The Loudest Voice (2019): Season 1, Episode 1 - 1995 - full transcript

Roger Ailes, one of the most influential

- and controversial figures in...
- After collapsing at his home

three days ago,

the former Fox News CEO
Roger Ailes has died.

- ... Of Fox News...
- Sexual harassment allegations

that dogged Roger Ailes...

Fox News CEO Roger Ailes has died.

I know what people are
going to say about me.

I can pretty much pick
the words for you.

Right-wing, paranoid, fat.

And I'm not gonna argue with them.



I am a conservative...

I do like to eat,

and I believe in the
power of television.

Giving the people what they want...

... even if they don't
now they want it.

Happy holidays.

Merry Christmas.

Hello, I'm Roger Ailes.

Jack Welch is expecting me.

Hell of a house you got.

I love it out here.

Thank you.

So what's the plan, Jack?

Well, we're thinking a...



quiet announcement after the New Year

that you're leaving to
pursue other opportunities.

Uh, you can help to write the release.

You know...

whatever they're saying I did,

it didn't happen, Jack.

Yeah, well, I am
your biggest fan, Roger.

But with the HR investigation
and the lawyers,

not up to me anymore.

We want to make this easy.
The package is very generous.

The money's not the issue.

Then what is?

The non-compete.

Roger, we can't have
you walking over to CNN

when we're about to launch MSNBC.

Microsoft will have a cow.

CNN? Ha.

No, Jack, I mean that
I'm still a young man.

I'm only 55. I got to keep working.

Television has been my
life this past 30 years.

You can stay in television, Roger.

You can do whatever the hell you want.

We just can't have you
crossing the street.

- You know that.
- Okay, but I just got

to keep the door open a little wider.

For the future.

Come on, Roger, let's be honest.

You're a hell of a producer
and you're one of the best

PR guys I've ever met.

But you're not a news guy.

Maybe.

It's not an insult, Roger.

No.

It's a reminder that you
have limitless potential.

And I mean that.

If there's anything I can do to help,

- don't hesitate to ask.
- Well, you know, I am.

I am asking, Jack.

Uh, you know, I, uh...

I can have my guys

put together a specific noncompete list.

Uh, it can include every

existing news outlet on the planet.
You know? Uh...

You can vet it, you can sign off on it.

You know, I just have
to broaden the scope.

I need to remain employable,

and you have to give me a
little more breathing room.

I'll do my best.

Ah, that's all I can ask.

Hey, it's Roger.

Yeah, I just left Jack.

I think it's gonna work out.

Yeah, well, he said he's gonna
leave the door open, you know.

Huh.

He has no idea...

Okay.

... how hard I'm about to fuck him.

Okay.

Thank you.

These last two years together,

we've accomplished great things.

Great things.

You have to understand that, right?

The ratings are up 50%.

Profits have tripled.

We... we...

we innovated.

We brought talk to prime time.

Everybody said it was crazy,

but, hey, we're crazy, we did it, right?

We did it. We were the first

to put a news anchor on the
floor of the stock exchange.

- Money Honey.
- The Money Honey, that's right!

But we got to be respectful.

Hold on, you got to be respectful,

'cause Maria is a very
fine business journalist.

Very fine. Who just happens to be

hot as a pistol. What can I say?

Not bad for the ratings I'm... anyway.

Listen, I'm gonna miss all of you a...

hell of a lot,

'cause I consider all
of you in this room

to be family.

We love you, Roger.

Now you tell me?

You should've played your
cards a little earlier.

Might've got a raise.

I am so proud of what we
have achieved together.

And we have merely scratched
the surface of greatness.

Finish the job for me.

There is news to report to you tonight

involving the news business.

More specifically, this company.

NBC and Microsoft Corporation

today announced that
they are joining forces to create

new ways to distribute
news around the world.

The new venture will offer
viewers greater choice

not just when they'll get their news,

but what kind of information
will be available.

Jack Welch, chairman of
NBC's parent company

General Electric, said

GE and Microsoft were
logical partners...

