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Roger Ailes Biography

Roger Eugene Ailes (May 15, 1940 – May 18, 2017) was an American television executive and media consultant. He was the Chairman and CEO of Fox News and Fox Television Stations, from which he resigned in July 2016. Ailes was a media consultant for Republican presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush, and for Rudy Giuliani's first mayoral campaign. In 2016, after he resigned from Fox News amid allegations of sexual misconduct, he became an adviser to the Donald Trump campaign, where he assisted with debate preparation.

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Television and I grew up together.

Grew, Grew Up, Television, Together

I would advise people occasionally to take the media on, but only when you know it's a manufactured product and not a news interview.

Interview, Manufactured, Media, News, People

It's better to be in charge of change than to have to react to change.

Change, Charge, React

Take the [1980] Jimmy Carter-Ronald Reagan debate. Carter kept trying to imply that somehow Ronald Reagan was going to push the button, or was irresponsible with nuclear war. You might have been able to make the case that Carter was responsible. But it's very tough when you see a person with Reagan's nice-guy persona up there to believe this guy somehow wants nuclear war, that he somehow wants to antagonize the Russians into an attack. It's just not credible; it doesn't cut with what all your other senses are telling you.

Believe, Debate, Irresponsible, Make, Nice, War

I grew up in the era when Dan Rather hated Richard Nixon. He was a newsman, but you knew what his opinion was.

Era, Eras, Grew, Grew Up, Opinion, Richard

Almost everything I do is related to my ability to hire good people. I don't take much of the credit myself. I think I have a good eye.

Eye, Good, Hire, People, Related, Thinking

You cover the bad news about America. You do. But you don't get up in the morning hating your country. And so, until somebody shows me lines at the border trying to get out, I think there's some good news.

Border, Country, Hate, Morning, Shows, Somebody

I think it's because I'm unpredictable. I view every situation, every race, and every candidate differently I try not to rely on something that worked before.

Candidate, Race, Situation, Thinking, View, Views

Growing up in Ohio and just being kind of an average guy from flyover country - my dad was a factory guy - I try to put things on a screen that reflect reality. I don't mind if people want to argue with that, or think that's crazy.

Country, Dad, Growing Up, Mind, Reality, Think

Does Rupert like me? I think so, but it doesn't matter. When I go up to the magic room in the sky every three months, if my numbers are right, I get to live. If not, I'm killed. Our relationship isn't about love-it's about arithmetic. Survival means hitting your numbers. I've met or exceeded mine in 56 straight quarters. The reason is: I treat Rupert's money like it is mine.

Exceeded, Killed, Mean, Numbers, Quarters, Thinking

If you're running far behind in the polls and you decide to use comparative advertising, you have to be able to explain to the people why the incumbent shouldn't have then ob.

Incumbent, People, Running, Use

You've got to attract interest in your candidate. The problem when you're running far behind is that you've got to move through those positive phases very quickly. Then, you have to draw attention to the other guy. You've got to create interest in why you differ from him and you've got to create a desire to remove him.

Attract, Guy, Moving, Phases, Running

One of the reasons I'm in this business is because I have absolute respect for the people who say, "You know what? I think I can make this a little better and I'm willing to get in and try. " Because, I'll tell you, there are a hell of a lot of reasons to stay away from running for office today.

Business, Make, People, Running, Stay, Thinking

I think the worst decision is usually no decision. If you make the wrong decision you can usually course-correct, but if you don't make it, you've already made it, and it's usually the bad one.

Decision, Made, Think, Thinking, Usually, Wrong

The thing you always have to remember is, you look at people and they might look like a failure but there's often a narrow thing they do very well.

Failure, Looks, Might, Narrow, People, Remember

They [NPR] are, of course, Nazis. They have a kind of Nazi attitude. They are the left wing of Nazism. These guys don't want any other point of view. They don't even feel guilty using tax dollars to spout their propaganda. They are basically Air America with government funding to keep them alive.

Attitude, Funding, Npr, View, Wings

In the Rather
Bush incident, it was totally unfair. CBS was trying him and convicting him and trying to execute him on national television. They had made up their minds. CBS made the fatal error of trying to become the political opposition to George Bush. And, when they did that, they put themselves in an arena where they can get knocked on their fanny.

Errors, Mind, Opposition, Political, Television, Totally

I think the media is dangerously close to creating their own product. They used to cover the product, which was whatever's happening.

Creating, Media, Product, Thinking, Used

I don't have any focus groups on talent and programming. If I need five people in a mall to be paid $40 to tell me how to do my job, I shouldn't do my job.

Focus, Groups, Jobs, Paid, People, Tell

There is a - deep down, underneath all the work I do, I think there's a laziness in me.

Deep, Deep Down, Laziness, Think, Thinking, Work

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