Report: Palin “testing the waters” for a radio deal
posted at 6:30 pm on July 28, 2009 by Allahpundit
What’s to “test”? She’ll draw the entire conservative base and a goodly chunk of the left as they tune in to channel the hate. Pay her whatever she wants and sign the deal.
Alaska’s now former Governor is coy about her future political plans, but radio is at least one option she’s leaving on the table. While not exactly shopping the GOP’s 2008 vice presidential candidate, sources say Palin representatives have been quietly testing the waters to see how much interest radio syndicators have for her.
Sources say Palin hasn’t committed to radio either, but rather it could be a possible next step for her.
I’m assuming this would mean short scripted commentaries, a la what Fred Thompson used to do when he subbed for Paul Harvey. A live show, especially if she took calls, would be … mind-boggling, and riveting. I’d honestly pay to listen. Plus, think how good she’d be in interviews after a few months of trial by fire fielding calls from deranged Palin-haters. “Line one, we have Andrew from Provincetown. Andrew, I understand you want to know who really carried my son Trig to term.”
The one downside of a live show: Lots of “whining” about the media. Lots.
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I’d rather see a video deal. No, not Dan Rather.
perroviejo on July 28, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Allah .. but would you call in?
upinak on July 28, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Oh no. No no no.
DaveS on July 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Radio?
I hope she learns to pronounce the letter “g” when it comes at the end of a word before then.
I luv ya, Sarah!
jgapinoy on July 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Indeed.
amerpundit on July 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
No – I think this would be a mistake. The Dems would lump her in with Sean, Rush, etc.
She needs to be out there, giving speeches, campaigning.
stenwin77 on July 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Oh, come on. You’re not deranged .. much.
Ronnie on July 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
If Palin does a call in radio show she is going to need the industry’s very best call screener.
myrenovations on July 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Hopefully she’ll learn to drop the annoying tone (up an down as if she’s talking to a two-year-old) she gets into when delivering speeches. That’d go quite a ways to helping her prepare for a campaign.
amerpundit on July 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
A live show could go a long way toward giving her some credibility as someone beyond the airheaded talking points-spouting ventriloquist’s dummy that the left likes to think of her as. You’ve got to think on your feet in talk radio.
Sign of the Dollar on July 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Palin had been great on the radio in the past. If she had her format, she would be a voice for conservatives and do well.
Here she is on the Michael Duke show with special call in from the detroit madman himself.
portlandon on July 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Her issue is actually kinda endearin’.
Much better than BHO, who whistles with every “s” at the end of a word.
jgapinoy on July 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Boooo! We don’t need another radio show.
ihasurnominashun on July 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
is there a problem with that? Seriously… her “g’s”?
You do realize 1/3rd of the population drops them.. right.
upinak on July 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
The callers would be crazier than when Art Bell did open lines. I really hope it’s just radio commentaries like Reagan did in the late 70s.
Mark1971 on July 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Rush should start getting worried… and rightly so. When I heard that Palin was quitting, I thought that she was done with elected office and wanted to make money and this just confirms it.
Illinidiva on July 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
She’d probably do better then Fred. As much as I like Mr Thompson he wasn’t meant to have a radio show (other than those Fred Thompson reports he did on ABC radio which were small little quips) His wife is a little better at talk radio than he is.
clement on July 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Just turn the channel you wouldn’t be obligated to listen.
chemman on July 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
I think a speaking tour would be better. Either way I am happy for her.
rob verdi on July 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
See, you naysayers? AP loves Sarah!
jgapinoy on July 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
I don’t like it. At least not yet.
I’d rather see her take a two-month break. And I’m a huge fan.
connertown on July 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Yeah. She’d really be cutting into the right wing blogosphere’s schtick.
TheUnrepentantGeek on July 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
We have Allahpundit on line 2:
Hi Sarah P. Um, if you consider…running…in 2012, would you consider Meghan McCain as your VP? Oh, and if you ever get divorced……
therightscoop on July 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
I’d appreciate a kinder, gentler version of Rush or Levin.
jgapinoy on July 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
SP: Now, Allah, don’t get any strange ideas; you know you have to be able to hold a gun without peeing your pants before you can even consider a date with me…
atheling on July 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Gee I remember another Republican washed up has been doing radio commentaries. Someone the libtards and “Conservative” intelligentsia such as Buffoon Buckley derided as a nice person but not presidential material. That person didn’t listen to the RINOs and libtards then and Sarah shouldn’t now. Having lived through the 60s, 70s, and 80s the parallel is amaing. I worked on tht persons campaigns in 76 and 80 and hope to work on hers in 2012 as I did in 2008. Sarah, Ron is miling down on you. You go girl nd maybe one day this old vet can take you Jakalope hunting.
bill30097 on July 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Wouldn’t it be better if she put together a foundation and got on the policy circuit? I would like to see her flesh out her policy stands.
tarpon on July 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
She should get Baba Booey to be her producer.
