Roger Ailes Quotes
I could never be elected.
Chafets, Zev. Roger Ailes: Off Camera. Sentinel, 2013.
During the last days of the 1912 "Bull Moose" campaign, President Taft's running mate, Taft’s Vice President James S. Sherman, died just before election day. Nicholas Butler was asked to take his place on the Republican ballot; he agreed with this famous condition. The election was won by Democrat Woodrow Wilson and Butler was off the hook.
He opposed all government bail outs, give always, and other programs where the government gave money to individuals or companies other than fair market value for work, products or services. A large number of Americans benefit from one or more of these programs so Paul viewed his position as “attacking Santa Claus.” There are many Americans who understand that there is a cost to all programs, and that great political debate in America is when the cost is worth it and when not. Even Paul came to oppose withdrawing the social safety net unless we could create other mechanisms.
Roger Eugene Ailes was an American television executive and media consultant. He was the chairman and CEO of Fox News, Fox Television Stations and 20th Television, from which he resigned in July 2016 after allegations of sexual harassment were made by 23 women. 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, he was resigned from Fox News after being accused of sexual harassment by several female Fox employees, including on-air personalities Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly. Shortly afterward, he became an adviser to the Donald Trump campaign, where he assisted with debate preparation.
