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hlthe2b

(102,114 posts)
1. I know nothing about Ailes' wife and family... Perhaps he (Ailes) made their lives hell too?
Thu May 18, 2017, 07:56 PM
May 2017

Regardless, they did nothing to me so this gesture of condolence surely doesn't bother me.


Those going overboard to commemorate him are a different matter.

hlthe2b

(102,114 posts)
9. He earned nothing but disdain... His family stayed in the background and afaik, did nothing to any
Thu May 18, 2017, 08:23 PM
May 2017

of us...

Hate begets hate

BeyondGeography

(39,345 posts)
4. They're all so cozy
Thu May 18, 2017, 07:58 PM
May 2017

Yeah, that was nauseating. Tweety thinks it's all in the game. Bottom line, he's got his and he doesn't care what Murdoch/Ailes did to destroy and undermine journalism in America.

gordianot

(15,233 posts)
5. Ailes got Matthews his job at NBC.
Thu May 18, 2017, 07:58 PM
May 2017

There are old ties between Matthews and Ailes. Matthews discussed this when news broke this morning. I think it explains a lot about Matthews. Show biz not news.

Mike Nelson

(9,943 posts)
8. I think I understand...
Thu May 18, 2017, 08:22 PM
May 2017

...due to Ailes' time ill-spent on Earth, he's going to need all the help he can get!

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