Posted on 08/31/2012 8:30:38 AM PDT by Hojczyk
One of the most curious developments at the Republican convention took place far away from the delegate floor. Two events appeared for a short time to be part of the same story: the announcement of the “mystery speaker,” and the sudden cancellation of Sarah Palin’s interviews on Fox News.
Palin, the Republican Party’s previous VP nominee, would have provided some intriguing commentary on the night when her successor spoke, and so some — myself included — thought Palin’s spots must have been canceled because she had become a participant in this convention. When it became clear that Clint Eastwood had agreed to speak, it left many of us wondering exactly why Palin’s Fox appearances had been canceled at the time when she had the most value as a commentator.
New York Magazine reported yesterday that the cancellations were due to a power play in contract negotiations, and that Palin might find herself in search of a new platform:
Essentially, Palin and Fox are in the early stages of an elaborate contract negotiation. Palin earns roughly $1 million per year from Fox, making her the highest paid contributor at the network. Fox executives have been disappointed with her ratings; Palin has been disappointed by Fox’s decision to not give her top billing on bookings. According to sources, the relationship at times has gotten so bad that much communication has been conducted via Palin’s husband Todd.
One thing is clear: It’s risky for her to push the envelope too far. Fox has been a central pillar of Palin’s national reach since quitting the governorship, and without the network’s platform, it’s unclear how she could maintain even her current, much-diminished level of visibility.
Palin’s Facebook outburst surely didn’t endear her to Roger Ailes, who prizes message discipline and loyalty among his troops.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
LOL. All excellent point.
Most of us today work in the urban areas but live in the rural areas. We all had big C-Band satellite dishes starting back in the early 80’s. We are Hi-Tech rednecks. I was there the day fox started its first breath. They are so far from the truthful news outlet that they once were that we have all quit watching them. They are little better than cnn. cnn is rarely to the right of fox but it happens from time to time that cnn gets it right. That in itself is evidence that fox is owned and managed by progressive big government ideologues and they have slowly and patiently been moving fox to the left.
After listening to Beck lately... I no longer fault fox for not renewing his contract. I like Beck but he can (on occasion) shoot off from the mouth without consideration and it was driving segments of his audience from his show and fox.
I do not think that if Palin left fox... it would hurt her at all. She has a plan I can assure you. It changes as needed because world events change things. She has greatness in her and GOD will use her and I will be there to do what I can to help if I am needed. Until then... I fight against the cancer of marx in every way possible and within the law. When I say that I love this republic more than I do myself... on my sacred honor... I mean it. I know that you do too... even if we see certain things differently. We see many more things the same. None of us shares a common pair of eyes. ;-)
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Ok, we disagree, BTW, back in the day when I was a rocker, my band was based in Pascagoula, MS and played all over that “redneck Riviera”. Except for the humidity, it was a wonderful place and I had a great time.
LLS
Probably before your time. We played a lot at the Silver Fox in Mobile, a club in NO that I do not remember, a frat in Hattiesburg, then all over FL-—Sarasota, Cape Coral, Lakeland.
Cool. I was playing from the late seventies up until about 1985. Have a great Saturday pal.
LLS
Well, ain’t you the self-righteous little priss...
You just keep proving my point.
One of the most famous and influential women in the world????
I live in Korea and I can guarantee you that almost no Korean would know who she was.
Oprah, the Queen, Hillary, Madonna, Aung San Suu Kyi, Angela Merkel, sure. Palin? Not so much.
[When she had a show of her own on another cable channel... it was a ratings bonanza.]
I’m confused, what show was that?
And you mine, sally.
LLS
Cancelled my DirecTV last Wednesday. No more Fox News here. Sounds like it’s not going to matter soon anyway.
I had forgotten about her reality series, my daughter tried to watch the first one and gave up. Glad her fans supported her.
Have you seen the kind of shows TLC puts out? Among its recent and current shows are
“Honey Boo Boo”, “Make Room for Multiples,” “The Little Couple,” “Strange Sex,” “Obese and Pregnant,” “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant,” “Mermaid Girl,” and “Paralyzed and Pregnant.” Then, there’s the supersized Duggar family, whose show was first called “17 Kids and Counting,” then “18 Kids and Counting,” and is now idling at “19 Kids and Counting.” (At some point it will probably be called “But Who’s Counting?”)
If my kids were still young they wouldn’t be watching that channel, I don’t think I’ve ever turned it on.
I don’t know how I could watch Fux any less than I already do: less than zero?
The RNC is the Pooch!
A totally worthless org.
Fux’s creds are gone, and they need her more every day.
They look like an imitation of PMSNBC.
LLS
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