“I’m here with Roger Ailes, who has been called the Ernest Hemingway of campaign advisers.” Roger Ailes was in the Nixon White House. Murdoch sees a big opportunity and he finds the perfect accomplice. But what Limbaugh doesn’t have is the gravitas of a news operation. “That’s more like it!” Limbaugh is a game changer for the conservative base. “Rush Limbaugh, talent on loan from God.” Rush Limbaugh is a national hit - he is huge. “With a publishing empire in New York alone, that includes The Post, New York Magazine, Village Voice.” Murdoch’s expanding his empire in the United States just as a new right-wing radio star enters the scene. He wants to blow up the entire media system here. Rupert Murdoch, from the minute he steps ashore in the United States in the ’70s, is all about upending the elitist news environment. “Sean Hannity, come on up, Sean Hannity.” That one small step for Sean Hannity would be a giant step for the network that pledged to make the news “fair and balanced.” So, how did we get to this moment? It all started with an Australian media mogul who wanted to take on the world. Hannity completely denies it, tweets out: “I will not be on stage campaigning with the president.” He says he’s just covering the final rally for his show. It erases any line between the news organization and the campaign. Talent for a news organization should not be openly campaigning with a candidate. Fox allows him to take great liberty, but he still has to, at least, abide by some measure of news standards. Sean Hannity is supposed to be like an opinion columnist. Mind you, this is the top person in all of cable news - Fox News’s PR department, their phones are ringing off the hook. This is so exciting! I have been watching Trump rallies” - Lo and behold, word goes out, Sean Hannity will be among the presenters. There’s no more sacred ground in conservative media. This is the birthplace, the hometown of Rush Limbaugh. And team Trump is pulling out all the stops to fire up the base. Control of Congress, the future of Trump’s presidency, it’s all on the line.
It’s the night before a historic midterm election.
We are out here live on Facebook at President Trump’s rally in Cape Girardeau.” This is not just any rally. Tomorrow, you can shock the world again.” “Hello everyone. And I’m going to tell you how we got here. Promises kept.” This is the night Fox crossed the line between where the network ends and President Trump begins. Transcript The Night Fox News and Trump Became One When Sean Hannity of Fox News appeared onstage at a rally with President Trump - and called the press corps “fake news” from the podium - it was the culmination of the network’s shift from its “fair and balanced” founding days to a post-Ailes MAGA messaging machine.
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