Sarah Palin Infuriated Roger Ailes for Not Announcing Her Decision on Fox News

New York Magazine ^ | November 21, 2011 | Gabriel Sherman

[Southnsoul]

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.

[engrpat]

Agreed. I think she should have made the announcement on Fox, it would have been the right thing to do. Glad she pulled out as she would have destroyed any chances the Republicans have of retaking the senate or the WH.

[DJ MacWoW]

All you have are insults. You did not make any valid point and back it up with anything substantive. Liberals use insults and emotion. Conservatives use facts and logic.

You have a nice day.

[MinuteGal]

You are disgusting.

Leni

[onyx]

I’m sure you already know that moose-matson is just another pedestian PDSer trying to get your attention. Best to ignore the nothing-burger.

Courtesy Ping only.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Crossfire redux...it would be a ratings smash...but what could we call it?

Beauty and the Beast? (666)

Nah! Too obvious...

[Syncro]

How much do you want for the book?

[Lazamataz]

Wow, that sucked.

JR, they say Palladin is a good guy and maybe his account got hacked... any way to track down the real Palladin?

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Sarah Palin got the media exposure that she needed when she wanted it.

I don’t think she’s crying over it now. She doesn’t strike me as that kind of person. IF this is true and Ailes is upset, she knew that going into it. She’s not a little girl who doesn’t understand how the world works.

All of this “defending Sarah Palin” still puzzles me. Is she not intelligent and strong on her own? I don’t think she’s whining and wanting people out there crying about injustice or Ailes’ reaction. It’s a NON-story, because she still has the contract. She’s still making money and doing whatever the hell she wants.

She’s focused on the bigger picture. Can’t we all?

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Like little puppy dogs you take the boot and then wag your tails and yap and ask for more.

Be sure to let us know whom you support and why, mmm-kay?

[DJ MacWoW]

I have assessed and dismissed them as an insulter and not a deep thinker. Thanks for the warning. :-)

[RainMan]

The Lady and the Tramp

[MinuteGal]

I beg your pardon. My comment above was directed at Palladin, not you. I'm truly sorry. Your post was spot on. His was disgusting.

Leni

[Syncro]

Heh...

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

And what ideology recasts facts to make them fit a predetermined narrative...?

Compassionate Conservatism?

No, wait... "Intellectual Conservatism".

[samantha]

You are a sad,sicko,and probably have fantasies about SP. There was no verification of anything that smarmy old bastard wrote in that sleazoid book. You wanted to believe the trash because you probably get off hating her and a black college student at the same time. Gee, racist and woman hater rolled into one.

GET HELP!

[freedumb2003]

>>No “Huh?” about it.<<

It is clear to you but not me. There must be some code of which I am unaware. Well, I am not in the cabal so that makes sense.

Please do have a good day.

[Lazamataz]

I beg your pardon. My comment above was directed at Palladin, not you. I'm truly sorry. Your post was spot on. His was disgusting.

I wondered.

Besides, if you tell someone they are disgusting and vile, shouldn't it be ME????

[N. Theknow]

Well, Ailes infuriated a lot more people when he hired Whore-aldo.

[onyx]

I tried to be reasonable, #59. His posts are still standing and they're vile, unfounded assertions from a poster filled with hate. Unreal!

[freedumb2003]

>>Be sure to let us know whom you support and why, mmm-kay?<<

No need for supplements for you. You have plenty of Iron-y.