http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/11/opinion/sunday/the-trump-ailes-buddy-act.html 2016-09-12 14:22:48 The Trump-Ailes Buddy Act Donald Trump can’t possibly be betting on Roger Ailes to help him win the election. Could these two serial misogynists share a future in TV land? === Trump TV. What other explanation could there be for Donald Trump’s retaining Roger Ailes, the ousted chairman of Fox News and serial misogynist, as Mr. Trump was already losing the women’s vote by double digits before last week, when multiple charges of sexual harassment against Mr. Ailes forced 21st Century Fox to pay the former anchor Gretchen Carlson a $20 million settlement. Surely Mr. Trump can’t now be counting on Mr. Ailes to dig him out of that hole and help him win the White House … right? Ms. Carlson’s lawsuit, filed in early July, prompted two dozen women to come forward with accounts of Mr. Ailes’s predatory behavior and the Playboy Mansion culture he fostered at Fox. Two weeks later, he was out. Mr. Trump, who once So, lacking a logical reason for putting Mr. Ailes anywhere near the helm of a presidential campaign, one is forced to search for another answer. Maybe Mr. Trump needs Mr. Ailes to create his post-candidacy second act. Mr. Trump may be looking to convert his campaign supporters into the audience for a new media company, and speculation about that has simmered throughout the summer. The Trump TV theory Citing an unnamed source, the article said Mr. Trump “has become irked by his ability to create revenue for other media organizations without being able to take a cut himself. Such a situation ‘brings him to the conclusion that he has the business acumen and the ratings for his own network.’” Mr. Ailes made his name in political television when Richard Nixon Imagine the possibilities! Stephen Bannon, Mr. Trump’s campaign chief and head of Breitbart News, could be the Trump TV program director, churning out hits like And behind it all would be Mr. Ailes, the man whose behavior forced Fox to make Stay tuned: For this TV-land fantasy to play out, Mr. Trump will first have to lose the election. Mr. Ailes’s presence will help.