This is the very beginning
of the interactive world.

As for a timetable, executives say

the new cable channel,
an online service,

will be phased in over
the next few months.

Roger?

Roger?

Roger?

Oh, my gosh, Roger, what happened?

It's just a little cut.

It doesn't look like a little cut.

Ah, you know, hemophiliacs bleed.

We're pretty damn good at it.

Is there anything I can do?

Please remind me why you are
dating a diseased old man.

Nice try.

Where are your pills?

So, NBC are going nuts because,
you know, I agreed

to not work for a list of
existing news agencies.

Not a nonexistent news agency.

And they signed off on the list,
so there's nothing

- they can fucking do about it.
- So smart.

- Mm-hmm.
- Jack must be pissed.

- Mm. So pissed. Right?
- Serves him right.

- Mm-hmm.
- He betrayed you.

He betrayed his shareholders.

And what's happening with Fox?

Well...

the offer letter came
from Murdoch today.

- So it's happening.
- It's happening.

Roger, that is amazing.

Now let's just hope I don't screw it up.

You won't.

You're gonna do great things.

What about you?

How are things down on the ranch?

Weird.

Mm...

I just don't know who to trust.

You know what?

Trust yourself.

You work twice as hard as
anybody in that building.

You're twice as smart.

And you're beautiful.

And you should just go with that.

Just be you.

I promise you it's gonna work out.

- Thank you.
- It's the best strategy.

Can you imagine Jack

tomorrow morning at breakfast?

- To see his face.
- Motherfucker's gonna have ulcers.

- How could he be so dumb?
- What a dick.

I, uh, appreciate you all coming

on such short notice.

I'm delighted to
announce that my company,

News Corporation,

is launching a 24-hour
cable news network

to compete with CNN and MSNBC.

One year from now, Fox News Channel

will go on air, giving Americans

a powerful new voice in
news and information.

And I am very lucky

to obtain the services
of Mr. Roger Ailes.

Producer of the number one-rated

Mike Douglas Show at 26,

Nixon media adviser at 28,

Roger is the preeminent
Republican strategist

of his generation,
advisor to three presidents

and countless members of Congress.

And as a producer, in two short years,

he has built CNBC

into a world-class news organization.

Roger, given your résumé,

how can viewers expect Fox
News to be nonpartisan?

Don't be shy, Jim.

I left politics years ago.

I consider myself to be a
news guy first and foremost.

At Fox, our job is to be objective.

How can you compete with MSNBC,

which has the combined
resources of Microsoft and GE?

"MSNBC." I never liked that title.

It sounds like something we
should be raising money for.

Roger. G'day.

Ian Rae.

- Welcome to Fox.
- Thank you.

This is my assistant Judy.

Judy, of course. Welcome.

The latest, uh, business plan,

in case you want to read through it

- before the presentation.
- Appreciate it.

Yeah.

I'll let you get to it, then.

If there's anything you need,
anything at all,

I'm just down the hall.

I've worked with Rupert for a,
a long time, so...

feel free to reach out if
something doesn't make sense

and you need a, uh,
a translator of sorts.

Thank you.

Cool.

What do you think?

My thoughts exactly.

We ran focus groups
in all the major markets:

Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Chicago.

CNN represent old.

They're stuck in the 1980s.

MSNBC,

lost in a synergistic dream land.

That's one way of putting it.

Fox News will be
programmed for the '90s.

Fast, loud, edgy.

Tabloid TV.

It's based on a

very similar concept to
A Current Affair, Rupert.

And it draws on the strengths
of the Post and the Sun.

Sounds good to me, gents.

Roger?

Hmm.

One question:

who is your audience?

Everyone.

We want to reach the
widest audience possible.

Well, I think that's wrong.

Excuse me?

We don't need everyone.

Your problem is that
you're talking broadcast.

Cable is different.

Cable is about one thing:

niche.

The loyalty of a passionate few.

We need to program

directly to the viewer
who is predisposed

to buying what we're trying to sell.

In politics it's called
"turning out the base."