Mark1971 on July 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Radio show? Don’t like the idea. I think she should do a video blog every week talking the issues. That sounds like a better idea. It will draw a younger audience and if she says in anything interesting the MSM will pick it up.
terryannonline on July 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
I think she would be better off doing townhall format meetings to bash Obama’s latest brilliant plan to spend us into oblivion. This one is kind of iffy for me.
TXMomof3 on July 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Just a little stereotyping there. What makes you think she would be a kinder, gentler version of Rush or Levin?
chemman on July 28, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Meggy Mac.. is that YOU?
upinak on July 28, 2009 at 6:42 PM
I’d pay for fewer Palin posts at HA
meerkat on July 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
I so disagree w/those on “the panel”. What Sarah needs to do is connect and form a bond w/the Base. Better understand what they want. Their concerns. I do agree w/one thing that Krauthammer said, and that is its not going to help Sarah to go back and forth w/the MSM, sniping at each other. What she needs to do is completely ignore them. Be very selective who she gives interviews to, etc. The MSM has lost all their cred’s and it’ll be totally legit for Sarah to tune them out, brush them aside. She has a unique situation that priors haven’t enjoyed. The msm has shot themselves in both feet. DD
Darvin Dowdy on July 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Kickin’, scratchin’, skippin’, hootin’, hollerin’, laughin’, cryin’, Palinpaloosa.
I’d rather she take the speaking tour route, but face it, that route will be ignored by the media. Palin on commuters radio waves, on the other hand, will leave liberal heads rolling along curbs all across America.
Limerick on July 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
The best radio hosts have something in common. They had an interesting life for several years before they ever got near a national radio microphone. They have interesting tales to tell. I admire Palin as a conservative, as a politician, but I don’t think she has enough interesting tales to tell on a slow news day.
RBMN on July 28, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Oh boy,round two!!
I like talk AM radio,I would have to hear the format
though,even if it is the ‘Cuda!
canopfor on July 28, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Why is the MSM immune from public criticism? What else do we have to fight back with, besides boycotting?
atheling on July 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
NO WAY… NOT UNTIL SHE THINKS SHE READY
TimeTraveler on July 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Me no likey.
LastRick on July 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
This is crap. She would NEVER do this radio thing.
suzyk on July 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Allah wants to see Palin do a live video call-in in a slingshot thong.
There, I said it.
Someone had to.
victor82 on July 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
She can do both. She shouldn’t be on air all week like Rush.
the_nile on July 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Kickin’, scratchin’, skippin’, hootin’, hollerin’, laughin’, cryin’, Palinpaloosa.
I’d rather she take the speaking tour route, but face it, that route will be ignored by the media. Palin on commuters radio waves, on the other hand, will leave liberal heads rolling along curbs all across America.
Limerick on July 28, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Limerick: You got that right!:)
canopfor on July 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
but I don’t think she has enough interesting tales to tell on a slow news day.
RBMN on July 28, 2009 at 6:46 PM
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How could you possibly think that?
Have you lived with her all her life?
meerkat on July 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
absolutely dumb dumb dumb move… what makes senators so hard to elect to POTUS? Their loooooong voting record. Why go on the ‘record’ hours and hours each day. I don’t care how skilled you are, you are going to trip a few mines along the way.
gatorboy on July 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Between family, upending the good-ol-boys network in Alaska, church life, running a city, running a state, & exploding onto the national scene…ya, there’s nothing to talk about there.
jgapinoy on July 28, 2009 at 6:49 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
katy on July 28, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Why go on the ‘record’ hours and hours each day.
gatorboy on July 28, 2009 at 6:48 PM
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To make money ?
meerkat on July 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
I seem to remember another ex governor who did some radio.
Buford Gooch on July 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
I doubt she’ll do the daily show route. We’ll see.
