Roger Ailes Dead

[volinbham]

Perhaps no one person is more responsible for the political divide we have in America. I have nothing good to say about him.

I hope his family finds peace and comfort during this difficult time for them.

I would say the same (bolded) about Obama or the head of MSNBC.

Takes two to tango as the old saying goes. I condone the actions of neither.

 

[volinbham]

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[theFallGuy]

I would say the same (bolded) about Obama or the head of MSNBC.

Takes two to tango as the old saying goes. I condone the actions of neither.

The whole idea of "too much political divide" is a false premise. Are we to assume that everyone should agree politically? We should have group think?

 

[newarkvol]

Roger Ailes: The Man Who Wrecked Conservatism

The man who did so much to engineer the ascendancy of conservative media paved the way to its moral and intellectual decline — much as his own accumulation of vast corporate power created openings for his abuse of it.

“A culture that doesn’t want to see” was how a prominent network personality once described the management style he observed at Fox

Populism is not conservatism, which by definition entails resistance to public whims..We are now living with the consequences of that bargain in the form of Donald Trump’s presidency.