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Why Fox News is souring on Sarah Palin: 3 theories (take it for what it's worth - trash)
The Week ^ | 9/28/12 | Examiner.com, Huff. Post, New York

Posted on 09/28/2012 5:59:42 PM PDT by Evil Slayer

Sarah Palin's increasingly testy relationship with Fox News took a turn for the worse this week, when she wrote on her Facebook page that the cable news channel had canceled interviews she had been scheduled to give during the network's coverage of the Republican convention. Palin was supposed to appear on Fox on Wednesday, the same night that Paul Ryan, her successor as the GOP's vice-presidential candidate, was speaking. Fox executives say Palin got cut simply because time was tight after the convention was condensed from four days to three in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. But this is far from the first public clash between the former Alaska governor and her employer. What's the real story behind the souring relationship? Here, three theories:

1. Palin is not the star she was when Fox hired her Four years ago, Palin was the darling of the GOP, says Scott Paulson at Examiner.com, but she threw that away when she quit her job as governor of Alaska. She's "not even a politician anymore." Face it: With her relevance in the Republican Party fading, Palin's "extended 15 minutes" of fame are running out. And fame is what made her valuable to Fox.

2. And her ratings don't justify her monster salary This is "a classic display of Sarah Palin being, well, Sarah Palin," says Gabriel Sherman at New York. But her Facebook outburst also "reveals something deeper" about Palin's rocky relationship with Fox. Palin is the cable news channel's highest-paid contributor at $1 million a year, but Fox executives are disappointed with her ratings. Her contract is up in January, and Fox is weighing what kind of renewal to sign, "if they sign one at all." Palin, disappointed that she's not getting top billing, is pushing back, but she shouldn't press her luck.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: foxnews; palin; sarahpalin; trashtalk
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To: Windflier
Is the reason you didn't click the link because you're afraid to know the truth? Even Sarah Palin herself will tell you that I'm right and you're wrong. Here's her shameful cashing-in-time resignation speech she gave where she explains it all. http://bit.ly/SWhkPm.
81 posted on 09/29/2012 9:32:03 PM PDT by 92nina
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To: 92nina
Is the reason you didn't click the link because you're afraid to know the truth?

No, duck, it's because I've been here a whole lot longer than you, and I've read it all before. You're late to the party.

82 posted on 09/29/2012 9:37:19 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Windflier

I initially joined in 99. Why would you assume the join date is ever someone’s first account?


83 posted on 09/29/2012 11:06:42 PM PDT by 92nina
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To: Windflier

To get back to my point: she is not a serious politician. The defense fund is a red herring.

That is my opinion.

Calling other people names is ad hominem and loses any debate.

Debate over.


84 posted on 09/30/2012 5:15:19 AM PDT by Mikey_1962 (Obama: The Affirmative Action President.)
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To: Nervous Tick

-——and sold out——

I prefer to think she withdrew, not sold out. She withdrew, perhaps clumsily, with the solid knowledge she had no real political future. Although very well liked by many, she did not have the following of money and party support necessary to run and win.

I don’t know and understand her position in Arizona for Senate but don’t have strong assurance of her success.

Her primary present asset is youth. She has time.


85 posted on 09/30/2012 5:30:57 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Present failure and impending death yield irrational action))
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To: sickoflibs

Give a couple of paid speeches a month and she’d make up for the Fox contract. She’s made millions and had an out on the contract.

You could say she decided not to because she didn’t think she’d win, or (maybe more likely) because she was afraid of the toll on her family; but she wasn’t going to decide on whether to run for president because of a measly little million-dollar Fox contract.


86 posted on 09/30/2012 5:35:01 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: bert

>> I prefer to think she withdrew, not sold out.

Had she not immediately gone all-in on a glitzy career in the infotainment industry (”Book deals! Teevee shows! High paying jobs for the WHOLE FAMILY!!!”), I would tend to agree with you.

Again, I don’t blame her in the least. If I were a “marketable property” I’d almost certainly do the same. After all the crap she took from the political insiders, she darn well deserves some financial reward.

However, actions have consequences and she must also be willing and prepared to enjoy, or suffer, the consequences of her actions, as the case may be.


87 posted on 09/30/2012 6:03:25 AM PDT by Nervous Tick ("You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.")
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To: Evil Slayer

Opinions are like pieholes. Everybody’s got one.


88 posted on 09/30/2012 6:08:36 AM PDT by McGruff (Support your local Republican candidates. They are our last line of defense.)
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To: Nervous Tick

Yeah, she and at least a couple of her family members clearly have the crappy pop culture (e.g., reality TV) bug. I wish and and they didn’t.

But it’s also been the basis of part of what makes her connect to those she connects with. It’s a double-edged sword.

