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kpete

(71,900 posts)
Thu May 18, 2017, 08:14 PM May 2017

Bill O'Reilly: Roger Ailes endured hatred 'and it killed him. That is the truth.'

So at age 77, Roger is gone. Some in the press continued to demean him even on the day of his death. He leaves a wife and son who knew him best and adored him. For Roger, that meant more than all his accomplishments, and I hope that brought him solace in his last tough year.

We are living in a rough age, with technological advances changing behavior and perspective. The downside of that is turning us into a nation where hatred is almost celebrated in some quarters.

Roger Ailes experienced that hatred and it killed him. That is the truth. But he would not want to be remembered that way. He did both good and bad in his life and in that, he has something in common with every human being.

When I remember Roger, as I often will, I'll picture him holding court with his top anchors, jazzing them with wit, verbally crushing any and all pretensions. He was truly a force, an unforgettable person.

It was a privilege to know him.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/18/bill-oreilly-it-was-a-privilege-to-know-roger-ailes-column/101846434/

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Bill O'Reilly: Roger Ailes endured hatred 'and it killed him. That is the truth.' (Original Post) kpete May 2017 OP
Roger Ailes ennabled and exploited hatred. tanyev May 2017 #1
And that is the truth. "Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap." nikibatts May 2017 #5
Hate and you shall be malaise May 2017 #25
What a load of bullshit gay texan May 2017 #2
Was he supposed to be loved for the way he treated women? Thrill May 2017 #3
Self hate kills. n/t PoliticAverse May 2017 #4
fuck him gopiscrap May 2017 #6
Hatred didn't kill him. The floor did. Siwsan May 2017 #7
But the floor hated him. n/t rzemanfl May 2017 #13
I never considered that possibility! It was probably installed by a Liberal! Siwsan May 2017 #16
Consider the view presented to the floor by Ailes. rzemanfl May 2017 #21
I've never actually felt sorry for a floor, until now! Siwsan May 2017 #24
Perfect JDC May 2017 #32
Hey, Bill. We really hate you, too! nt tblue37 May 2017 #8
Roger Ailes killed Roger Ailes BeyondGeography May 2017 #9
If I was seen in public in that outfit I would kill myself. n/t rzemanfl May 2017 #14
I was just thinking the same thing. Siwsan May 2017 #23
Glad I could help. NT Adrahil May 2017 #10
Barf Canoe52 May 2017 #11
hate makes people accidentally fall down? unblock May 2017 #12
Ailes stroked the fires of hate in this country. kimbutgar May 2017 #15
Billo's made a living off of spreading hate... VOX May 2017 #17
he wasn't just "jazzing" them, if they were female anchors virtualobserver May 2017 #18
Does Billo realize Ailes died from a fall? yellowcanine May 2017 #19
His life's work was the manufacturing and selling of hatred. Crunchy Frog May 2017 #20
He created a "product" that poisoned the minds of millions of Americans. BannonsLiver May 2017 #22
...and Ailes was a boor just like loofah man. muntrv May 2017 #26
So our hate killed Ailes? WellDarn May 2017 #27
And may he reap ten times over in the after life, that Drahthaardogs May 2017 #28
If hatred can kill, trump better call an ambulance dembotoz May 2017 #29
The only hatred that killed him was his own. smirkymonkey May 2017 #30
He is right. That man was FULL OF HATRED. AgadorSparticus May 2017 #31
Maybe a positive Old Terp May 2017 #33
SCREW Ailes and you too O'Reilly. Your both POS..............n/t Bengus81 May 2017 #34

rzemanfl

(29,540 posts)
21. Consider the view presented to the floor by Ailes.
Thu May 18, 2017, 08:39 PM
May 2017

Even a floor installed by card carrying Nazis would hate him.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
23. I was just thinking the same thing.
Thu May 18, 2017, 08:41 PM
May 2017

I guess when you are that rich, you pretty much do what you want and to hell with what the 'little people' think!

VOX

(22,976 posts)
17. Billo's made a living off of spreading hate...
Thu May 18, 2017, 08:37 PM
May 2017

You'd think he'd show some respect and gratitude for the specific emotion he cranked up for decades.

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
19. Does Billo realize Ailes died from a fall?
Thu May 18, 2017, 08:39 PM
May 2017

Ailes was old. Old men sometimes fall down. And they sometimes die from those falls.

Crunchy Frog

(26,548 posts)
20. His life's work was the manufacturing and selling of hatred.
Thu May 18, 2017, 08:39 PM
May 2017

He was brought down by women who hated being sexually harassed.

May he rot in Hell.

BannonsLiver

(16,162 posts)
22. He created a "product" that poisoned the minds of millions of Americans.
Thu May 18, 2017, 08:40 PM
May 2017

Fox and talk radio have destroyed our national dialogue for a generation and likely longer.

Roger Ailes and Bilo can go fuck themselves.

dembotoz

(16,739 posts)
29. If hatred can kill, trump better call an ambulance
Thu May 18, 2017, 09:12 PM
May 2017

Sadly little proof for good vibes probably less for bad vibes

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
30. The only hatred that killed him was his own.
Thu May 18, 2017, 09:12 PM
May 2017

Fuck you O'Lielly. You are such a worthless piece of shit, just like your boss was.

Old Terp

(464 posts)
33. Maybe a positive
Thu May 18, 2017, 09:39 PM
May 2017

He realized what he had done, decided he couldn't live with himself and took himself out. Either that or looked at the legal future, and decided to exit.

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