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Sarah Palin Got Scolded by Roger Ailes for Not Announcing Her Non-Candidacy on Fox News
New York Magazine ^ | November 21, 2011 | Gabriel Sherman

Posted on 11/21/2011 4:01:31 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Sarah Palin's announcement that she wouldn't run for president disappointed her legions of admirers — but it infuriated Roger Ailes. The Fox News chief wasn't angry about the decision itself. Rather, he was livid that Palin made the October 5 announcement on Mark Levin's conservative talk-radio program, robbing Fox News of an exclusive and a possible ratings bonanza. Fox was relegated to getting a follow-up interview with Palin on Greta Van Susteren's 10 p.m. show, after the news of Palin's decision had been drowned out by Steve Jobs's death. Ailes was so mad, he considered pulling her off the air entirely until her $1 million annual contract expires in 2013.

After the announcement, he called Fox's executive vice-president Bill Shine into a meeting. Shine is the network's principal point of contact with Palin. Ailes told him she had made a big mistake. "I paid her for two years to make this announcement on my network," Ailes pointedly told Shine. Sources described the episode on condition of anonymity, given the sensitivity of the relationships.

Palin is said to have made her announcement on Levin's show because she's been upset that Fox News has given a platform to Karl Rove, one of her principal critics. "She isn't happy with Karl," one Palin adviser told me. "From day one, he hasn't been very nice." Levin had become Palin's biggest booster in the conservative commentariat, and Palin is known for rewarding loyalists, and punishing her detractors.

Shine was deputized to handle the matter. He spoke with Palin's agent, Bob Barnett, and told him that Ailes was furious with Palin's move and that she was at risk of being "benched." Fox still had to pay her, but they didn't have to give her airtime. Barnett spoke with Palin and told her about the problem. After she apologized, he called Shine back and told him that Palin recognized the misstep.

But tensions between Palin and Fox haven't subsided. Ailes, who told Newsweek that he hired Palin when she was "hot," clearly hoped she would boost ratings. But beyond her prime-time commentary, Palin hasn't turned into the television asset Ailes had hoped. Palin's contract is up in 2013 and it's unclear what the current fracas will mean for her future on Fox News. Part of her appeal as a pundit was that every appearance on the network was turbocharged by the "will-she-or-won't-she run" speculation. She's now given up that chip to play. But Palin knows that she still has value as a gatekeeper to her grassroots base. A Palin adviser told me that she is planning to make an endorsement for a candidate in 2012. Palin, being Palin, is keeping it tightly held. "I have an idea of who it is," the adviser said, "but I'm not telling." What's clear is that Palin would be smart to make that announcement on Fox News.


TOPICS: Politics; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 2012; danaperino; foxnews; karlrove; levin; marklevin; palin; palin2012; rinomedia; rogerailes; romneymedia; sarahpalin; tgo; tokyorove
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
She's right .... and Karl Rove's ex wife is right. He's no different than Newt. Not one single genuine feeling... or loyalty, ...other than who he works for at the time, ...if then....but most definetly not allied to whats best for our country for just that reason. .
21 posted on 11/21/2011 4:52:33 PM PST by DainBramage
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To: backwoods-engineer

Jeez, pissant ... er, I mean jla, uh, I mean backwoods-engineer, is that all you do now is troll Palin threads?


22 posted on 11/21/2011 5:08:40 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.~Admiral Yamamoto)
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To: Josh Painter

I think they’re usually from the same scummy end of the pool. Milt has many friends at Fox News, on and off the air, no matter what anyone thinks.


23 posted on 11/21/2011 5:11:05 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.~Admiral Yamamoto)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Sarah is not for sale.

She knows FOX is in the tank for the elite Republican set and will back Romney. Why would she make her announcement with a detractor? They picked sides, and they are part of the problem, along with the rest of the LSM. Ailes ought to try an all conservative format. The ratings would soar and so would the ad revenue.

24 posted on 11/21/2011 5:11:19 PM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Tokyo Rove, Charles Sourkrauthammer and Dana Perugino - peas in the left end of the pod!


25 posted on 11/21/2011 5:11:51 PM PST by leprechaun9
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ailes screwed up by hiring rove to bash his “star product”. Rove did the damage.

I hope Trump and Palin team up against the republican party p*ssies.