If we can do that, then they will
never change the channel.

And what is that niche?

Well, I think it is conservatives.

It's roughly half the damn country.

Every other news service...

you think about it, broadcast, cable,

doesn't matter who it is...
they have a left wing bent.

Ultimately, they are playing
to a liberal elite,

and that's fine, fine.

We will let them all
battle out for that half,

and we're just gonna own the other half.

Right now in America,

60% of people

think that the media is negative,

that it's full of lies, full of bias,

full of crap.

We're just gonna give the
people what they want,

a positive message,

an American message,

wrapped up in a conservative viewpoint.

That's hearts and minds right there.

Sounds like a plan.

Yeah, agreed. Um, I can
make up a new blueprint

and get it to you by next Monday.

No, I'd like it before the weekend.

Uh, it's good work, Roger.

Thanks, mate.

Thank you, everybody.

Thank you. Thank you, Roger.

Thank you, Ian.

That was illuminating.

Is Rupert really as
brilliant as they say?

Well...

he hired me, didn't he?

Yes, he did.

You know, I'm gonna bring Brian in.

Brian Lewis?

You know what's gonna be
different about Fox, Brian?

PR is gonna be the engine.

The news people are
going to work for us.

Now, you can take your velvet
coffin from NBC if you want,

but I know you're not going to

because you're Brian fucking Lewis.

You're a trained killer,
you're an assassin,

and I know that for a fact

'cause I'm the guy who trained you.

We're gonna have fun,
and we're gonna get rich doing it.

And Chet Collier, too.

Roger.

I'm just gonna be surrounded
by people I trust.

Too many

fucking kangaroos running around Fox.

So... what am I looking at?

The main studio.

We're gonna run our entire slate

of dayside right out of here.

Eight hours of live TV?

This place is tiny.

We can move things around.

What's that?

That's a subway, it runs under Sixth.

You gonna move that, too?

Why am I here, Roger?

How does Senior Vice President,

Programming sound?

The last thing I actually produced

was the Westminster Dog Show.

It's all the same.

News, talk shows,

English fucking bulldogs,
it's all the same.

Rupert is giving us a once
in a lifetime opportunity.

Millions of dollars

and our own street-level studio,

just like Good Morning America,
just like the Today Show,

except, Chet, it's not one show,

it's an entire fucking network,

and it's our network.

So, how much time is Murdoch giving you?

A year.

Ooh, that's tight.

Not if I have you.

Hey.

Why don't you come and work for Fox?

Get off that sinking ship.

I...

You know, since you left,
I've been really running things.

I'm, like...

running the transition to MSNBC,

I'm in charge.

Well, you know, that's...

that's probably only for a few months.

But, you know,
it could lead to something else,

it's a great opportunity, you know that.

And I don't want to be too

dependent on you.

Why? You think I'm gonna let you down?

No.

No, I just don't want to put too much...

pressure on... us.

I'm not asking you to make a
choice, Beth. No.

I appreciate that.

I got to say, though, you know,

you working for those
assholes who fired me,

it makes me feel like I'm losing,

and I don't, I don't like that feeling.

I don't like to lose.

You're not losing, Roger,

and you're definitely not losing me.

You should try this pasta.

Laurie Luhn.

So tell me about him.

Well, h-he's nice.

Nice?

Yes, Roger, he's nice.

Hmm. Is it serious?

Well, he...

he took me home to
Buffalo for Christmas.

Buffalo in December?

Mm-hmm.

My God, that's serious.

I do like you in a pearl necklace.

Um...

How's the new job?

Well,

my doctor says I'm killing myself,
so what's new?

Well, if anyone can do it, you can.

Laurie.

What do you think about you
coming to work for Fox News?

I need to surround myself

with people I can trust,
and that is one thing

we definitively have: trust.

I-I don't know what to say, I...

How about you say yes?

I remember you told me you want

to work in television,
you wanted to learn from me.

Here's the opportunity...

knock, knock, knock... on your door.

Step through,

say thank you, please me, yes.

My life is in D.C....

