This caught my eye: From a cable news blog. Ailes gives advice to Obama that would hurt Fox, if Obama followed the advice:
And Ailes had a great story about Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill, about how they got things done, settling matters through compromise over drinks and Irish jokes. Obama should, as Ailes suggested, invite the Republican leadership over to the White House to watch the Super Bowl. That would be the way to get things done.
Yet it's interesting that Ailes would suggest it, since it would not, by definition, be on TV. Let's face it: TV thrives on conflict, the more public the better. So Ailes was suggesting a problem-solving mechanism that would, one could say, hurt TV ratings.
But it's country first with Ailes. And that's important to remember, as we watch Fox, because amidst all the free-for-all-ing, there's always a sense that Ailes is looking out for the country.
But it should be Ailes making these decisions, not giving advice on how to make decisions. America doesn't have time to see a politician climb up that learning curve.
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