Author Topic: Why Roger Ailes Took Me Off Fox News (Read 1934 times)

EasyAce · « **on:** March 19, 2018, 08:27:30 pm »

Elaine Chao did not like me writing critically aboutâ€‹ her husband, Mitch McConnell
By Erick Erickson
https://www.themaven.net/theresurgent/erick-erickson/why-roger-ailes-took-me-off-fox-news-rLd5PxUyRUWAwxweI4sl9w?full=1

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Several years ago, during the early days of the 2014 primary season, I was scheduled to be on Fox News and the hit got cancelled. That, in and of itself, was not unusual. What happened next was. And it is somewhat relevant to this piece circulating from the New York Post about Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao.

Roger Ailes had Bill Shine reach out before he himself reached out. Roger had a problem and the only way he could resolve the problem was to take me off the air. Elaine Chao was on the Newscorp board of directors and, according to Roger, Elaine was "riding [his] ass" about me being on Fox. I was supporting Matt Bevin in the 2014 Republican primary in Kentucky against McConnell. And it didn't matter why I was on television and on what topics I was or was not talking, Chao had told Roger I was an unwelcome presence on Fox and not a team player. Roger had not only told me, but conveyed to my boss at RedState that I was becoming a problem for him with Elaine . . .

. . . Roger felt the need to apologize, but told me that as long as I was writing about McConnell at RedState that I would find my appearances on Fox limited. I kept writing about McConnell. To his credit, Roger later called me and said he appreciated that I was willing to give up air time to keep doing what I believed in. He said most people would have shut up to be on TV . . . But the wife of the Senate GOP leader was able to get the head of a TV network to take me off air for writing about her husband at an unrelated website.

WingNot · « **Reply #1 on:** March 19, 2018, 09:03:41 pm »

Ciao baby.

Silver Pines · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2018, 11:27:46 pm »

Fair and balanced.

EasyAce · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2018, 01:06:27 am »

Quote from: CatherineofAragon on March 19, 2018, 11:27:46 pm

Fair and balanced.

@CatherineofAragon
Welcome back! You have been missed very much.

As for "fair and balanced," didn't they once say that about your typical funny farm?

Silver Pines · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2018, 01:12:55 am »

Quote from: EasyAce on March 20, 2018, 01:06:27 am

@CatherineofAragon
Welcome back! You have been missed very much.

As for "fair and balanced," didn't they once say that about your typical funny farm?

@EasyAce

Thank you, my friend!

Yes....I believe they did, lol.

Frank Cannon · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2018, 02:40:42 am »

Stand up fellow this Erickson is. Waits until a book is written exposing the corruption of the Deep State to put pen to paper about his own story about the Dragon Lady. Absolutely pathetic.

Silver Pines · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2018, 03:09:32 am »

Quote from: Frank Cannon on March 20, 2018, 02:40:42 am

Stand up fellow this Erickson is. Waits until a book is written exposing the corruption of the Deep State to put pen to paper about his own story about the Dragon Lady. Absolutely pathetic.

@Frank Cannon

Gawd, Frank. Deep State?

Frank Cannon · « **Reply #7 on:** March 20, 2018, 03:18:18 am »

Quote from: CatherineofAragon on March 20, 2018, 03:09:32 am

@Frank Cannon

Gawd, Frank. Deep State?

What would you call a quasi governmental official controlling an issue for the benefit of their "team".

Silver Pines · « **Reply #8 on:** March 20, 2018, 03:22:57 am »

Quote from: Frank Cannon on March 20, 2018, 03:18:18 am

What would you call a quasi governmental official controlling an issue for the benefit of their "team".

@Frank Cannon

I donâ€™t know, but Iâ€™m not going to use Breitbart terms. Anyway, Ericksonâ€™s a good guy.

Silver Pines · « **Reply #9 on:** March 20, 2018, 03:33:01 am »

Quote from: bigheadfred on March 20, 2018, 01:13:49 am

Might as well make the thread all about you. At least that is real.

@bigheadfred

Fred, I might have misunderstood you. What do you mean?

Frank Cannon · « **Reply #10 on:** March 20, 2018, 03:45:23 am »

Quote from: CatherineofAragon on March 20, 2018, 03:22:57 am

@Frank Cannon

I donâ€™t know, but Iâ€™m not going to use Breitbart terms. Anyway, Ericksonâ€™s a good guy.

Ericksons a fraud. All he does is talk and complain and doesn't do anything to effect change. Writing a low hit blog is about the bottom of the barrel for usefulness.

INVAR · « **Reply #11 on:** March 20, 2018, 03:49:52 am »

If you people knew what ol Mitch did in concert with the Democrats out here to wipe out the Tea Party and prohibit the grassroots Conservative movement from ever having the ability to mount a challenge to him or his anointed leaders again, you would realize that we have a greater enemy with the Republican Party than we do from Democrats.

