Fox News to Petraeus: Can We Run Your Campaign for President?

"So in spring 2011, Ailes asked a Fox News analyst headed to Afghanistan to pass on his thoughts to Petraeus, who was then the commander of U.S. and coalition forces there. Petraeus, Ailes advised, should turn down an expected offer from President Obama to become CIA director and accept nothing less than the chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top military post. If Obama did not offer the Joint Chiefs post, Petraeus should resign from the military and run for president, Ailes suggested.

The Fox News chairman's message was delivered to Petraeus by Kathleen T. McFarland, a Fox News national security analyst and former national security and Pentagon aide in three Republican administrations. She did so at the end of a 90-minute, unfiltered conversation with Petraeus that touched on the general's future, his relationship with the media and his political aspirations — or lack thereof. The Washington Post has obtained a digital recording from the meeting, which took place in Petraeus's office in Kabul."*

The Washington Post uncovered a tape with a representative for Fox News president Ailes and then-General Robert Petraeus in Spring of 2011. Ailes pretty much puts his full support behind Petraeus to run for president with himself running the campaign, Rupert Murdoch funding it, and perhaps more of the staff helping in some way. Does this give the public any doubt as to what Fox News' intentions are? What about Ailes' "It was a joke" response; would people buy that? Cenk Uygur breaks down this ridiculous breach of "fair and balanced" ethics.

*Read more from Bob Woodward/ Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifesty...

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[Duong Nguyen]

Ahh just a glimpse into the high level corruption in America.. It's almost as juicy as wikileaks.. Not that it matters, most Americans are way to self involved to care that their "handlers" are already grooming the next leader, voters be damn. A so called "News" channel playing king maker, pathetic.

[criskity]

This is proof positive that Fox is corrupt.

[bolozbolozboloz]

Petraeus sound really uninterested halfway through the interview, he knew something was up.

[12KA442KA1]

afriad of the truth.just google what possition the jews hold in USA, YOU FOOL

[Possimpablee]

what bullshit.

[12KA442KA1]

fox are neo con mother fuckers



[12KA442KA1]

Six Jewish Companies Control 96% of the World’s Media

the unthinkable. What can they (Americans) do to us? We control congress, we control the media, we control show biz, and we control everything in America. In America you can criticize God, but you can’t criticize Israel…” Israeli spokeswoman, Tzipora Menache

[12KA442KA1]

“collective stupidity.

You know very well, and the stupid Americans know equally well, that we control their. You see, I know it and you know it that no American president can be in a position to challenge us even if we do the unthinkable. What can they (Americans) do to us? We control congress, we control the media, we control show biz, and we control everything in America. In America you can criticize God, but you can’t criticize Israel…” Israeli spokeswoman, Tzipora Menache

[T Carroll]

fox news is bad

[Cobra1Alpha]

How much you want t bet General Petraeus Recorded it and leaked it :) To expose these bastards for who they are he's a Hero and a good guy in my book

[ohyeah1943]

Fox sucks

[DemonMarcusCrotch]

Political spectrum lesson: Liberal = Left, Nazi = Right

Bonus lesson: Homophobic slurs are indicative of stupidity and hate.