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Why Fox News dropped Sarah Palin [Palin dropped Fox]
The Christain Science Monitor ^ | January 26, 2013 | Brad Knickerbocker

Posted on 01/26/2013 4:34:18 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

When the history of US politics in the early 21st century is written, two figures will stand out: Barack Obama and Sarah Palin.

The election of Mr. Obama to the highest elective office – the first African-American to win the presidency – did not necessarily signal a new era of post-racial politics. But coming just a generation after federal troops in the South (and a federal judge in Boston) were necessary to desegregate public schools, it was a huge milestone.

Sarah Palin was not the first woman to win a major political party’s vice presidential nomination; that was US Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, Walter Mondale’s running mate way back in 1984.

But the presence of the former Alaska governor on the GOP ticket headed by Sen. John McCain in 2008 invigorated the party – at the time, at least. And although they lost to Obama and Joe Biden, it wasn’t the blowout that Mondale and Ferraro suffered against Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.

Ferraro went on to relative political obscurity, twice losing Democratic Party primaries for the US Senate. Ms. Palin, on the other hand, was just getting started when the returns for the 2008 presidential race were being counted.

Over the next few years, she became a political force of nature – stirring a tea party base that thronged to her appearances, scaring GOP incumbents deemed too willing to find common ground with Democrats, and building a very lucrative business that included (for one season, at least) her own “reality” TV show while launching one of her five children – daughter Bristol – on her own entertainment career.

Meanwhile, as with some other conservative ex-elected officials like Mike Huckabee, Palin was given a sinecure of sorts as a commentator for Fox News...

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TOPICS: Alaska; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: cultofpalin; foxnews; obama; palin; sarahpalin
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To: EveningStar
Lol

Freepers are usually not bothered with stuff like facts

Especially if its about Sarah

From either side....of how folks feel about her

I love her more than not

But I aint hopping in the back seat with her again till I'm sure she ain't just teasing again

Man i sure wish she would get loud

She is the only one out there with instant fanbase

221 posted on 01/27/2013 5:23:20 PM PST by wardaddy (wanna know how my kin felt during Reconstruction in Mississippi, you fixin to find out firsthand)
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To: EveningStar
Lol

Freepers are usually not bothered with stuff like facts

Especially if its about Sarah

From either side....of how folks feel about her

I love her more than not

But I aint hopping in the back seat with her again till I'm sure she ain't just teasing again

Man i sure wish she would get loud

She is the only one out there with instant fanbase

222 posted on 01/27/2013 5:23:42 PM PST by wardaddy (wanna know how my kin felt during Reconstruction in Mississippi, you fixin to find out firsthand)
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To: EveningStar
Lol

Freepers are usually not bothered with stuff like facts

Especially if its about Sarah

From either side....of how folks feel about her

I love her more than not

But I aint hopping in the back seat with her again till I'm sure she ain't just teasing again

Man i sure wish she would get loud

She is the only one out there with instant fanbase

223 posted on 01/27/2013 5:24:12 PM PST by wardaddy (wanna know how my kin felt during Reconstruction in Mississippi, you fixin to find out firsthand)
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To: muawiyah

I’m sorry, but Juan’s spoutings the last few months are nothing but vile.

Personability can not hide the venality and vileness of them.

The Juan Williams that was outraged over how NPR treated him is gone. In his place is this creature that will spout leftist fiction on cue.


224 posted on 01/27/2013 5:26:40 PM PST by sauropod (I will not comply)
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To: sauropod
i think juan told all the mittbots he could that romney couldn't win ~ which was certainly true. i've been telling them that for 5 years!

his own son said he didn't even want to win ~ no surprise there. guy didn't even start his campaign.

when it comes to obama he runs up against the street cred issue. somebody told juan he isn't black enough ~ probably Roger Ailes.

225 posted on 01/27/2013 5:43:01 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS

Cheers, AP.


226 posted on 01/27/2013 6:31:39 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: editor-surveyor; humblegunner
Slightly off the track, but I caught a glimpse of a coming/existing/? movie featuring junk car racing where it looked like they had 50 cars on a side lined up against each other, and then running head on into the other guys.

Now that's racing! you might be able to enter that without a sponsor but that'd be about it!

227 posted on 01/27/2013 6:35:10 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

After all your posts which put you in the ‘not honest’ column, you remain there. I’m not reading anymore of your blather.


228 posted on 01/27/2013 7:03:47 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: donna

Palin said she in a feminist?

When?

Palin is a lot of things, but I would not call her a feminist. I believe that in fact was the reason she did not run for the Presidency in 2012.

She is busy raising her daughters.

2016 though, all bets may be off.

We shall see.


229 posted on 01/27/2013 8:38:06 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network
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To: humblegunner

Gunner, you’re mentally ill.

You constantly post stupid jabs at others, but the moment someone takes a poke at you, you go postal.

Take a vacation, or just go swimming in the toilet and pull the handle.


230 posted on 01/28/2013 8:12:09 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: humblegunner
Have some cheese to have with your whine.


231 posted on 01/28/2013 8:22:03 AM PST by McGruff (What difference does it make? - Hillary Clinton)
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To: McGruff
Shouldn't you be off to visit some school kids while wearing your trenchcoat?


232 posted on 01/28/2013 8:50:22 AM PST by humblegunner
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To: editor-surveyor
Gunner, you’re mentally ill.

Somewhat.

You constantly post stupid jabs at others

I prefer the term "quirky and amusing criticisms".

the moment someone takes a poke at you, you go postal.

You don't find that quirky and amusing?

233 posted on 01/28/2013 9:02:21 AM PST by humblegunner
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Sarah Palin Are You a Feminist?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJzuDEnJcxM


234 posted on 01/28/2013 10:56:12 AM PST by donna (Pray for revival.)
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To: muawiyah

Thanks for refreshing my memory. You are more knowledgable than GOOGLE, and less biased.


235 posted on 01/28/2013 1:32:49 PM PST by miserare
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To: sauropod

Juan is not even personable anymore. He is becoming a bitter old man. Like the uncle you used to love to see at family events years ago who now says “Buzz off, kid. Ya bother me.”


236 posted on 01/28/2013 1:36:56 PM PST by miserare
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To: humblegunner
Go cry, Emo snake handler. You don't TELL anyone squat. Not here, and not anywhere.

I am TELLING YOU, pissant, go back to your bottle, you wasted POS!

You and BHO hate the same thing. Take a bath with him, you low life. He will give you want you need.

237 posted on 01/28/2013 3:48:14 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: presently no screen name
I am TELLING YOU, pissant, go back to your bottle, you wasted POS!


238 posted on 01/29/2013 4:40:07 AM PST by humblegunner
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To: EveningStar

Wow some list thank God for google


239 posted on 02/07/2013 4:13:10 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom)
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