- Scott is there.
- Yeah, so stay.

You can be my eyes and ears in D.C.

We're gonna open a bureau there anyway.

Just take on special events.

Do the dog and pony
shows for the affiliates,

the launches, the announcements.

Come and go out of New York

or anywhere else we need
a little bit of sparkle,

a little bit of star power.

Roger, I can't.

Not anymore.

Laurie, we're building
something very special at Fox.

And I want you to be part of it.

You always had that star power
in my eyes, you know that.

Yeah.

Okay, all right.

All right, I'll think about it.

I'll think about it, Roger.

♪ This is how we do it ♪

♪ It's Friday night ♪

♪ And I feel all right ♪

♪ The party's here on the Westside... ♪

Thought I was gonna
find Malcolm X in here.

♪ Designated driver,
take the keys to my... ♪

That's good stuff.
You should give it a chance.

Yeah. It's no Marvin Gaye.

Look, uh, I need you to
get the lay of the land

as quick as you can and come
back and give me a report.

Anyone in particular?

Yeah, Ian Rae. He's Australian,

he's worked for Murdoch for a long time.

Famously unflappable.

Anyone else?

All of them.

It's an old ship, lots of rats.

It's good you're here.

Roger, this is in tomorrow's
Wall Street Journal.

"Disney to Launch ABC
News Cable Network:

A Fourth Competitor
Enters Crowded Market."

They launch in December.

Yeah, that's eight months from now.

We launch in a year,
we're dead in the water.

You know, there's barely
enough room in the market

for two news networks,

let alone four.

So let's launch in six.

What, you want to launch an
entire network in six months?

I don't think we have a choice.

Launching in a year is-is a heavy lift,

six months is impossible.

No, it's not impossible.

Well, would you, uh,

care to elaborate?

Well, if we wait an entire year,

then we're gonna lose
something quite important

that Mr. Murdoch is paying me for,

and that's influence, so let's not pause

to create a business model equivalent

to the competition,

let's undercut them.

Just get the eyeballs.

Now I don't know what
it's like in England or Australia.

Newspapers might be enough.

Here in America,
television news is king.

I know television,
I know how to produce television.

All you got to do is get me on the air.

We can be ready in six months.

And, uh, if we're not?

Fire me.

No, you know what? Fuck it.

I'll quit, and you can
donate my salary to the ACLU.

We are better off than
we were four years ago.

We have a better plan for the future.

Our best days are still ahead.

You got to stop the liberal
bias in this country.

Don't read that stuff,
don't watch television.

You make up your mind, don't let them

make up your mind for you.

Well, that's a fascinating life story.

Thank you for coming in.

Your English is great.

Who ordered the pussy masala?

She's smart.

- She worked for the BBC.
- Mm.

She won't play in the Midwest, Ian.

She just won't play.

Are these the ones you didn't choose?

Those are a waste of time.

Oh, well, they're ugly,
I'll give you that much.

If we're ever gonna fight
the First World War again,

we're gonna call that guy.

You got any video on him?

Yep.

Hannity.

Says he does talk radio in Atlanta.

Yeah. The guy is a bloody shock jock.

Tax and spend,
that-that-that's really all you got.

Not surprising for a limp-wristed lefty

like yourself, always looking to...

Limp-wristed lefty's good.

He was painting houses
there a year or two ago.

There is no way this guy

is ready for prime time.

Mute the sound.

- What?
- Mute... the sound.

What do you think, Chet?

Yeah.

Yeah, he's good.

Okay, bring that guy in

and find me more guys like that guy.

Real guys.

You going to HR?

Yeah.

So, Chloe,

where do you see yourself?

Honestly, on air.

I mean, it's been my dream
since I was a little girl.

Uh-huh.

In, uh, Virginia.

Yes, sir. Abingdon, Virginia.

"Honor for the past,
faith for the future."

That's our town's motto.

I like that.

You know, if you want to be on air,

you're gonna have to fight for that.

That's a highly, highly competitive job.

You've got to be prepared
to go all the way.

Stand up, let me look at you.

