Posted on 04/02/2009 10:18:23 AM PDT by lewisglad
Greta Van Susteren, a Fox News prime-time host, is being scrutinized for a questionably close relationship to Sarah Palin.
It seems that Van Susteren's husband, John Coates, is a political adviser to the Alaska governor.
Questions about the Palin link, combined with the overnight success of Glenn Beck at Fox News, makes observers wonder if Beck might soon get Van Susteren's spot.
Insiders say Beck has already been viewed as a possible replacement for Van Susteren, who represents the weakest link in Fox's otherwise indomitable lineup.
Van Susteren's ratings are getting smashed by Beck, whose show, despite airing in the ghetto that is 5 p.m., is already the network's third-highest-rated program.
So far, Fox says the switch won't happen, in part, because the network has always had a woman in its prime-time lineup and Fox News chief Roger Ailes is reluctant to change that
I feel the same way. Greta was very kind and caring to Sarah Palin. She is down the middle and I appreciate that.
It’s not Greta, you maroon. It’s O’Deadly! I’m telling you, Ailes is tired of O’Deadly’s mouth.
Ailes isn’t stupid. O’Deadly moves to 10pm. Greta? dunno, but she WILL stay....
She has been very fair to Sarah Palin. Perhaps this is just wishful thinking because of that.
I wish they would dump Shep, he is so smarmy. He creeps me out. Is he gay?
Take out makeup boy Shep.
Thank you to Domandred for the heads up!
Shep & Whorealdo are the ones that need to go.
Naw.
Leave Greta where she is.
As to an alleged friendship with Palin...
she’s pallin’:) around with the best people.
I was just telling my husband yesterday that I CANNOT STAND Sheppard Smith. What a waste of time on FOX.
Is this astroturf reporting, tryng to create the impression that there is a weakness when it's not really there?
-PJ
Beck’s okay, but sometimes I think he is a few bricks short of a full load. He needs to stuff the emotionalism. Let Olbermann do that stuff over at MSNBC.
That’s the word on the street.
Obviously you’ve never watched his tv show or listened to his radio show.
When this Schultz guy gets his chance on MSNBC he will take over the network cable news shows.
Beck is not the dogged interogator that Greta is, and does not have her “depth,” for want of a better descriptor. Greta’s legal training and experience is valuable. But Beck is a good showman, and stoker of cultural/political angst.
John Coates, is a political adviser to the Alaska governor.
I thought they were Clinton supporters.
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