Linda Killian

Fox Runs a Risk in Hiring Sarah Palin

January 12, 2010 RSS Feed Print

By Linda Killian, Thomas Jefferson Street blog

Since performance is what Fox News and most of cable television news is all about, especially in the evening programming hours, I'm sure that Sarah Palin will do extremely well there. Talking and performing is what she is good at, as opposed to governing, which she obviously found either too challenging, boring or not lucrative enough to hold her attention long enough to finish out her term as governor of Alaska.

She is colorful, provocative and attractive and she certainly appeals to the Fox demographic. An interesting question--will she continue to fund raise and campaign for Republican congressional candidates this year? Undoubtedly a great many GOP challengers were hoping for a visit from Palin to boost their profiles and raise some money for their campaigns. If she continues these activities it will only accentuate the partisanship of Fox News.

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hotel in italien of 10:09AM April 13, 2010

You can say what you want to about Palin leaving Alaska before her term was up. I don't agree with that move either. Lets look at Obama and do an honest comparison. Obama was a IL. State Senator for all of 5 months when he left to run for President. What experience did Obama have?

Dennis of VA 4:42PM January 26, 2010

You know they said the very same things about Ronald Reagan in that he is just a movie actor and some said he was lacking intuitive skills when it came to government and would never be elected. Do you remember the outcome of 80 and 84? Nuf said!!

Liberals say that they wish she (Palin) would run in 2012 as it would guarantee the democrats reelection. BULL CRAP!! Liberals know good and well thats not true and they are terrified of Sarah Palin. Why else would they be so adamant about destroying her.Liberals lack common sense when it comes to mainstream america but they aren't stupid.They know the ticket with Sarah's name on it garnered 58 and a half million votes in the worst run campaign in history and,everything was against the GOP.

As angry as people are with Obama,pelosi,and Reid,I have no doubt in my mind that S Palin will wage one hell of a kick arse campaign so quit saying you wish Palin will run because there isn't liberal on the face of the earth that wants her to run because they know she stands an excellent chance..She is having one success after the other from the phony ethics charges that were launched against her by liberals all of which were dropped. The liberal media is looking like major idiots so call it what you want..She is powerful.Her book is kicking major ass.

michael 427sohc of MI 11:45PM January 14, 2010

Linda Killian

Linda Killian

Linda Killian is a Washington journalist and a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She is currently working on a book called Swing about Independent/Centrist voters for St. Martin’s Press. Her previous book was The Freshmen: What Happened to the Republican Revolution?

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