Yes, the irony here is that he truly loathes Gabriel Sherman (the man who almost single-handedly brought down Ailes), so the fact that he's even sort of pretending to play nice with Gabe is all about irritating the Murdochs.

No, they actually first became truly powerful under Bush II. Although you could argue that was more about successfully playing on post-9/11 fear and warmongering than about having a Republican in the White House.

The problem is, Sean doesn't even do his show live anymore.

And it's worked. Hannity's ratings on both TV and radio (where he earns as much as TV and arguably puts more effort) have skyrocketed since he joined the Trump Train.

Beck leaving was a mutual decision with Roger Ailes. Fox didn't want him anymore because ratings don't matter if you're too toxic for advertisers to buy. But you're right… Beck really did think he was going to be the Charles Foster Kane of New Media.

Because politicians and analysts with an ounce of self-respect will eventually tell raving lunatics something to the effect of, "I get where you're coming from, and I get why you're mad, but let's look at the reality of the situation for a second…" Trump and Hannity just say, "Yes! Yes! Everything you've ever…

He's already the author of a thinly-disguised work of self-aggrandizing fiction in which he's a heroic reporter hated by the mainstream who ends up murdering Bob Schieffer.
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My biggest worry is that people voted for Trump largely because they thought the Tea Party wasn't doing what they promised. They voted for the Tea Party because they thought the Republican Revolution folks of the 1994 class weren't doing what they promised. The voted for the Republican Revolution because they…

There were a few anecdotal examples, but nothing to indicate it was statistically significant. On a recent FiveThirtyEight podcast, Nate Silver and Harry Enten (neither of whom seem particularly amenable to nationalism) both flatly labelled Bregret as "bullshit."

While she wasn't co-president, Bill did say many times on the campaign trail that when you voted for him, you'd be getting "2-for-1." While he meant that in a much more lighthearted way than right-wingers like to portray, that sentiment combined with the fact that he appointed her to take the lead on crafting his top…

Since most of us have argyria…

He's also a lesbian.

Many years ago under union contracts, "laid off" meant you'd have the opportunity to automatically be hired back if things at the company improved and they expanded again. Now it's just a term of art. You're still fired.

Too soon.

ESPN reportedly employs 8,000 people. Eight thousand! And keep in mind that the army of technicians and mid-level producers who work at the actual games are mostly freelancers who are not on the ESPN payroll.

Not before his vocal cords literally turn into sandpaper.

Or this decade's "I have a consulting business now."

By design, at least for the exclusive Sunday games.

The president gets the food bill monthly, not at the end of 8 years.
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According to prior reporting, he already had a massive reinforced door, bulletproof windows, and guns hidden around his office.