Posted on 12/21/2010 5:05:05 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
But … doesn’t she have something else she’s supposed to do next year? Or is the plan to somehow squeeze the tapings in between primaries?
You know, a documentary series following her around on the trail would be fantastic TV and, a la “Going Rogue,” would be a blockbuster thanks to interest from political junkies. Imagine what she could ask for a show like that. Why, she could move the whole family into Rush’s old penthouse on Fifth Avenue.
“3.066 million people turned in last week to see her episode with Kate Gosselin,” a TLC insider tells me. “That is more people than are watching Bravo’s ‘Housewives’ series or most other cable shows. For sure the network is doing everything it possibly can to convince Sarah to do another season, but at the end of the day it looks like it will all come down to money.”
Sarah, who is reportedly making more than $250,000 per episode for the eight-week series, is no fool — when the show debuted to over 4.96 million viewers, insiders tell me she started talking about a new deal right away.
“Sarah knows to strike when the iron is hot and started talking about season two right after the show debuted to huge numbers,” a friend of Palin tells me. “She knows that celebrities get millions of dollar for each episode of their shows and thinks she’s worth it too. Jennifer Aniston took home millions from ‘Friends’ and in Sarah’s eyes, she’s no different.”
Yeah, really? A “friend” of Palin’s told this guy that she sees herself as no different from Jennifer Aniston? The name of that “friend” doesn’t happen to rhyme with “Peev-eye Bonnston,” does it?
Actually, this is a fun peg for slightly more serious speculation about Huckabee’s ambitions next year, or lack thereof. Not one but two NRO fixtures have hinted in the past few days that they think he’ll pass on running again and stick with his show. Jim Geraghty shared some small talk with Huck in the Fox green room and got the sense that he’s having too much fun with it to give it up, and Jonah Goldberg is hearing whispers that Fox might be about to sign him to a big new contract. So here’s a (far-fetched) possibility: What if he and Palin both decide not to run? Let’s say unemployment starts to tick downward in the first half of next year and Obama’s approval rating begins to climb, dimming the GOP’s chances in 2012. If both of them decide to pass, who becomes the social conservative favorite? Gingrich has been pandering to religious voters for years now so presumably he’d get a big boost, and no doubt Pawlenty would suddenly become a lot more vocal about his faith. Pence would benefit too if he runs, but I think he might end up shooting for governor instead. Who else would suddenly spring into contention? Via RCP, here’s the latest viral clip from Palin’s show. It’s officially international news, of course.
(VIDEO AT LINK)
This reminds me of the BS rumor about Todd Palin joining Dancing with the Stars. I think I heard Sarah tell Bill O’Reilly a few days ago that the show ends after 8 episodes. Sure TLC can try signing her for a second season, but I doubt she will continue with the show
They should give her father a show. He could teach people a lot.
I agree that Sarah Palin’s father should be given a show....he’s the real deal!
She could get around it all by having “Bristol Palin’s Alaska”.
They want her to sign for another season because if she does she can’t run for President!!!
The author has one thing glaringly wrong. There are no primaries next year. They take place in 2012.
No kidding. You can always count on that site being consistently pro-gay and anti-Sarah. He’ll make a post on every negative rumor and every negative poll on Sarah, while conveniently avoiding her facebook policy statements (and then complaining she never brings up policy). That site is a farce!
Chuck should have a show. It wouldn’t be out of the ordinary if his daughter dropped by every now and then.
Didn’t Obama have a videographer following him on the campaign to record the election of the nation’s first black president? We know that John Edwards had one and, in his case, we know why. Why not a video record of the campaign of the nation’s first female President? They could show all the cut throat things that other primary candidates do to discredit her. We would get to see all the little people who make up a grassroots candidacy. We would see campaign decisions made by the person who wants to be elected to make important decisions. If you want to see grassroots grow into tall pines, put the energy and enthusiasm of Palin supporters on TV.. well some of us anyway.
It’s been a no go for me since Michelle was smart enough to unload it.
Sarah’s people have already responded to this BS story
RAMansour
Rule of thumb: anything “PopEater” reports about Sarah Palin is completely made up — as in fabricated out of thin air.
Every time Sarah fires a gun on that show, 100 Leftist heads explode, and Sarah knows it, which is why she fires off so many rounds on the show, LOL.
After watching a couple of episodes, I could do without the running dialogue about the drama the Palin’s face. That said, the show is a pretty good travelogue on the state of Alaska. Makes me want to visit it even more than I already did.
A show with her father is a great idea. She could pop in between campaign stops. Best of both worlds.
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