Fox News starts off the year on a ratings high note. FNC was the #3 network in all of primetime cable for the first full week of 2010 (#5 in total day). CNN came in #32 in primetime (#30 in total day) and MSNBC ranked #30 in primetime (#35 in total day).

I am sure CNN and MSNBC see this as another nail in their coffin.

Bingo boy,
I am not sure what that has to do with the post.

“as expected, Palin eloquently hit all talking points consistent with the conservative agenda”

She did, and it was expected?

Palin will run for president in 2012. It is so obvious to me.

I love that she quit governorship for this.

“indefensible” she’s such a fktard.

LA Times article:

An LA Times article about Sarah Palin’s gig at Fox News contained this startling tidbit: “(Bill Shine, the network’s executive VP of programming) said he was not concerned that Palin would make false assertions on the air. ‘Along the way, we’ll talk to her and have conversations and I’m sure everything will be fine,’ he said, adding that the expectations that Palin will utter something controversial will likely drive viewership.” What kind of “conversations” are they planning to have? Unfortunately, the article does not say. However, the Times also quotes Shine saying he hopes Palin will continue to be polarizing.

“She is one of the most talked about and politically polarizing figures in the country,” said Bill Shine, the network’s executive vice president of programming. “First off, we hope she brings that.”

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-et-palin12-2010jan12,0,5744298.story

So basically, Palin + Polarizing Lies = Fox Ratings !

When asked about military attack, Palin said that it “needs to be our last option”, but she also made clear that what she wants most out of the White House. She “would like to see Obama Administration convince Americans that they would be will to do anything to protect Americans.”

I thought this was a great point by Palin. The WH needs to really start talking about this, if something is going to happen in the future. They need to make the idea of attacking Iran, or “allowing” an attack on Iran acceptable. They need to explain what Iran is doing, and start to get tough with them. We’ll see if that happens.

As for her performance… I wonder why when talking to her, O’Reilly feels he has to keep hitting her with rapid fire questions. It always seems a bit tense whenever they talk (all two times of it)… like O’Reilly has so much he wants to talk about, he starts to speak more quickly than normal. I hope in the future, the two relax a bit and the interviews are more fluid.

BJL411 says:
January 12, 2010 at 11:52 pm

So basically, Palin + Polarizing Lies = Fox Ratings !

Hey! It’s worked for Keith Olbermann.

Well… except for the ratings part, that is.

This woman is delusional. There are no words for the insanity of Fox News to put her on the air. Oh wait…..they did hire Glenn Beck. This is just par for the course with this so-called “network.”

Chris Matthews says:
January 13, 2010 at 12:18 am

This is just par for the course with this so-called “network.”

You’re getting your standard reactionary attack on FNC confused. They ARE a “network,” that’s not in debate… the fulfill the definition of a network completely. I think you got your quotes confused.

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Anyone want to play, “How many comments will actually talk about the substance of what Palin said?” I say the majority of the right-leaning comments do, while 95% of the left-leaning comments will resort to name calling because they didn’t read the article, or watch the segments. Taking all bets! Here we go!

Calling out Harry Reid……by the woman who’s father said she left a college in Hawaii because there were basically “too many asians”. This woman, and this “network”, are disgusting.

Chris Matthews says:
January 13, 2010 at 12:27 am

Ahhh… so because her father said something remotely race based, she isn’t allowed to comment on Harry Reid saying something undeniably racist. Interesting….

I wonder… does this mean that Obama shouldn’t comment. Remember he was the one who needlessly took sides in the whole “Beer Summit” nonsense… and it’s his White House that is refusing to go forth with the Black Panther voter intimidation lawsuit, even though they had already won it. I guess that means he can’t talk about it either. I guess by that “standard,” very few people can.

(PS- Why is “network” still in quotes? That still doesn’t make sense.)

Harry Reid wasn’t saying anything racist. He was promoting Obama. If you consider what Reid said was racist, then you must condemn Limbaugh because he consistently uses the word “negro” on his show.

Clearly, she did just fine; looking at the comments on her appearance across the web you know she did because the left is over-the-top about her appearance. I’m really looking forward to Glynnis’s “your moment of Glenn” post tonight because Palin will be on for the full hour.

Her take on Harry was spot on, and yes, Redi’s comment were racist. I hope you saw Ms. King (niece of MLK) this morning on FNC.

m says:
January 13, 2010 at 3:30 am

Isn’t there a difference between a sitting Senator, and a radio host?

Furthermore, I’d like you to prove that he uses “negro” on his show “consistently.” Ready, set, go.

I got the impression that if O’Reilly had pressed Palin she would NOT be able to explain North and South Korea! A bluff.
She was fishing the whole time….Palin: we hate 60 Minutes don’t we? O’Reilly: No we like them , they are good guys.

Palin: We hate Pelosi because she had the time to talk to school children.
O’Reilly: No, she HAD to lead the kids inside…

there was alot of that…Palin just put the quiet negatives out there and waited to see which ones O’Reilly would bite on. Her hand got slapped quite a few times.

Even with the Iran answer…she hedged and hedged and hedged until an answer emerged…it was process of pulling teeth.

AND SHE SAID UNCOMFORTABLENESS, instead of discomfort, why can’t she just speak English?

DEO says:
January 13, 2010 at 1:14 pm

Well, you got half of your post wrong, I sad to say (no, not really sad).

The “Pelosi” part led into a joke from O’Reilly (you should have watched more closely). Palin didn’t say “we hate 60 Minutes,” but O’Reilly agreed that their story was a hit piece on her. So, that was wrong.

Her Iran answer got to the point, although you’re right, she did dance a bit before getting to the heart of the matter. Although, O’Reilly wanted to know something specifically… and Palin wanted to give more of the whole picture.

As for “uncomfortableness,” I don’t remember when she said that… but if that’s all you’ve got to attack her with, methinks you need to find a better target. Reid goes with “Negro,” and Palin (allegedly says) “uncomfortableness,” and which one do you get upset about? Riiiiiight… clearly you’re priorities are well founded.

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Hey Steve… J$ posted another review you may want to link to:

Bill O’Reilly gives Sarah Palin a rough ride on Fox

With little ado, Sarah Palin made her first appearance on Fox News last night under her new contributor contract and must have wondered what had hit her. She was supposed to be among friends, with right-wing hosts such as Glenn Beck and Bill O’Reilly welcoming the ultra-conservative former Alaskan governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate to their lair.

Instead, when she made her debut as a “news analyst” on the O’Reilly Factor, he gave her a far harder time than commentators – or she – had been expecting.

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/58348,people,news,bill-oreilly-gives-sarah-palin-a-rough-ride-on-fox-news-factor

It seems the opinions on her performance are really varied. I think that says something about preconceived notions, and how dramatically Palin’s presence has affected media critics and journalists.