an investigation inside an organization
There's an internal investigation, but I'm not gonna wait for it to clear me.Bombshell · 2019 — Capítulo 7 de 12 · 2'09" · C1
Roger Ailes Faces Harassment Charges, Explained: political football
A friendly greeting turns into damage control. One question asks whether an investigation will find anything uncomfortable; the reply, "Well, define uncomfortable," keeps the door open. Under the politeness is a fight over loyalty, reputation, and who gets protected.
Qué pasa
Roger Ailes is in a meeting that begins with pleasantries, then moves to an internal investigation, the coming Republican convention, and a quoted line about a sexual relationship. The denial is flat—'No, I'm not a fool'—before the talk shifts to Gretchen's likability and a wider conspiracy.
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political football
an issue used for political advantage
Someone calls sexual violence an issue that must not become a political football, while trying to control the argument.
Don't turn the housing crisis into a political football.
También en esta escena
- bullshit
nonsense; something unfair or unacceptable
- missed your chance
to lose an opportunity
- solicitous
showing attentive care or concern
- likability issue
a problem with being liked
- salty
coarse or off-color in humor
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26 notas en 39 frases
prove someone innocent clear means to prove innocent here, not to remove
There's an internal investigation, but I'm not gonna wait for it to clear me.Let I'm gonna blur; land on fight.
This is bullshit. I'm gonna fight it.nonsense; crap — Vulgar; use only among friends in private.
This is bullshit. I'm gonna fight it.pay someone back for something
I love that fate has given me a chance to repay you for when I was in intensive care.conditional clause: The if-clause sets the threat condition; done modifies damage.
Told them he'd put me on the air live from the hospital bed if they didn't fix every stitch of damage done.have handled this issue
But I'm also here as someone who has dealt with this issue for years, years on the side of women.supporting women as a group side means allegiance, not physical position
But I'm also here as someone who has dealt with this issue for years, years on the side of women.an issue used for political advantage
Someone calls sexual violence an issue that must not become a political football, while trying to control the argument.
I don't wanna see it become some damn political football.Run wanna see it together; keep it light.
I don't wanna see it become some damn political football.damn; an intensifier — Informal intensifier; avoid it in professional writing.
I don't wanna see it become some damn political football.in line with that idea spirit refers to the stated attitude or approach
In that spirit, I need to ask, will an investigation find anything, well, uncomfortable?to lose an opportunity
Instead of denying the remark, the reply uses missed your chance to turn harassment into a supposed favor.
You missed your chance for me to harass you? Come on.sexually attractive — Vulgar sexual judgment; never use it at work.
Telling a woman she was fuckable a long time ago.Stress hell; let works fall at the end.
Who the hell thinks that works?on earth; used for emphasis — Informal emphasis; too rude for clients or elders.
Who the hell thinks that works?a serious problem with being liked
Gretchen is a very competitive woman facing a severe likability issue.participle phrase: The phrase describes the woman, like who faces, not a second action.
Gretchen is a very competitive woman facing a severe likability issue.protected her from shield means to protect, not to hold a physical shield
One that I shielded her from for years.relative clause: The relative clause defines the issue, with from stranded at the end.
One that I shielded her from for years.accept being teased take means to tolerate or accept here
And she can't take a joke.coarse or off-color — Informal and risky; not for formal settings.
Roger is very salty.consider it funny
I find it amusing. It's my fault. I encourage it.may be secretly responsible behind means secretly responsible, not physically behind
James Murdoch could be behind this.object clause: The that-clause is the object of believe; inside the White House is fronted.
I have good reason to believe that inside the Obama White House, there have been discussions, on what level I do not know...arrange for someone to be killed have is causative here, not possessive
of having me killed.Roger Ailes Faces Harassment Charges, explicado
What's really going on
The friendly opening is a frame. The real subject is an internal investigation and who controls the story around it. Asked about a quoted remark, the reply is a flat "No, I'm not a fool" — not an explanation, a refusal to engage. The talk then moves from denial to blame: Gretchen is reduced to a "severe likability issue," and the conversation drifts toward James Murdoch and even the Obama White House. "I'm gonna fight it" sets the tone: this is a fight over reputation, not a search for what happened.
Theme
PowerA meeting becomes a struggle to control a harassment investigation and the story around it.
DeceptionDenials and blame shift the focus from the allegation to the accuser's likability and to political enemies.
Escucha con atención
- I'm gonna fight it — Let I'm gonna blur; land on fight.
- wanna see it — Run wanna see it together; keep it light.
- Who the hell — Stress hell; let works fall at the end.
This is bullshit. I'm gonna fight it.The speaker rejects the investigation as nonsense and promises to resist it rather than wait to be cleared.
I don't wanna see it become some damn political football.The speaker does not want sexual violence turned into a political issue that different sides kick around for advantage.
I don't wanna see sexual violence trivialized.The speaker says sexual violence should not be treated as minor or unimportant.
Gretchen is a very competitive woman facing a severe likability issue.The line recasts the lawsuit as a problem with Gretchen's personality, not with the behavior being investigated.
Preguntas sobre esta escena
Why not wait for the internal investigation to clear things up?
The line says, "I'm not gonna wait for it to clear me." Nearby lines say, "I'm gonna fight it," and call the charges absurd, so the scene shows resistance rather than waiting.
Is the quote about a sexual relationship denied?
Yes. The reply is "No, I'm not a fool." It is a flat denial, but the scene does not offer an explanation before the talk moves to why Gretchen is suing.
Why does the talk turn to James Murdoch and the Obama White House?
After the denial, one speaker says James Murdoch could be behind the lawsuit, notes his wife supports Hillary, and claims there is good reason to believe the Obama White House discussed having him killed.
What does "salty" mean here?
Here it means crude or fond of sexual jokes, not the taste of salt. The line "Roger is very salty" is followed by "I find it amusing. It's my fault. I encourage it."
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