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Drum

(9,162 posts) Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:11 PM Aug 2016

Roger Ailes Is Advising Donald Trump Ahead of Presidential Debates

Source: New York Times

Roger Ailes, the former Fox News chairman ousted last month over charges of sexual harassment, is advising Donald J. Trump as he begins to prepare for the all-important presidential debates this fall.

Mr. Ailes is aiding Mr. Trump’s team as it turns its attention to the first debate with Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, on Sept. 26 on Long Island, according to three people briefed on the move, who insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.

Two of them said that Mr. Ailes’s role could extend beyond the debates, which Mr. Trump’s advisers see as crucial to vaulting him back into strong contention for the presidency after a series of self-inflicted wounds that have eroded his standing in public opinion polls.

It was not clear when Mr. Ailes began helping the campaign. He resigned his post at Fox News on July 21 amid an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by former female employees that occurred after a lawsuit by the former anchor Gretchen Carlson.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/us/politics/donald-trump-roger-ailes.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

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Roger Ailes Is Advising Donald Trump Ahead of Presidential Debates (Original Post) Drum Aug 2016 OP

Trump once again proving that he is all about the wimmen. nt onehandle Aug 2016 #1

He's probably advising him to list all the reasons why she could never be a '10', or some Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2016 #2

Is he advising him on how to abuse any female moderators? George II Aug 2016 #3

I would think that Trump would already have enough experience in that cstanleytech Aug 2016 #11

He might be wasting his time if Trump isn't attending the debates wheniwasincongress Aug 2016 #4

Probably joined him 20 hrs ago Jarqui Aug 2016 #5

Fucokin' unbelievable packman Aug 2016 #6

Who is paying Ailes? SunSeeker Aug 2016 #7

Oh boy.............................. turbinetree Aug 2016 #8

Interesting articles ..... One mean devious man Kathy M Aug 2016 #14

guess we all had the same reaction- hiring a harrasser and abuser of women rurallib Aug 2016 #9

Ailes is the new Goebbels. nt Maven Aug 2016 #10

That's a position he already has held for decades actually. nt cstanleytech Aug 2016 #12

"Not clear when Ailes joined the campaign." sofa king Aug 2016 #13

Not surprising news since Ailes and Don have known each other for years ............ Kathy M Aug 2016 #15

Bet he's coaching him on the GW format. lark Aug 2016 #16

Giving him the results from his private detectives he set on journalists? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2016 #17

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. Trump once again proving that he is all about the wimmen. nt

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:12 PM

Aug 2016

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts)

2. He's probably advising him to list all the reasons why she could never be a '10', or some

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:14 PM

Aug 2016

such other feminist tips.

George II

(67,782 posts)

3. Is he advising him on how to abuse any female moderators?

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:15 PM

Aug 2016

cstanleytech

(26,298 posts)

11. I would think that Trump would already have enough experience in that

Reply to George II (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 02:13 PM

Aug 2016

area with all his former wives and mistresses.

wheniwasincongress

(1,307 posts)

4. He might be wasting his time if Trump isn't attending the debates

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:20 PM

Aug 2016

wonder if Ailes is okay with that. Surely Ailes knows Hillary would crush Trump?

Jarqui

(10,126 posts)

5. Probably joined him 20 hrs ago

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:21 PM

Aug 2016

... time of his last tweet.

I'm not sure it can get much worse for Trump - while the poll polls haven't hit bottom yet. Ailes doesn't have a lot to lose. He probably can't save Trump but he might reduce the down ticket damage.

Having said that, I can't stand either of them and wish they'd just crawl back into their holes.

packman

(16,296 posts)

6. Fucokin' unbelievable

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:27 PM

Aug 2016

JESSUS CHRISTO - This guy just has no idea - How dum must he really be - the shingles are loose and falling off his roof. The guy has gone down the bunny hole and now is totally lost.

Roger Ailes - WHY???? How can he possibly justify him?

SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)

7. Who is paying Ailes?

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:27 PM

Aug 2016

Is he working for "free" like Manafort?

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)

8. Oh boy..............................

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:34 PM

Aug 2016

http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=roger_ailes_1

http://gawker.com/5814150/roger-ailes-secret-nixon-era-blueprint-for-fox-news

for some of us we get to relive the golden years of BS during the Nixon years, and seeing and hearing it today---------------

The new propaganda minister has now arrived in the herr drumpfster house this should be interesting on who's narcissistic values prevail

Kathy M

(1,242 posts)

14. Interesting articles ..... One mean devious man

Reply to turbinetree (Reply #8)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 02:48 PM

Aug 2016

From your second article

" The memo—called, simply enough, "A Plan For Putting the GOP on TV News"— is included in a 318-page cache of documents detailing Ailes' work for both the Nixon and George H.W. Bush administrations that we obtained from the Nixon and Bush presidential libraries."

thanks for posting ....

rurallib

(62,423 posts)

9. guess we all had the same reaction- hiring a harrasser and abuser of women

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:50 PM

Aug 2016

not a smart move
Why should anyone be surprised?

It's like they are forming some kind of fuck justice league or something.

Maven

(10,533 posts)

10. Ailes is the new Goebbels. nt

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 01:23 PM

Aug 2016

cstanleytech

(26,298 posts)

12. That's a position he already has held for decades actually. nt

Reply to Maven (Reply #10)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 02:15 PM

Aug 2016

sofa king

(10,857 posts)

13. "Not clear when Ailes joined the campaign."

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 02:41 PM

Aug 2016

I recall that it was in July, 2015, when Trump entered the race.

Kathy M

(1,242 posts)

15. Not surprising news since Ailes and Don have known each other for years ............

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 02:57 PM

Aug 2016

From the New York Times article posted above in Don 's own words

"Asked point-blank by Chuck Todd of NBC News on July 24 if Mr. Ailes was going to advise the campaign, Mr. Trump replied: “I don’t want to comment. But he’s been a friend of mine for a long time.” He called Mr. Ailes a “very, very good person” and said, “A lot of people are thinking he’s going to run my campaign.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/us/politics/donald-trump-roger-ailes.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

Then add in Manafort , Stone , Don all from the Nixon era also and some new players , what a combo . In my opinion there is a lot going on behind the scenes we are not seeing or hearing about while Don has his show in front of the camera , then we end up with 2 to 3 days worth of news on his statements . Don know exactly what he is doing .... a lot of deflecting .

lark

(23,105 posts)

16. Bet he's coaching him on the GW format.

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 03:41 PM

Aug 2016

Have Trump be wired up and get his answers from people offstage, same way GW did when he was too stupid and uninformed to do the debate on his own.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts)

17. Giving him the results from his private detectives he set on journalists?

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 04:40 PM

Aug 2016

Just in case one of them is a moderator?

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