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| Ailes Reportedly Looked For A 'Wallaceite Cab-Driver' To Bring Up Race At Town Hall. Fox News' frequent racially charged attempts to foment opposition to President Obama echo Ailes' decades-long record of stoking racial fears and biases while serving as a media consultant for Republican political campaigns. While working for Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign, Ailes reportedly suggested Nixon participate in a televised town hall and take a question from a 'good, mean, Wallaceite cab-driver ... Some guy to sit there and say, 'Awright, Mac, what about these niggers?' The strategy, according to Nixonland author Rick Pearlstein, was to have Nixon 'abhor the uncivility of the words, while endorsing a 'moderate' version of the opinion.' [Nixonland, p. 331] |
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Rupert bought pure venom
by Margaret Bassett on Friday, Jul 22, 2011 at 11:26:43 AM