I fully expect she quit with a plan to further her political viability. Both of her books were classics in that line, and she well learned on the circuit with McCain that it’s hard to run for national office without some financial resources—witness the brouhaha over the outfitting of her family for repeated daily TV and campaign exposure.

At this time, I’d guess she’s in part weary of the political process and in part grounded enough to question her viability. I’m stumped as to why she didn’t pick up some sort of think tank position from which she could study and opine on global energy issues. So I have to guess that she’s not entirely serious about maximizing her political chances.

Kind of how Romney seems caught on trying to prove that Romneycare was the right thing to do, Palin seems intent on continuing and justifying her pop culture approach to things. I wish it were otherwise.


89 posted on 09/30/2012 6:12:37 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Mikey_1962
Debate over.

The debate is over because you fight like a lib. You attack with invented 'facts' in order to destroy another's character, in this case, Sarah Palin. Ad hominem? Your whole argument is ad hominem.

There's a reason that just one word from Sarah Palin can motivate an army of voters and bring an avalanche of donations to a candidate. When you figure out why that is, then maybe you'll be able to have a real conversation about her worth as a politician.

90 posted on 09/30/2012 7:54:55 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: 92nina
I initially joined in 99.

Yeah, and I originally joined in '95. Had to wait for Jim Rob to get the site up, to activate my account.

* rolls eyes *

91 posted on 09/30/2012 7:58:39 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: 92nina
Palin cares so much about you and this country that she.... has an aid post on Facebook sometimes.

That and campaigning for all those Tea Party candidates who won in 2010 thanks to her getting out there and pushing the Conservative message.

Liberals hate that. And they hate Palin.

At least it's evident where you stand.

92 posted on 09/30/2012 8:13:22 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (Nuke Mecca.)
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To: driftdiver

Finished her term and then went bankrupt from all the frivolous lawsuits?
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I guess I took this a negative! Correct me if I’m wrong.


93 posted on 09/30/2012 3:22:24 PM PDT by 23 Everest (When seconds count. The police are just 23 minutes away. 831 Bonnie)
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To: 23 Everest

good grief


94 posted on 09/30/2012 4:11:24 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

Well that certainly makes it crystal clear, you’re a fan of Charlie Brown! ;-)


95 posted on 09/30/2012 4:27:56 PM PDT by 23 Everest (When seconds count. The police are just 23 minutes away. 831 Bonnie)
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To: Mikey_1962

Mikey, the whole story is more than you will hear from her followers. Palin did not resign because of financial pressures from her legal fees.

And yes,Palin’s first legal defense fund had to be shut down after losing a legal challenge. But a second one was immediately set up to continue collecting donations. (It is still active today).

Secondly, Palin resigned two months after signing a book deal worth an estimated $7 million.

Thirdly, the Republican National Committee paid $250,000 of her $500,000 legal bill from her ethics investigations.

Lastly, her speaking fee was $100,000 per speech.

So, I don’t see how she resigned because of financial pressure.


96 posted on 10/03/2012 5:48:30 AM PDT by Kinder Gentler Machinegun Hand
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To: Kinder Gentler Machinegun Hand

Palin resigned her governorship for the good of the Alaskan people.

Palin knew as long as she remained in office vicious nuts from the left, and back-stabbing rivals in the GOP establishment would continue to press false and frivolous complaints against her.

Sarah resigned in order to save Alaskan citizens their hard-earned tax dollars.

Sarah Palin is that rare political entity: A true unselfish leader with integrity, courage and forbearance.

She’ll be back.


97 posted on 10/03/2012 9:56:51 PM PDT by RhodoliteRose
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To: Evil Slayer

Sarah should jump ship from fox news over to the Blaze.

Or she should go over to msnbc to help give chrissy mathews a nice permanent ulcer....


98 posted on 10/04/2012 7:09:44 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: RitaOK
Palin may not be the star when Fox hired her, stardom is fleeting but she can still energize those who love their Country.....

The camera still loves Sarah but I do believe like many of us, finds her hair wanting. Too black; too long; and too messy for a woman of her stature and age.

99 posted on 10/04/2012 7:17:59 AM PDT by yoe (Vote for the Real American whose love for his country was NEVER in question.)
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To: yoe

Last night Sarah looked her very better self. So pretty, without the darkness of her Las Vegas appearance on Fox; the dark tanning treatment, black hair, black frames, no color.

She has kept the black hair, which looks un-natural compared to her sunny red highlights that reflected light in her lighter brown hair, back when she looked so stunning and natural.

I have been hard on Sarah going with the harsh look. She had color last night. Good for her. Now, dump that damn black hair and she’s back in business on stunning. ;)


100 posted on 10/04/2012 8:24:31 AM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CHRISTO REY)
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