Roger Ailes Met With Gov. Haley Barbour Three Weeks Before 2010 Elections
John Cook · 07/15/11 11:24AMAdd Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour to the list of GOP pols that Fox News CEO Roger Ailes schmoozes with. According to records obtained by Gawker under the Mississippi Public Records Act, Barbour met with Ailes at News Corporation's New York headquarters for an hour on October 14, 2010—just three weeks before the midterm elections in which Barbour played a major role.