Sarah Palin, former part-time Temp-Governor of Alaska, has ended her relationship with Fox News. Mrs. Palin impersonated a political commentator on the cable news outlet with the same authority she brought to the 2008 GOP presidential campaign, and Fox was tired of looking like John McCain.
Sarah Palin was on Fox for three years, a year longer than she was Alaska’s governor, but may draw on her other past experience in future endeavors. The former Miss Wasilla would be a great spokesmodel for products like Naughty Monkey high-heeled shoes or Bushmaster assault rifles. And Mrs. P, who now has a home studio, was once was a sportscaster on an Anchorage TV station. Here’s an aircheck we’re submitting to ESPN:
More:
“The best reactions to Sarah Palin’s split with Fox News,” Jillian Rayfield, Salon
“Sarah Palin is gone, almost forgotten,” Alex Halperin, Salon
“Sarah Palin’s Entertainment Career By The Numbers,” Alyssa Rosenberg, Think Progress
“We’ll Miss You, Sarah Palin,” Paul Waldman, American Prospect
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