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Wacko patrol: America's 25 scariest conservatives

The Phoenix ranks the individuals who will hold the most sway over the right-wing message machine in 2009, and beyond.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN  |  November 3, 2008

6) ROGER AILES, PRESIDENT, FOX NEWS
 Ailes, with his mentor Lee Atwater, created the “Willie Horton” strategy that helped sink Michael Dukakis in 1988. He brings the same approach to the slipping-in-overall-stature network that is still the conservative oasis for news and opinion.

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