And so when we got backthe next day, I was back at Fox and I ran into one of thesenior...
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And so when we got back
the next day, I was back at Fox and I ran into one of the
senior vice presidents who said, "Did you have fun
at the Christmas party?" I said, "I had a great time.
It was fascinating because I was right behind Roger
for the photo taking," He said, "Oh, then you heard
the big moment?" And I said, "Yes, I did."
And he said, "Wasn't it crazy to hear President Obama say, 'Roger Ailes, the most
powerful man in the world'?" And I said,
"That's not what he said." And he said, "Yes, it is."
And I said, "Uh-uh." He said, "Roger Ailes,
the most powerful man in media." But there was no point
in me going to, like, burst Roger's bubble
or call bullshit on it with him you know, one-on-one,
because I saw that that was already
the new narrative
the next day, I was back at Fox and I ran into one of the
senior vice presidents who said, "Did you have fun
at the Christmas party?" I said, "I had a great time.
It was fascinating because I was right behind Roger
for the photo taking," He said, "Oh, then you heard
the big moment?" And I said, "Yes, I did."
And he said, "Wasn't it crazy to hear President Obama say, 'Roger Ailes, the most
powerful man in the world'?" And I said,
"That's not what he said." And he said, "Yes, it is."
And I said, "Uh-uh." He said, "Roger Ailes,
the most powerful man in media." But there was no point
in me going to, like, burst Roger's bubble
or call bullshit on it with him you know, one-on-one,
because I saw that that was already
the new narrative
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And so when we got back
the next day, I was back at Fox
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and I ran into one of the
senior vice presidents who said,
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"Did you have fun
at the Christmas party?"
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I said, "I had a great time.
It was fascinating
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because I was right behind Roger
for the photo taking,"
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He said, "Oh, then you heard
the big moment?"
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And I said, "Yes, I did."
And he said, "Wasn't it crazy
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to hear President Obama say,
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'Roger Ailes, the most
powerful man in the world'?"
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And I said,
"That's not what he said."
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And he said, "Yes, it is."
And I said, "Uh-uh."
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He said, "Roger Ailes,
the most powerful man in media."
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But there was no point
in me going to, like, burst
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Roger's bubble
or call bullshit on it with him
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you know, one-on-one,
because I saw that
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that was already
the new narrative.
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Movie Summary
A documentary that explores the rise and fall of the late Roger Ailes, from his early media influence on the Nixon presidency to his controversial leadership at Fox News.