Come here into the light.

Give me a little twirl.

Well, you move very well.

And you know what?

You have got some beautiful eyes.

How do you get on with your dad?

Um...

Even someone like you has to admit,

when you, when you look at

the prosperity of the country
under President George Bush...

President Bush wanted
to-to have no new taxes,

if you recall, in his campaign,
but he wasn't able to

because, you know, liberals
like yourself forced his hand,

uh, into-into doing something he...

Then what did George Bush
call trickle-down economics?

Yeah, I don't, I don't really care

what President Bush called it.

He called it "voodoo economics."

Uh, well, what's, what's your point?

My point is, even your own party knows

that trickle-down economics
is nothing but a bogus theory

to justify transferring
wealth to the rich.

Just look at, look at the facts.

- What are the facts?
- The facts are...

You don't have any facts,
Sean, this is what I'm saying.

Yeah, well, you're forgetting
about Ronald Reagan.

Ronald Reagan?

That's a name, not an argument.

What do you think, Roger?

I'll talk to him.

Get me a different liberal.

That's your fix?

We can't control every guest
who comes on this show.

Yeah?

Watch me.

What about fair

- and balanced news?
- I am balancing.

I will get around to fair
when Hannity gets better.

And what if he doesn't?

Then Bill will write him a script.

I can do that.

What? No, you can't do that.

This is a news network,

- not a sitcom.
- This is an opinion show.

I don't set my people up for failure.

I set 'em up to succeed.

You don't like the way I do
things, missy,

you can go and get yourself a job

with the Clinton News Network.

Better than working for the
American version of Pravda.

Ho, ho, ho.

Jesus Christ. What the fuck is that?

What a fucking bitch.

She is our lead political reporter.

No, she's fucking not.

We only have team players here.

We are a news network, Roger.

We need seasoned reporters.

What we need is people
that people want to watch,

because it's fucking television.

Yeah, and when they do,
it's our job to inform them.

- It's what we do.
- People don't want to be informed, Ian.

They want to feel informed.

That was a completely inappropriate way

to talk to staff.

I don't give a fucking
hairy nun's vagina

what you think is appropriate.

All right? I'm just trying
to make this network

the best and most watchable it can be.

And that's what everybody in this room,

everybody,

should be focused on.

Now, I'm gonna go and talk to Sean.

I'm gonna build up his confidence,

I'm gonna ask him to engage his
fucking brain before he talks,

and I'm gonna leave him
with just the one asshole.

All right.

Sean.

I'm sorry, Mr. Ailes. That was bad.

Yeah, it was.

- I was just... I was nervous.
- Yeah. Who wouldn't be?

Kiddo,

I can spot talent.

You've got talent.

I'm just here to help you share it.

- Okay?
- Yeah.

You've got to be you.

That's what I'm paying for.

Loud, opinionated,

a little bit obnoxious, tough guy.

Now, don't worry about
what is right or wrong.

I will worry about that. Okay?

Take a few moments to relax,

then we're gonna run it again.

- Okay?
- Yeah.

And this time, you kick his fucking ass.

All right? Okay, everybody,
we're going again.

All right, 15.

Okay, ten.

Quiet, please, quiet.

Tie, Sean.

Here we go.

Stephanie Rains is our best reporter.

She was way out of line.

Getting her over from ABC
was not easy or cheap.

She was hysterical.

She's questioning me
in front of my people.

I-I don't stand for that.

Well, uh, that's not what I heard.

What else did you hear?

I heard she merely
presented an alternative

point of view, and you acted

extremely abusively toward her.

That's what she told you?
That's no surprise.

'Cause she's fucking nuts.

Well, she's not the only one, Roger.

Listen, I'm not gonna tell you
how to run your affairs, mate.

Good.

Stephanie Rains goes.

She's already quit.

If you create problems,

they're my problems,
and I don't have time

to deal with problems,
so either they stop...

or I'll have to make a change.

Do you understand me?

Yeah...

- I do.
- Good.

Well, thanks for coming out, mate.

