Source: Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Was Exec Who Asked Judith Regan to Lie to Protect Giuliani

[kpete]

According to Barrett, it wasn’t just any NewsCorp exec. It was the head honcho at Fox News, Roger Ailes:

BARRETT: The funny thing about Judith Regan‘s complaint is that she doesn‘t refer to Roger Ailes by name for the first 16 pages, right? She refers to the senior executive of the company who insisted that she not come clean on things that might affect Bernie Kerik and Rudy Giuliani. And she doesn‘t refer to him by name but when she first refers to him, she doesn‘t even give him a title. She just says Roger Ailes, whereas when she first introduces Rupert Murdock it‘s CEO of News Corporation. But Roger Ailes is so clearly part from page one of this complaint. He is clearly the person she is referring to as this senior executive who made all these suggestions to her that she not come clean on Bernie.

OLBERMANN: All right. So that secret‘s out.

And here’s the clincher, since Ailes was asking Regan to lie about her relationship with Kerik to federal investigators vetting Kerik for the post of secretary of Homeland Defense, the request was quite probably illegal.

more at:
http://www.pensitoreview.com/2007/11/15/source-roger-ailes-asked-judith-regan-to-lie-to-protect-giuliani/

[SpiralHawk]

1. A republicon homelander propagandist lying??? I am shocked, shocked I tell you

[H2O Man]

3. It's as if

the world has been shaken. Somehow, this must be part of that War Against Christmas, I am convinced.

[SpiralHawk]

4. ROFLMAO

[fasttense]

2. The never ending lie that is the republican party. n/t

[Robbien]

5. Oh come on, it was obvious from the beginning the Fox exec was Ailes

Nothing happens at Fauxnews unless Ailes gives the okay. He micromanages everything. It is hard to believe he would delegate the Guiliani propaganda program to anyone.

Of course it was Ailes.

[KharmaTrain]

6. Como Se Dice Witness Tampering & Intimidation???

If Regan was told not to cooperate with an investigation into vetting Kerik for Homeland Security or she lied, we're gonna have ourselves quite some fun here...and all indication that's what happened.

Not only is Ailes up to his fat ass here, so could be his good buddy Karl Rove. Regan knows where the bones are burried here and is a slick operator...my bets are she has tapes and emails that could turn that decrepid network in on itself and destroy its credibility within the Repugnican coven. Imagine if its proven that the network favors Rudy...those fundies aren't gonna be too happy.

Ailes and Murdoch feel their egos are worth the $100 mil...methinks this is a choice they will regret.

[NewJeffCT]

7. Ailes can afford the best lawyers, though

and, can we expect aggressive prosecution from the Mukasey-led Justice Department?

[UTUSN]

8. Kickaronie kickapoo!1 n/t

[David Zephyr]

9. K&R.

As always, thanks to kpete.