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Why Fox News dropped Sarah Palin [Palin dropped Fox]
The Christain Science Monitor ^ | January 26, 2013 | Brad Knickerbocker

Posted on 01/26/2013 4:34:18 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

When the history of US politics in the early 21st century is written, two figures will stand out: Barack Obama and Sarah Palin.

The election of Mr. Obama to the highest elective office – the first African-American to win the presidency – did not necessarily signal a new era of post-racial politics. But coming just a generation after federal troops in the South (and a federal judge in Boston) were necessary to desegregate public schools, it was a huge milestone.

Sarah Palin was not the first woman to win a major political party’s vice presidential nomination; that was US Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, Walter Mondale’s running mate way back in 1984.

But the presence of the former Alaska governor on the GOP ticket headed by Sen. John McCain in 2008 invigorated the party – at the time, at least. And although they lost to Obama and Joe Biden, it wasn’t the blowout that Mondale and Ferraro suffered against Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.

Ferraro went on to relative political obscurity, twice losing Democratic Party primaries for the US Senate. Ms. Palin, on the other hand, was just getting started when the returns for the 2008 presidential race were being counted.

Over the next few years, she became a political force of nature – stirring a tea party base that thronged to her appearances, scaring GOP incumbents deemed too willing to find common ground with Democrats, and building a very lucrative business that included (for one season, at least) her own “reality” TV show while launching one of her five children – daughter Bristol – on her own entertainment career.

Meanwhile, as with some other conservative ex-elected officials like Mike Huckabee, Palin was given a sinecure of sorts as a commentator for Fox News...

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TOPICS: Alaska; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: cultofpalin; foxnews; obama; palin; sarahpalin
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To: editor-surveyor
To run in nationally publicised events it can be from $50,000 to the millions.

So you're saying that snow-machine racing doesn't support itself and relies upon "gifts"?

201 posted on 01/27/2013 4:09:30 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: donna

Call me ex and tell her I’m a “feminist true believer”, she ought to get a chuckle out of that. So would my wife, come to think of it! As for the “anti-Christian attacker” that’s been the excuse for millions of Christians killed by others of the same faith.


202 posted on 01/27/2013 4:12:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's presidential run. What'll you do?)
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To: humblegunner

Call it anything that you like, but advertising sponsorships are what make racing possible.


203 posted on 01/27/2013 4:13:33 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor
advertising sponsorships are what make racing possible.

Lance Armstrong appreciates your support.

204 posted on 01/27/2013 4:18:12 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I know you probably won’t go to one of those “marxist” psychologists or psychiatrists, but maybe the snake handler, guru or faith healer at your cult/church could sit down with you and work you through your issues. It’s worth a try, don’t you think? And if you’re comparing Palin supporters to Obama fanatics, sister, you need help!

You are revealing yourself today:
1) Feminist true believer
2) Anti-Christian attacker

I'm going by your own words on this thread. Your anti-Christian attack is shocking.

205 posted on 01/27/2013 4:19:33 PM PST by donna (Pray for revival.)
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To: editor-surveyor
advertising sponsorships are what make racing possible.

Lance Armstrong appreciates your support.

206 posted on 01/27/2013 4:19:33 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner

Barack Obummer appreciates yours.


207 posted on 01/27/2013 4:21:55 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: donna; humblegunner
Why Fox News dropped Sarah Palin [Palin dropped Fox] Sunday, January 27, 2013 5:08:28 PM · 186 of 206 humblegunner to presently no screen name You don't have the mindset, life, success like Sarah How the hell do YOU know and where is YOUR success? Where are YOUR books and speaking gigs and reality shows? Didn't I tell you to show me where Sarah was anything about money and you DIDN'T Go cry, Emo snake handler. You don't TELL anyone squat. Not here, and not anywhere. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 184 | View Replies

Is humblegunner an "anti-Christian attacker" for calling someone a snake-handler or is that just me because I hurt your feelings?

208 posted on 01/27/2013 4:27:35 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's presidential run. What'll you do?)
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To: editor-surveyor
Barack Obummer appreciates yours.

I'd appreciate you showing an instance of that.

I don't think you can. I think that you ascribe
bullshit motives to anyone who doesn't agree with you.

Show my support of Obama. Show it, you snotbag.

You can't, can you? You can only show a differing opinion on an unrelated topic.

You are therefor and hereby declared full of crap.

Crap-filled, overflowing with crappage, a sewage outlet you.

You cannot back up your garbage and thereby are LESS that a faulty sewage line.

Cheers, punk.

209 posted on 01/27/2013 4:30:54 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So where are YOUR books and clownshows and races and stuff?

You have none?

Well then you aren’t qualified to opine about Our Sarah.

Works both ways, Budreaux.


210 posted on 01/27/2013 4:35:57 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner

211 posted on 01/27/2013 4:41:00 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's presidential run. What'll you do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Whole sandwich, made by someone who didn’t quit.


212 posted on 01/27/2013 4:42:51 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: muawiyah

Clicking through channels, I briefly saw Carl Rowan discussing gun control. Isn’t Rowan the guy who shot a young kid who invaded his backyard swimming pool on a hot night way back when?


213 posted on 01/27/2013 4:47:19 PM PST by miserare
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m here to tell everyone to read your horrible posts on this thread embracing Feminism and your anti-Christian spew.

1) Feminist true believer
2) Anti-Christian attacker


214 posted on 01/27/2013 4:47:31 PM PST by donna (Pray for revival.)
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To: donna

Have you alerted the mods to my crimes, yet?


215 posted on 01/27/2013 5:08:01 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's presidential run. What'll you do?)
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To: miserare
He didn't shoot a kid ~ he brandished a firearm at some young peeps who broke into his property to use his jacuzzi. Hence, his appellation as The Jacuzzi Gunman ~ however, his son an FBI agent had outfitted him with a pistol for self defense.

Carl wasn't all liberal bluff and bluster. He was worth listening to since he had ACCESS to the big dogs and occasionally would pass on some necessary nugget of knowledge.

BTW, working in America's most thoroughly integrated institution ~ the postal service ~ i learned to just whiz on by the de rigueur black nonsense these guys spew ~ which i gather bothers a lot of people not used to that sort o thing.

Look, they don't all believe all the stuff they come up with ~ but there's this street cred problem. They know the producers want to think they have a real black man on board ~ so they do the act.

216 posted on 01/27/2013 5:10:23 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t want your revealing posts deleted.

I want everyone to know you’re a TROLL.


217 posted on 01/27/2013 5:12:40 PM PST by donna (Pray for revival.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
new term ~ requires serious discussion ~ 'emo snake handler'.

Trying to get my mind around that one but it's slipping a cog. What in the H does that mean?

218 posted on 01/27/2013 5:13:37 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: donna

Where in my post did I use the word “deleted” Donna? When you see things that aren’t there and hear things that no one said you might want to have that looked at, hon.


219 posted on 01/27/2013 5:17:45 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's presidential run. What'll you do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I know you probably won’t go to one of those “marxist” psychologists or psychiatrists, but maybe the snake handler, guru or faith healer at your cult/church could sit down with you and work you through your issues. It’s worth a try, don’t you think? And if you’re comparing Palin supporters to Obama fanatics, sister, you need help!

Let's let the readers decide what kind of person you are.

220 posted on 01/27/2013 5:22:28 PM PST by donna (Pray for revival.)
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