The war at home

Roger Ailes
Fox News Channel

Dear Mr. Ailes,

I hope the recent ratings news isn't getting you down. You've accomplished a lot at Fox. Your viewers are the only people left in the country who still believe we're winning in Iraq--that's an incredible accomplishment. And then there's the bigotry. Not only have you and your on-air talent made it socially acceptable to be a bigot again, you've turned it into an act of patriotism.

And boy how your viewers have embraced it. Why just last Saturday, a man intimidated Maryland Legislative candidate Saqib Ali's campaign staff by sitting in front of their office with a sign saying "Islam Sucks." Surely he's a guy who's watched a lot of Bill O'Reilly and John Gibson--I mean he'd have to have heard a lot of rants about Islamofacism to proudly display his bigotry in the open like that.

There will be those who will try to downplay the importance of this incident. They'll say that it's a minor thing; that waving a an anti-Islamic sign isn't that big a deal, but what if he had held a "Jews Suck" sign outside of Russ Feingold's office? I don't think they'd call it a minor incident then.

Given your ratings problems, you'd be missing a great opportunity if you didn't capitalize on this kind of activism. I'm thinking a Fox News Special with your own 21st Century Father Coughlin, Bill O'Reilly, at the helm. Have him put together a mob composed of conservatism's most popular bigots, people like Michelle Malkin, Charles Johnson, and Rush Limbaugh. Add Marty Peretz for a little bipartisan cover. Then, send them out to burn a cross on Ali's lawn, and bingo, you have a ratings bonanza. Follow up specials could follow the mob as they burn down Ali's house and beat up his staff.

As always, I'd be glad to help you develop the idea further.

Heterosexually yours,

Gen. JC Christian, patriot

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