They're the Clintons, but with behind-the-scenes corruption, graft and pay-to-play than in-your-face-hiding-in-plain-sight type the Clintons are famous for.

aligncare · « **Reply #12 on:** March 20, 2018, 04:03:03 am »

Quote from: CatherineofAragon on March 20, 2018, 03:09:32 am

@Frank Cannon

Gawd, Frank. Deep State?

Deep State is simply short hand for the permanent bureaucracy, the faceless people that persist administration to administration; the shadow government that push the levers of power. You know what Frankâ€™s talking about, the oneâ€™s who punch the clock at the sausage factory.

the_doc · « **Reply #13 on:** March 20, 2018, 06:02:29 pm »

@INVAR

Quote from: INVAR on March 20, 2018, 03:49:52 am

They're the Clintons, but with behind-the-scenes corruption, graft and pay-to-play than in-your-face-hiding-in-plain-sight type the Clintons are famous for.

No, no, NO!

It's for which the Clintons are famous.

(A dangling preposition is something up with which we must not put.)

EasyAce · « **Reply #14 on:** March 20, 2018, 06:09:04 pm »

Quote from: the_doc on March 20, 2018, 06:02:29 pm

(A dangling preposition is something up with which we must not put.)

@the_doc
You must have missed the memo saying Edwin Newman was wrong---America won't be the death of English, the Internet will! (Internet users could be tried
by jury for murdering the King's English . . . not to mention the Queens, the Manhattan's, the Bronx, and the Staten Island's . . . )

bigheadfred · « **Reply #15 on:** March 20, 2018, 11:28:53 pm »

Quote from: CatherineofAragon on March 20, 2018, 03:33:01 am

@bigheadfred

Fred, I might have misunderstood you. What do you mean?

I have a huge amount of respect for you. You stand your ground.

I know I am fairly unbalanced. And that can entirely depend on that--the moment--of balance.

No disrespect meant. Except for the disrespect I meant.

WingNot · « **Reply #16 on:** March 21, 2018, 12:05:58 am »

Quote from: bigheadfred on March 20, 2018, 11:28:53 pm

I have a huge amount of respect for you. You stand your ground.

I know I am fairly unbalanced. And that can entirely depend on that--the moment--of balance.

No disrespect meant. Except for the disrespect I meant.

I knew you meant what you meant when you meant it...well, unles you didn't mean it?!

bigheadfred · « **Reply #17 on:** March 21, 2018, 12:32:15 am »

Quote from: Wingnut on March 21, 2018, 12:05:58 am

I knew you meant what you meant when you meant it...well, unles you didn't mean it?!

No shit. Unless I meant no shit.

WingNot · « **Reply #18 on:** March 21, 2018, 12:36:27 am »

Quote from: bigheadfred on March 21, 2018, 12:32:15 am

No shit. Unless I meant no shit.

My pants are still full and warm...no shit.

bigheadfred · « **Reply #19 on:** March 21, 2018, 01:13:43 am »

Quote from: Wingnut on March 21, 2018, 12:36:27 am

My pants are still full and warm...no shit.

Takes some balls to say that.

Suppressed · « **Reply #20 on:** March 21, 2018, 01:41:23 am »

Quote from: the_doc on March 20, 2018, 06:02:29 pm

@INVAR
No, no, NO!

It's for which the Clintons are famous.

(A dangling preposition is something up with which we must not put.)

You're going boldly where before no man has gone, @the_doc!

the_doc · « **Reply #21 on:** March 21, 2018, 01:46:24 am »

Quote from: Suppressed on March 21, 2018, 01:41:23 am

You're going boldly where before no man has gone, @the_doc!

Oh, well, this thread has gone nuts anyway.

musiclady · « **Reply #22 on:** March 21, 2018, 03:04:53 am »

Quote from: CatherineofAragon on March 19, 2018, 11:27:46 pm

Fair and balanced.

I'll join the WELCOME BACK group here! @CatherineofAragon

I have missed you muchly!! ^-^

Silver Pines · « **Reply #23 on:** March 21, 2018, 07:27:54 pm »

Quote from: bigheadfred on March 20, 2018, 11:28:53 pm

I have a huge amount of respect for you. You stand your ground.

I know I am fairly unbalanced. And that can entirely depend on that--the moment--of balance.

No disrespect meant. Except for the disrespect I meant.

@bigheadfred

Good, I don't want to have to come over there. *wink*

Silver Pines · « **Reply #24 on:** March 21, 2018, 07:28:47 pm »

Quote from: musiclady on March 21, 2018, 03:04:53 am

I'll join the WELCOME BACK group here! @CatherineofAragon

I have missed you muchly!! ^-^

@musiclady

Hey there! Thank you!

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