# Palin signs with Fux News **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550 "2010-01-11T19:45:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/1 "2010-01-11T19:45:25Z")
[Washington Post story here.](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/01/palin-signs-on-with-fox-news.html?wpisrc=newsletter) > [@](#): > > …A Fox News executive says the network will shortly announce that the former vice-presidential nominee is signing on as a contributor. > > Palin, who resigned as governor of Alaska last summer, will appear as a commentator on various Fox shows. She will also host an occasional program that will examine inspirational tales involving ordinary Americans… ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/2 "2010-01-11T19:47:26Z")
Meh. Who didn’t see this coming as soon as they learned about her resignation? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/3 "2010-01-11T19:55:22Z")
Well, the level of intelligent discourse on Fox is about to be raised by about 0.0000000001%. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/4 "2010-01-11T19:58:24Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Meh. Who didn’t see this coming as soon as they learned about her resignation? :rolleyes: Yeah, the onlyl suprise to me is that it didn’t happen sooner. I figured we’d hear about it within a month or so of her resignation. Lost my best with myself, dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/5 "2010-01-11T20:00:48Z")
The positive part of this is that this probably will scuttle any “Palin in 2012!” talk, once she starts actually, you know, speaking. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/6 "2010-01-11T20:22:32Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > The positive part of this is that this probably will scuttle any “Palin in 2012!” talk, once she starts actually, you know, speaking. Are you sure that’s a positive? From here, a fish-in-a-barrel race in 2012 looks pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/7 "2010-01-11T20:32:35Z")
I betcha (wink!) Fox News would _love_ to have an ex-commentator in the White House. It seems like a massive conflict of interest to me, but I’m not quite sure why- I’d have the same problem with, say, Olbermann running for Prez. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/8 "2010-01-11T20:53:31Z")
Moved MPSIMS --\> Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/9 "2010-01-11T20:55:51Z")
It’s all part of Fox’s plan for the press to _become_ the government. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/10 "2010-01-11T20:57:34Z")
If she’s on Fox that means I won’t be seeing her again! Yay! ---
**Author:** ![HorseloverFat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HorseloverFat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorseloverFat)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/11 "2010-01-11T21:03:26Z")
Shes never winning office again and probably never plans to. Her gig pays more than a real job. She’s essentially becoming the new Ann Coulter. A multimillion dollar contract for badmouthing liberal straw men. Its a pretty damn good gig if you can stomach all the evil. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/12 "2010-01-11T21:04:26Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > If she’s on Fox that means I won’t be seeing her again! Yay! This is true. I’ve not seen Huckleberry in some time. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/13 "2010-01-11T21:05:14Z")
Wow. This is the biggest surprise since Levi decided not to marry into the Palin family. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/14 "2010-01-11T21:08:50Z")
It’s fairly amusing reading the reactions on other, more right-wing forums. Most of them seem to be crowing about how this will infuriate the “loony left” (ie, everyone to the left of themselves)… whereas every liberal seems to be saying, “Huh. No big surprise, there.” I don’t quite understand why Palin’s fans think we fear her. What’s to fear? ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/15 "2010-01-11T21:10:28Z")
Is there anyone who still pretends that Fox doesn’t have a right-wing bias? I’m pretty sure I remember those people existing. Recently. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/16 "2010-01-11T21:17:56Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > I betcha (wink!) Fox News would _love_ to have an ex-commentator in the White House. It seems like a massive conflict of interest to me, but I’m not quite sure why- I’d have the same problem with, say, Olbermann running for Prez. I take it you don’t watch The Daily Show then, because she’s guaranteed to be a semi-regular feature there. Clips are likely to show up on Letterman’s show as well. > [@Kolga](#): > > The positive part of this is that this probably will scuttle any “Palin in 2012!” talk, once she starts actually, you know, speaking. Anyone who would seriously consider voting for Palin at this point is not going to be turned off by anything she says or the manner in which she says it now. (I mean anything she’s likely to say. Obviously if she declared her allegiance to Satan or started singing “Melt the Guns” or something, it could be a game-changer.) I predict this will be a short-term success as the faithful gather to bask in her image and the faithless tune in hoping for a train wreck, but she’s bound to fail in the not-so-long run. Fox commentators may be liars and nutbags, but they know how to string words and ideas together in ways that can at least _seem_ to represent actual thought. Sarah Palin does not appear to be able to do that. Aphorisms and snark can get her through carefully managed media events, but not day-after-day extemporaneous speaking. As for the “inspirational tales” part of her job, I don’t think she’s ever shown an aptitude for that kind of feel-good stuff. She’s been most effective when going on the attack. There’s nothing warm and cuddly about this self-proclaimed pit bull. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/17 "2010-01-11T21:18:07Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Is there anyone who still pretends that Fox doesn’t have a right-wing bias? I’m pretty sure I remember those people existing. Recently. So the fact that CNN has James Carville on the air means that CNN has a left-wing bias, correct? Or do you not wish to apply your…“logic” to anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/18 "2010-01-11T21:19:04Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > It’s fairly amusing reading the reactions on other, more right-wing forums. Most of them seem to be crowing about how this will infuriate the “loony left” (ie, everyone to the left of themselves)… whereas every liberal seems to be saying, “Huh. No big surprise, there.” > > I don’t quite understand why Palin’s fans think we fear her. What’s to fear? Exactly, the worst thing you can do for your party is give one of your biggest dolts a frikkin’ soapbox. We don’t fear her, we laugh at her. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/19 "2010-01-11T21:21:52Z")
Sarah Palin signs with Fox News. Mark McGwire was on steroids when he set the home run record. And in other news, the sun rose in the East this morning. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550/20 "2010-01-11T21:40:14Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > So the fact that CNN has James Carville on the air means that CNN has a left-wing bias, correct? Or do you not wish to apply your…“logic” to anyone else? There we go. I thought they were still around. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-signs-with-fux-news/524550.md?page=2)