Post by illeatyourdates02 on Mar 6, 2013 17:22:04 GMT -5
Fox News chief calls conservative giant the P-word
Also unloads on Obama, Biden in new bio
Vice President Joe Biden is as “dumb as an ashtray,” President Obama is “lazy” and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is a “prick,” according to Fox News chief Roger Ailes.
His personal judgments on Washington are contained in an coming biography, “Roger Ailes Off Camera,” by Zev Chafets. Vanity Fair has published excerpts.
The magazine’s online article describes Ailes as “one of the most powerful – and controversial – characters in television media, pilloried by critics and many in the mainstream media and lionized by conservative viewers who can’t get enough of his posse of charismatic hosts.”
Another unauthorized biography on Ailes, by magazine media reporter Gabriel Sherman, will be released this year. Vanity Fair notes while Chafetz has had unprecedented access to Ailes, Sherman has for years covered the media.
On the issue of the nation’s second-in-command, Chafets quoted Ailes: “I like Marco Rubio. But I don’t know about as a vice-presidential candidate. He’s a nice guy, and that role requires kicking the crap out of your opponents.”
Then Ailes said: “I have a soft spot for Joe Biden. I like him. But he’s dumb as an ashtray.”
On Obama, Ailes reacted to Democratic operative Hilary Rosen’s comment during the last election campaign that Ann Romney, mother of five, never had worked a day in her life.
Want to know what Roger Ailes REALLY thinks? See the full story about the man liberals charge with breaking the establishment media’s long monopoly on what constitutes news, in “Roger Ailes: Off Camera.”
“Obama’s the one who never worked a day in his life,” Ailes said. “He never earned a penny that wasn’t public money. How many fund-raisers does he attend every week? How often does he play basketball and golf? I wish I had that kind of time. He’s lazy, but the media won’t report that.”
Author Chafets said Ailes noticed his arched eyebrows in response to the criticism of Obama.
“I didn’t come up with that,” Ailes explained. “Obama said that, to Barbara Walters.”
Also during the 2012 election season, Fox News was criticized by Gingrich for supporting Mitt Romney. Gingrich had been a commentator for Fox before joining the presidential race.
Reported Chafets: “Brian Lewis, his spokesman, asked Ailes for guidance on how to respond to Newt. ‘Brush him back,’ Ailes said. ‘He’s a sore loser and if he had won he would have been a sore winner.’ Lewis nodded. Ailes was silent for a moment and then added, ‘Newt’s a prick.’”
The magazine noted Fox News has been accused by White House officials of being the “communications arm of the Republican Party.”
Ailes, chairman and chief executive officer of the Fox News Channel of Fox Entertainment Group since 1996, also has worked in various other positions with Fox and with CNBC. Born in Warren, Ohio, he graduated from Ohio University in 1962 and began his television career on “The Mike Douglas Show.”
THE REST:
www.wnd.com/2013/03/fox-news-chief-newt-gingrich-a-pr-k/
;-)
Also unloads on Obama, Biden in new bio
Vice President Joe Biden is as “dumb as an ashtray,” President Obama is “lazy” and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is a “prick,” according to Fox News chief Roger Ailes.
His personal judgments on Washington are contained in an coming biography, “Roger Ailes Off Camera,” by Zev Chafets. Vanity Fair has published excerpts.
The magazine’s online article describes Ailes as “one of the most powerful – and controversial – characters in television media, pilloried by critics and many in the mainstream media and lionized by conservative viewers who can’t get enough of his posse of charismatic hosts.”
Another unauthorized biography on Ailes, by magazine media reporter Gabriel Sherman, will be released this year. Vanity Fair notes while Chafetz has had unprecedented access to Ailes, Sherman has for years covered the media.
On the issue of the nation’s second-in-command, Chafets quoted Ailes: “I like Marco Rubio. But I don’t know about as a vice-presidential candidate. He’s a nice guy, and that role requires kicking the crap out of your opponents.”
Then Ailes said: “I have a soft spot for Joe Biden. I like him. But he’s dumb as an ashtray.”
On Obama, Ailes reacted to Democratic operative Hilary Rosen’s comment during the last election campaign that Ann Romney, mother of five, never had worked a day in her life.
Want to know what Roger Ailes REALLY thinks? See the full story about the man liberals charge with breaking the establishment media’s long monopoly on what constitutes news, in “Roger Ailes: Off Camera.”
“Obama’s the one who never worked a day in his life,” Ailes said. “He never earned a penny that wasn’t public money. How many fund-raisers does he attend every week? How often does he play basketball and golf? I wish I had that kind of time. He’s lazy, but the media won’t report that.”
Author Chafets said Ailes noticed his arched eyebrows in response to the criticism of Obama.
“I didn’t come up with that,” Ailes explained. “Obama said that, to Barbara Walters.”
Also during the 2012 election season, Fox News was criticized by Gingrich for supporting Mitt Romney. Gingrich had been a commentator for Fox before joining the presidential race.
Reported Chafets: “Brian Lewis, his spokesman, asked Ailes for guidance on how to respond to Newt. ‘Brush him back,’ Ailes said. ‘He’s a sore loser and if he had won he would have been a sore winner.’ Lewis nodded. Ailes was silent for a moment and then added, ‘Newt’s a prick.’”
The magazine noted Fox News has been accused by White House officials of being the “communications arm of the Republican Party.”
Ailes, chairman and chief executive officer of the Fox News Channel of Fox Entertainment Group since 1996, also has worked in various other positions with Fox and with CNBC. Born in Warren, Ohio, he graduated from Ohio University in 1962 and began his television career on “The Mike Douglas Show.”
THE REST:
www.wnd.com/2013/03/fox-news-chief-newt-gingrich-a-pr-k/
;-)