TPM: Palin to Become Fox News Contributor

[flpoljunkie]

Palin To Become Fox News Contributor

It was inevitable. Fox News confirms to the New York Times today that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will become a regular contributor to the cable news channel.

In a multi-year deal, Palin will appear on the channel regularly. A source told the Times that while she will not have her own regular show, she will host an occasional series.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/01/palin-to-become-fox-news-contributor.php?ref=fpblg

[havocmom]

1. Beck & Bill-O must be in need of sedation at this time

[begin_within]

2. In what respect?

[hlthe2b]

3. Will they clean up her inevitable gaffes or...

just let em go?

[alsame]

7. "Hosting an occasional series" - her shows will be scripted and

edited before they hit the airwaves. You betcha.

[liberal N proud]

4. New series called You Betch Ya'

[ima_sinnic]

5. so the teabaggers officially now have their own TV station

while it was "theirs" before, this makes it all the more consolidated.

All liberal and progressive TV networks/venues are "alternative," such as Al Gore's Current TV, Democracy Now, Link TV, Colors, and available in limited markets (I got a few on Dish Network, but none on cable). Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are not "liberal" per se but do a good job of raising awareness of hypocrisy and stupidity of "conservatives" and teabaggers. MSNBC has certain segments that are progressive (Ed Schultz, Keith Olberman, Rachel Maddow--I don't have a TV, so I might be missing some here), but no entire "mainstream" cable channel is comparable to FOX.

This is a serious gap--I have no idea how to fix it. We need someone like George Soros to back some mainstream programming or something.

[fugop]

6. Amazing

Yet Fox continues to spout their crap about being "fair and balanced," even as they hire one conservative wingnut after another.

But the Obama administration was so meeeeeeaaaannnnnn to call them out! Wah.

[MO_Dem]

8. Well, hopefully

CNN and MSNBC won't be reporting every time she blinks or winks or smirks or whatever from now on.

:evilgrin:

[Berry Cool]

9. She better be good at reading cue cards, gosh golly you betcha.

"Welcome to the show, Vice President O'Biden. Can I call ya Joe?"

[tanyev]

10. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert just said prayers of thanks.