Posted on 03/02/2011 10:27:00 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Fox News has suspended Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum because of their interest in running for President.
Both are paid contributors to Fox News. Fox News anchor Bret Baier announced today on "Happening Now" that the two will be suspended for 60 days.
Then on May 1, their contracts will be terminated unless they notify Fox that they are not running for president, he said.
According to Media Decoder, "Three other possible Republican candidates for president Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee and John Bolton are also employed by Fox, an arrangement that other television executives say is unprecedented."
Dianne Brandi, the network's executive vice president of legal and business affairs tells Matea Gold at LAT:
"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."
Short version: Ailes does not take either very seriously.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
You can keep your opinion to yourself because it’s looks likely that she is running.....she has people in Iowa and had her Chief of Staff respond to Karl Roves contention that they need somebody in his mode to help candidates run for President.....her family has said that they want her to run as well.....she even mention that she would be running a unconventional campaign
Here it looks like Rick and newt has put out that they are preparing to run
Yes and if Palin and Huck have not made their intentions known, by May 1, they will have to divulge their intentions. Fox News cannot be used as a campaign headquarters for any candidate.
It does not look like Palin intends to run.
Palin and Huckabee are under different contracts which spells out “what if scenario”
Palin said that she would never have a “exploratory committee” she will just jump in.....Gingrich and Santorum may be ready to announce that they are forming exploratory committees (which does not commit them to run). After 60 days, they then have to make a final decision (at which point their contracts with Fox would be terminated). That’s why Palin isn’t included......
Read the post. If Sarah declares she is running she is gone.
She isn’t running.
The article talks about exploratory committee commitments - Sarah said herself that she will not form one if she was running, she would just announce and run......these idiots didn’t hear her nor are you hearing why rick and newt got this notice - because they have both on the news given indications of forming a committee! Sheesh!
I wish Geraldo Rivera would form an exploratory committee, just so they’d have to suspend him too! No, I wouldn’t vote for that whack-job.
I’m with you on A, I don’t see how you get to B.
Thanks SeekAndFind,That’s interesting.
“You can keep your opinion to yourself because its looks likely that she is running.....”
Its nothing to get mad about. I like Palin I just don’t think she is going to run. Millions of other people don’t think she is going to run. If I were her I would not run in 2012. She is making a lot of money and having a great time. Newt didn’t run in 2008 because he was pursuing wealth. Its not a sin. For your peace of mind I hope she runs. If she gets nominated I’ll vote for her.
I apologize.....I wasn’t talking to you directly I was talking about someone else who I was getting into a disagreement, I must have gotten my post mixed up
“How much does Huckabee make as a broadcaster with his own show as opposed to being President?”
I don’t know but I’m guessing as much or more than Juan Williams makes. That kind of money is hard to walk away from especially if you have never made much before. I can sympathize because I would love to make that much just one year.
I read Palin made around $12 million last year and God bless her. She deserves it for the drubbing she took while running for VP and also everything after. I think its going to be hard for her to give up that money also.
We are all on the same side. Thats what is important.
I wish Fox would suspend Karl Rove.
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