Here’s the deal. A contract is a contract. Why would Fox enter a contract with anyone that allows them to just leave *at will*? What is far more likely is that there is a minimum timeframe she must adhere to in the contract and THEN she has the option to withdraw. What I think happened is that this election season started far earlier than anyone anticipated...and the reason for THAT was to jump in BEFORE Sarah Palin to try and minimize her. That is what happened with Bachmann AND Perry.
I am an independent contractor and not once have I signed a contract with a client that allows me to simply walk away in the middle of a job left unfinished...unless it is under the most egeregious circumstances.
Hadn’t she already accepted this invitation? I was certain I saw that info confirmed in several news accounts on FR?
What I think happened is that this election season started far earlier than anyone anticipated...and the reason for THAT was to jump in BEFORE Sarah Palin to try and minimize her.
You do realize don’t you that by this time in the 2008 GOP primary season there had already been five (5) debates, four televised - one not. The first one was in Simi Valley Ca on May 3, with MSNBC being the tv outlet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)_presidential_debates,_2008
Utter and complete nonsense. Why do you keep posting this theory? It is total made-up hogwash. Palin has a 3 year contract with Fox News that runs THROUGH THE END of 2012. Her contract has nothing to do with when the election season started because it runs THROUGH 2012.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/02/news/la-pn-fox-candidates-suspended-20110303
From the article:
while Palin is making $1 million annually in a three-year agreement that goes through the end of 2012.
Reporting from Washington — Fox News announced Wednesday that it is suspending the contracts of political contributors Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum because both have demonstrated that they are seriously considering running for president.
All it took was for them to seriously consider a presidential bid and Fox suspended them.
Fox News still has two other potential White House contenders on the payroll: former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. "As soon as each of them shows some serious intention to form an exploratory committee, we would take the same action," Brandi said. "Huckabee is on a book tour, so I think his present intention is to sell books." As for Palin, "She hasn't yet shown a serious intention to form an exploratory committee."
Fox did not think Mike Huckabee was running for President so they did not suspend him, they were quite correct. Fox still does not think Governor Palin is running for President, she has not indicated to them in any way, shape or form that she is, and therefor Fox has not suspended her.
It's as simple as that. Your theory is just completely bogus.