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David: Gawker now is confirming, they claim to be confirming that Roger Ailes, Fox News
executive, is one of Chris Christie's advisers. This is an incredible story if it's true,
and all indications are that it is. Roger Ailes, according to Gawker, is confirming
that Roger Ailes is one of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's confidential advisers.
Of course, there's absolutely no link between Fox News and the Republican Party, however,
the office of Republican Governor Chris Christie is claiming that Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes
is a confidential adviser whose interactions with the governor should remain secret under
New Jersey's executive privilege. When Roger Ailes was asked about it, he basically said
they-- his office can do whatever they want.
Any surprise here, Louis, at all? I mean, again, people will come up and say whatever
it is that they think will excuse this kind of behavior and say no, Fox News isn't really
tied into the Republican Party in any way, and maybe that the source isn't reliable,
or maybe it's reliable but it's being misrepresented.
But the reality is that we see time after time Fox News using Republican Party talking
points, we see Fox News sending out memos, including from Bill Sammon, explaining exactly
why they need to be using Republican terminology when they discuss certain issues, including
health care, and now we see Roger Ailes, Fox News executive, as one of Chris Christie's
"confidential advisors". I'm not surprised.
Louis: Confidential. Well, it's not confidential anymore.
David: Well, I guess the nature of their conversations is still remaining confidential.
David: And you know, the last thing here before we go to break, this is looking like it will
be... and really, it will be the most expensive presidential campaign in history. The amount
of money that is expected to be spent by all candidates combined is going to be like nothing
we've ever seen before. And it's really frustrating to me, because that money, Louis, if it actually
went into fixing problems, imagine what could be done with the money that will just be spent
on politicians traveling around giving stump speeches and buying television commercials.
I mean, literally, problems could be wiped off the face of the Earth with the money that
is just going to be spent. And it's embarrassing to even feel like we're remotely a part of
it, even as critical of it as we are, it is embarrassing.
Louis: Yeah. The whole thing is so unnecessary when everything could just be done with the
simple televised debates.
David: And serious campaign finance reform, the likes of which we may never see, because
why would anyone who benefits from the current system ever want to change it? But really,
I won't get into numbers because they're so depressing, but what could be done on poverty,
for example, with the money that goes into TV commercials for people like Herman Cain
and Michele Bachmann and the president, the president's reelection campaign? It's completely
unbelievable.
On the bonus show, a lot of stuff to talk about, including a profanity-laced rant from
a Southwest pilot, as well as some *** Atlantic passengers getting a pretty foul-mouthed
awakeing, and Sarah Palin has quit again. Again Sarah Palin has quit. But she's not
a quitter. Back after this.
Announcer: The David Pakman Show at www.DavidPakman.com.
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