Roger?

If I don't tell you about a problem,

then it's not your problem.

With the transition, they said

there was no place for me anymore.

And they fired you.

Hey, come here.

Come on.

It's okay.

You know, none of this
should have happened.

- No.
- You made such a dumb choice.

What?

I offered you a way off
that sinking ship, remember?

- Yes.
- Yeah?

Well, you should have taken
it when I goddamn asked.

And I told you why I couldn't.

Wouldn't. Different.

- Roger, we agreed...
- No, we did not agree.

Okay.

- What are you gonna do now?
- I don't know.

- I don't know.
- You know what?

You know what this is about, right?

This is NBC saying, "Fuck you, Roger.

We're gonna fire all your people."

I will not forget this.

I'm gonna hire you.

As a consultant.

I got no top-line services.

Nobody in the goddamn building knows

what anybody else is doing.

- Like a shared portal?
- Yes.

Breaking news and assignments?

- I will absolutely handle that for you.
- Perfect.

I won't let you down.

MSNBC.

A 24-hour cable and
Internet news service.

The future of news from
the people you know.

MSNBC.

Good morning, and welcome to MSNBC.

I'm Jodi Applegate,
and here are some of the top stories

we're covering for you today.

How we doing with Sean?

Got a new co-host, a guy named Colmes.

- Uh-huh.
- He was a stand-up comic.

He's a real New York type. Ethnic.

Is he smart?

Oh, yeah.

Rupert's on line one.

Okay.

But the Saudis say no way.

Along with those stories,
we're making a little news

of our own today: the launch of MSNBC...

Hey, Rupert.

Oh, yeah, yeah, I'm just watching now.

Join us here on cable, or connect...

No, this is more the cappuccino crowd.

We're the deli, coffee-to-go,

extra sugar crowd.

Yeah. No, not at all.

We will blow them out of
the water when we launch.

Okay, yeah, bye.

Yeah, all this interactivity shit.

Oh, come on, it's all video games.

I don't know, it's pretty cool.

What is going on with you girls?

What the fuck?

Pull up your panties.

Fox News, what we create,
is gonna change the game.

All right? Okay.

... more about that now,
Today's Katie Couric and Matt Lauer.

- Good morning, Katie and Matt.
- Hi, Jodi..

Good morning. I want you to know

that Matt and I are extremely jealous,

and we're gonna demand
a cappuccino machine

in our next contract, Jodi.

But ours is going to work.

It's gonna be hooked up.

Pretty exciting...

All right, let's look at where we are.

What's she wearing?

What, is the bull dyke
rodeo in town or something?

Why is she wearing pants?
Why is she wearing pa...?

I like legs. Anybody else like legs?

I like legs.

What the fuck is that?

It's the feed. There's some sort of...

Halloween is orange.

It's orange!

This is not so difficult, people.

Look, let's run it again,
and we're gonna try

and at least get one thing
right this time. Yeah.

O'Reilly lost another
producer this morning.

Why?

- Something about sparkling water.
- Fuck off.

Dumb fuck.

I'm live here in Wayne County,

where pumpkin carvers are...

What happened?

- Check the uplink.
- Uh, which one is Uplink Three?

- Oh, my God.
- That one.

- No, that one.
- Nobody in this room

knows how to do a live shot?

Are you seeing this?

You said you didn't want
fucking news people, Roger.

Yeah, but I didn't say
I wanted fucking idiots.

- All right, look, we're gonna go...
- They're learning, they're learning.

We're gonna go back to the
studio to the pet segment.

All right? To the pet segment.

Linda, we're coming back
to you in three, two, one.

Camera two.

We're here now with Zsa Zsa...

You do see that dog's
taking a shit, right?

... award-winning dog... oh.

You don't think you
should change the shot?!

That dog is shitting in
America's bowl of Cheerios!

Change that fucking shot!

Ah, Rog, we're gonna delay the launch.

Disney's pulled out, pressure's off.

We're gonna put our foot
on the brake, do it right.

No, no, no. You're making a mistake.

