Fox News chief Roger Ailes apologises after describing NPR as 'Nazis' [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian

Fox News chief Roger Ailes apologises after describing NPR as 'Nazis'
Roger Ailes, the head of Fox News, blasts NPR as 'Nazis' and calls Jon Stewart's act 'horseshit' in a bile-filled interview
Posted by
Richard Adams Thursday 18 November 2010 21.31 GMT
guardian.co.uk

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Roger Ailes, Fox News chairman, says NPR is run by Nazis.
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Roger Ailes, the head of Rupert Murdoch's Fox News cable channel, was forced to back down on Thursday after describing America's National Public Radio staff as "Nazis".

In an interview, Ailes attacked NPR's management for its dismissal of commentator Juan Williams over remarks about Muslims and terrorism while appearing on Fox News. Ailes told the Daily Beast website:

They are, of course, Nazis. They have a kind of Nazi attitude. They are the left wing of Nazism. These guys don't want any other point of view. They don't even feel guilty using tax dollars to spout their propaganda.

Hours after the interview appeared, setting off a flurry of controversy, Ailes was quick to apologise by sending a letter to the national director of the Anti-Defamation League: "I was of course ad-libbing and should not have chosen that word but I was angry at the time because of NPR's willingness to censor Juan Williams for not being liberal enough."




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