Bill O'Reilly Praises Fox News' “Smart Management” For Network's Success, Doesn't Mention Roger Ailes

From the October 7 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:

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BILL O’REILLY (HOST): Happy 20th birthday Fox News. That is the subject of this evening's Talking Points Memo. Quick two decades, that I can tell you, to quote one Donald Trump. From nothing, Fox News has risen to become a powerful force in America as well as a billion-dollar a year franchise. On-air talent and smart management have driven the success. In prime time Hannity and I have been here from the beginning. Steve Doocy a legacy guy in the morning. Jon Scott as you just heard in the afternoon. Without a doubt FNC has made its mark with robust debate and the point of view that traditional conservative thought deserves a hearing alongside liberal thought. But this is no ideological monolith here as the presidential campaign proves. There is just as much anti-trump sentiment in this building as pro-trump sentiment. Sometimes even causing differences between anchors. Now, you will never see that in any other American TV news operation. All the others, pretty much despise Donald Trump across the board. So that's what makes us more interesting to watch. We are not predictable. 

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