By Hunter Walker 5/22/12 9:27am

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Fox News President Roger Ailes (Photo: Getty)

Roger Ailes Calls Jon Stewart ‘A Socialist’ And Says New York Times Is ‘A Cesspool of Bias’

Fox News head honcho Roger Ailes gave a commencement speech at Ohio University yesterday in which he accused MSNBC, the AP and The New York Times of left wing bias and described Daily Show host Jon Stewart as a “socialist.” Media blogger Jim Romenesko compiled Tweets describing the content of the speech that were written by media lawyer Media lawyer and Harvard Law & Policy Review blogger Jonathan W. Peters, who witnessed the address and posted quotes from Mr. Ailes’ remarks.

“Jon Stewart is a comedian. He wouldn’t do well without Fox. And he basically has admitted to me, in a bar, that he’s a socialist,” Mr. Ailes said, according to Mr. Peters. “The New York Times is a cesspool of bias.” Read More

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Roundup: Markowitz Fined $20K, Gawker Probes Christie-Ailes Emails

Gays: What’s next for them, after marriage, Squadron asks at an August 16 18 forum in Manhattan Community College. [Ken Lovett / Daily News]

Fined: Markowitz hit with “unusually large” $20,000 fine for having Turkey and Netherlands pay for his wife to accompany him on trips there. [David Seimfan / NY Post]

Schools: New lawsuit demands charter schools pay market rate for space city gives them; currently rent is $1 annually. [Sharon Otterman / New York Times]

Law Suit: A rule written in response to Fred Dicker’s persistence will likely undermine the New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms lawsuit. [Jimmy Vielkind / Times Union]

Courts: Lawsuit also questions Cuomo’s use of “Message of Necessity” when State Senate voted on same-sex marriage. [Thomas Kaplan / New York Times]

Lobbying: Pro-Cuomo business group spent $9.7 million on lobbying. [Nick Resisman / Capital Tonight]

Hiring: BerlinRosen hires, moves. [Jimmy Vielkind / Times Union]

Email Dive: Gawker goes to court digging for Chris Christie-Roger Ailes communication. [Brian Stelter / New York Times]

Media: “This is the first time Gawker Media has filed a lawsuit to obtain information.” [Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY]

Backpay: Former Paladino worker still wants his money. [Nick Reisman / Capital Tonight]

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Roundup: Investigating Weiner's Tweet, Protecting Roger Ailes

Roundup: Investigating Weiner’s Tweet, Protecting Roger Ailes

Assemblyman Rory Lancman Tweets, “My Twitter’s been hacked! That’s not my receding hairline!!”

Weiner’s Tweet: Spokesman says they have a lawyer to deal with hacking. [Matthew Boyle / Daily Caller]

Weiner’s Tweet: Photo data doesn’t match other images uploaded by Weiner. [Phillip Bump / Mediaite]

Weiner’s Tweet: Law enforcement should verify the congressman’s hacking claim. [Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard]

Conspiracies: Affair between Weiner and lewd pic recipient “circumstantial and not particularly convincing – but neither is the ‘hack’ story.” [Max Reed / Gawker]

Conspiracies: “No word from Weiner denying it.” [Lee Stranahan / Big Journalism]

NY26 Fallout: Democrats eager to run next year. [Carl Huse / NY Times]

Protecting Ailes: “bombproof glass” at Fox. [Ryan Reilly / TPM]

Protecting Ailes: Full story. [Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stones]

Homeless: A first person account. [Steve Boone / Capital New York]

Weather: Hotter in the Bronx than Coney Island. [Roger Clark / Twitter]

Pics: Rep. Grimm at a parade in Brooklyn. [Bay Ridge Journal]

Pics: Cop does parade route on a Segway. [Bay Ridge Journal]