Published: January 12, 2010
Op-Ed Contributor
Sarah Palin Joins Fox News: Eye Candy for Teabagger Viewers
By Robert Paul Reyes
"Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, will take her message to Fox News as a regular commentator.
'I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox News,'' Palin said in a statement posted yesterday on the network's website. "It's wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and balanced news.''
Palin will offer political commentary and analysis, Fox said. Under the multi-year deal, she also will host occasional episodes of Fox News 'Real American Stories,'' a series featuring inspirational stories about Americans." Read More
Sarah Palin and Fox News are a perfect fit; Palin is indistinguishable from the Fox News bevy of vacuous bimbo reporters and anchors.
Both parties will benefit, Fox will get a spike in the ratings, and Palin will get a national platform to promote herself.
Some pundits believe that Palin's decision to sign a multi-year deal with Fox News means that she isn't running for president in 2012. If a politician who has been hired by a network declares herself to be a candidate for political office, she is promptly relieved of her reporting duties.
Palin's three year deal with Fox doesn't preclude her from seeking higher office. A contract means nothing to Palin, she will quit her Fox News gig in a heartbeat to run for higher office if she believes she has a viable chance in 2012. Have we forgotten so quickly that Palin quit her job as governor of Alaska to cash in on her fame?
However, I don't think Palin is going to run for president in 2012. Reading from a teleprompter is a hell of a lot easier than debating the eloquent and erudite Barack Obama.
At Fox News Palin is in her element, the former beauty queen and Brit Hume can take a tag-team approach to converting Tiger Woods to Christianity. Palin can co-host a couple of programs with Glenn Beck, and they can inspire the teabaggers to commit wanton acts of stupidity. Palin can appear on her pal Sean Hannity's program, and stir up racial hatred against President Obama. Palin can even do a segment with Shepard Smith, and the prima donnas can discuss hair styling tips and the proper use of mascara and eyeliner. Palin and the other Fox News hotties can have a prime time mud wrestling special, which would blow CNN and MSNBC out of the water.
Sarah Palin has never been more than eye candy, and I plan on getting an eyeful of her at Fox News.
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Robert Paul Reyes is a NewsBlaze writer on Politics, Pop Culture and Pointless Pontificating. Contact him by writing to NewsBlaze.
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