We have momentum.

Don't bullshit me, Roger.

It's a bloody fucking mess down there.

We have had a couple
of bad rehearsals, Rupert.

- That's all.
- I am not gonna be made

a laughing-stock.

If you delay this launch,

I guarantee you will be.

I'll take my chances.

It's for the best, Rog.
It's all happening, uh, too fast.

Okay.

Look, obviously, I'm not doing
something right here.

So I'm gonna step aside,
I'm gonna let you two reassess.

Well, you can't just walk away.

- You got a job to do.
- Then let me do it.

Stop calling me up here

for every bump in the fucking road

that won't count for shit
when all is said and done!

We're that close, Rupert. That close.

We don't need to delay anything.

And I know exactly what
we need to do to be ready.

And what is that?

Get people in line.

Roger.

Come here. Don't you worry,

I can take it to the drycleaner

- with the rest...
- Stop it.

Sorry.

Beth?

Roger doesn't want to
be disturbed right now.

Could you just let him
know that I'm leaving?

I will.

Call everyone.

I want to see them all now.

- Bring 'em in.
- Now?

Yeah.

Get me the, uh, dark blue tie.

The one with flowers or diamonds?

Diamonds.

What kind of sick joke is this?

Really, 4 a.m.?

Sit down!

Anyone else want to
complain about the hours?

You know, there's a Foot
Locker right across the road.

I believe they work
in eight-hour shifts.

They might be hiring.

Now, what I have seen

in rehearsals so far,

it's just unacceptable.

Chet.

You keep bringing me
these so-called producers

who don't seem to know the difference

between their own asshole
and a hole in the ground.

You got to train them up right, okay?

Yes, Roger.

Moody.

You're giving me scripts that read

like War and fucking
Peace. It's television.

Shorten them up. Okay?

Yes, Roger.

Bill.

Bill Shine.

Now, Bill,

this is my interpretation
of recent events.

You can correct me if you
believe me to be wrong.

But I just rescued your
sorry ass from local news.

And you're walking around like Mr. Magoo

looking for his fucking
dick in that control room.

And I need you to be Bill fucking Shine

and take control, okay?

- Okay?
- Yes, Roger.

You're fired.

Are you serious?

I am. Please,

get the fuck out of here.

Roger.

That's enough.

What did you say?

- That's enough.
- No. No, Ian,

it's not enough, all right?

I need you to help me
with a couple of things.

One: stop fucking interrupting me,

and two: you got
to stop acting like you have

any authority in this
room because you do not!

The only reason you are here

is because you and Rupert
used to bugger each other

- in grade school!
- Fuck you, Roger!

- Fuck you!
- Fuck you, too!

- Fucking get out of here!
- Fuck you!

Fuck off! I got work to do!

I don't fucking need this.

Anybody else want to
paint your rear end white

and run with the fucking antelope,

now's your chance!

Look...

I hired you because I saw
something special in you,

all right?

That I believe in.

Let's just reframe this.

For the last 50 years,

the left side of
politics in this country

have attempted to control

the narrative of news.

They force-fed America

with a big-government,
nanny-state agenda,

and you know what that creates?

That creates opportunity.

If we're gonna beat

CNN, MSNBC, CNBC...

we have to have a bond of loyalty.

Loyalty to each other and
loyalty to the mission.

The mission

is to sell to the forgotten American

that their voice

can and will be heard in our democracy.

We'll give them a vision of
the world the way it really is

and the way they want it to be.

You know what happens?

We reclaim

the real America.

We challenge the existing agenda,

and we become the loudest voice

and we bring back to
this fucking country

fairness and balance!

Come on!

Ain't that worth being yelled at

at four o'clock in the morning for?

Come on! Fuck me, right?

Right?

Right.

The work day starts now.

Okay?

Everybody,

let's just be at our very best.

Where have you...
did you get all my messages?

I got to get my pills.

I heard there was some
sort of a meeting, or...

I don't think this is gonna work.

I think you need to choose.

Me or the job.

- But you said...
- I know what I said. I know.

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