26 posted on 11/21/2011 5:12:18 PM PST by Finalapproach29er (God humbles and (if need be) destroys the false idols of the peoples. Be patient, folks...)
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To: leprechaun9

At least Dana is cute. ;-)


27 posted on 11/21/2011 5:18:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.~Admiral Yamamoto)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cool line Mr. Gabriel...you stayin all frenly-like with your tini-sippers? “Palin is known for rewarding loyalists, and punishing her detractors.”
yeah, keep yer doors open and all, with the thinly-veiled bash (you’re a pussy, you REALLY ARE)...

Why yes! Yes you are!
what’s clear? she should announce such-and-such at the behest of you? on aile’s fox?
bow to the tini-pounders?

eff u.


28 posted on 11/21/2011 5:24:53 PM PST by spankalib (The Marx-in-the-Parks crowd is a basement skunkworks operation of the AFL-CIO)
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To: leprechaun9
Tokyo Rove, Charles Sourkrauthammer and Dana Perugino - peas in the left end of the pod!

On Fox & Friends this morning, Dana Perino said she likes Rahm Emanuel. Something about him being the first one to call and congratulate her on something.

There is literally no difference between the supposed conservatives and the obvious liberals on Fox News Channel. It's all one big bunch of elite propagandists anymore. I still like the Fox & Friends crew and I watch Greta's show on occasion.

29 posted on 11/21/2011 5:28:47 PM PST by arasina (So there.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"rewarding loyalists, and punishing her detractors"

Yeah, but she only does with her personal business. I could never imagine her doing it like Obama does with federal tax dollars, regulations and Justice department raids on Guitar factories of supporters of the opposing political party.

30 posted on 11/21/2011 5:36:55 PM PST by FreeAtlanta (Fight for Liberty)
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To: Art in Idaho

good point! I did notice an attitude by Limbaugh the day after, he never mentioned it and he seemed in a huff. Limbaugh is a good friend with ailes and the fact Sarah announced on mark levin show didnt set well. Good for Sarah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


31 posted on 11/21/2011 5:37:31 PM PST by biggredd1
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Jeez, pissant ... er, I mean jla, uh, I mean backwoods-engineer, is that all you do now is troll Palin threads?

I think you have me confused with somebody else. I am just a disappointed Palin supporter, not a foul-mouthed provocateur.

And I comment on plenty of other threads, thank you.

32 posted on 11/21/2011 6:29:55 PM PST by backwoods-engineer (Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
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To: Col Freeper
You just described FR *perfectly*.

Cheers!

33 posted on 11/21/2011 7:01:53 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yeah I comments at the time here that I bet the Fox News Higher Ups will not like this. I geuss Roger wanted PAlin to do a Lebron James type of announcement. That would have been a disaster.


34 posted on 11/21/2011 7:28:06 PM PST by fkabuckeyesrule
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That pretty stupid (or is narcistic to the extreme) to make a presidential announcement as a geust on a talking head tv show. No serious candidate would ever do that.


35 posted on 11/21/2011 7:31:36 PM PST by fkabuckeyesrule
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To: parksstp
why I believe she didn’t jump out and endorse Cain when he first shot up in the polls.

She will not be endorsing Cain.

36 posted on 11/21/2011 7:38:22 PM PST by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rove is one of the main reasons I rarely watch Fox any more. If Fox were playing it straight, Rove wouldn’t be on their payroll and he’d never appear on the screen without the words: “Political Operative Karl Rove” below his chubby mug, or some similarly descriptive title.


37 posted on 11/21/2011 7:45:11 PM PST by Will88
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Sarah Palin Got Scolded by Roger Ailes for Not Announcing Her Non-Candidacy on Fox News

I thought it didn't matter what she did, because she's irrelevent?

38 posted on 11/21/2011 7:49:26 PM PST by Talisker (History will show the Illuminati won the ultimate Darwin Award.)
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To: lonestar
She will not be endorsing Cain.

LOL

39 posted on 11/21/2011 7:51:13 PM PST by Talisker (History will show the Illuminati won the ultimate Darwin Award.)
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To: Talisker
because she's irrelevent?

She's relevent to somebody who paid her $$$$$$$.

40 posted on 11/21/2011 8:40:25 PM PST by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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