Border Crossings With ‘The Hispanic Vote’ http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021825552

Dear Roger, FU!

[Douglas Carpenter]

25. Fox News doesn't just follow the agenda of the Republican Party - Fox News sets the agenda of the

Republican Party. What you hear on Fox News today - will be spoken on the floors of the Senate tomorrow. What is the Republican Party today except the political wing of Fox News?