 Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | "The Fox Effect," a new book co-authored by Media Matters' founder David Brock, executive vice president Ari Rabin-Havt, and other researchers at the organization, takes an in-depth look at the corrupting influence of Fox News. Its president Roger Ailes has forced the network to advance a deeply-partisan political agenda that regularly contravenes traditional journalistic standards. The book also shares details about the qualities and characteristics of Ailes as a person. Here are the top five most telling quotes about Ailes found in "The Fox Effect": Ailes used homophobic slurs to describe George H.W. Bush's clothing: --You can't wear a short-sleeve shirt--you'll look like a f*cking f*ggot." [The Fox Effect, p. 32] Ailes explaining race before the Federal Election Commission: "When Republicans see Willie Horton they see a criminal..." |
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