I remember before my conversion I really thought quite
highly of Roger Ailes. This was several years before he was commissioned by
Rupert Murdoch to start FOX news.
This interview was particularly interesting because I knew
the (apparently false) story about how he was hired as an advisor by Richard
Nixon. I wonder why he felt the need to make it up?
His entertainment tactics and format are discussed. These are things I and
others have already noticed, but it was interesting to hear someone else note
them.
In particular my wife and I have always been a bit baffled
as to why the conservative (even Christian) news channel would have so many
blonde bimbo/slut girls on the show? And tacky and abrasive to boot. It's like
anti-feminism means bare skin but to be respected you have to be assertive.
It's revolting.
Is it a case of the Bible Belt gone bad? No, it's a
deliberate policy. It reminds me of a local hardware store/lumber yard that for
many years has done the same. The contractors like cute girls who don't know
how to dress when they come to work. The owners figured construction workers
would probably want to come and flirt as opposed to patronizing the other place
in town and be waited on by the guy with the big beer gut.
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