Limerick on July 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
hunting, fishing… gotta get the men involved ;)
upinak on July 28, 2009 at 6:51 PM
She could stand in for Fred!?
Hmmmmmmm
upinak on July 28, 2009 at 6:51 PM
This is a great move, I think she could have a future in network television. Perhaps a Good Morning America type format.
crr6 on July 28, 2009 at 6:51 PM
We already have plenty of voices on the radio.
What we need is an activist out pounding the pavement, stirring up the masses and in Washingtons FACE!!!
Don’t do it SARAH!
oy vey!
katy on July 28, 2009 at 6:52 PM
I doubt she’ll do the daily show route. We’ll see.
Limerick on July 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
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Whatever she does will be colorful, unpredictable, and unconventional on her terms.
meerkat on July 28, 2009 at 6:52 PM
THE lady is from ALASKA and you telling us she doesn’t have any interesting stories to tell us?
Are you kidding?
TimeTraveler on July 28, 2009 at 6:52 PM
They’re not running for office, so they yell at & insult & interrupt callers. They don’t mind being hated as long as they’re not ignored. Palin probably will run, so she’ll be nicer.
jgapinoy on July 28, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Whatever Palin does will draw millions. She is what’s best for America right now.
darwin on July 28, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Okay,Rush can have her on when he goes golfing,
or has to take pumpkin to the vet!
canopfor on July 28, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Wrong, She should be President of the United States of America.
People claim she’s a moron but we already have a moron in the white house so how bad can it be?
TimeTraveler on July 28, 2009 at 6:53 PM
so would the left
weewilly on July 28, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Yes, but which Palin?
Ronnie on July 28, 2009 at 6:53 PM
I would rather see her crossing the country, filling up stadiums, bashing the heck out of this administration and giving people solid solutions to the issues we face today. You have to attack Obama head on and she has proven she can do just that.
The media will still cover her, they’re addicted. This radio plan is not good.
sherry on July 28, 2009 at 6:54 PM
What I would like is for her to do a point/counter-point. Like a year long boxing match. If she builds up a good KO record it will shut up a lot of foulmouths.
Limerick on July 28, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Who knows, she has the “it” factor on the podium, but I don’t know about radio.
It isn’t how intelligent (Hannity is an example), or how good looking, or even your voice (Mark Levin)…it is that intangible, and until she is on for awhile, and she learns how to communicate without a picture, I am withholding any judgment.
right2bright on July 28, 2009 at 6:54 PM
One, two, three and to the foh
Gov. Sarah Palin and dr. dre are at the doh
Ready to make an entrance, so back on up
[cuase you know we bout had to rip sh!t up]
Gimme the microphone first, so I can bust like a bubble
Wasilla and Anchorage together, now you know you in trouble
Aint nothin but a g thang, baaaaabay!
Two loced out gs so were craaaaazay!
SarahPac is the label that paaaaays me!
Unfadable, so please dont try to fade this
[hell yeah]-Piper
portlandon on July 28, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Rumor. I don’t believe anything with anonymous sources. Until Palin writes, Twitters or talks about it, I’m going to take all of this anonymous speculation with a grain of salt.
yogi41 on July 28, 2009 at 6:56 PM
I think she needs to build up her credentials on issues that do not have to do with energy – she should write up more articles and get interviewed, start off with friendly sites and continue on to the not so friendly.
Phoenician on July 28, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Big downside.
I’d rather have Tammy Bruce run for President.
guntotinglibertarian on July 28, 2009 at 6:58 PM
See, Allah, rambling would come in very handy on radio. I think dead air is considered a bad thing.
Cindy Munford on July 28, 2009 at 6:58 PM
OT: The dude that had the kiosk in the mall in S.C. was just told he will not have his contract renewed. He must be out by Friday.
Send those fascists a piece of your mind @ Simon Property Group https://www.simon.com/about_simon/contact_spg/default.aspx
Go Sarah!
JAM on July 28, 2009 at 6:58 PM
The Palin Report
darwin on July 28, 2009 at 6:59 PM
If she has any good stories that don’t involve pipeline contracts, beyond just fun at the church retreat and the pounds of salmon she netted back in the day, she should tell ‘em. Haven’t heard ‘em yet. Talk radio is entertainment too. Not everyone that you like can do it.
RBMN on July 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM
The Palin Report
darwin on July 28, 2009 at 6:59 PM
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Allah could fetch her lunch.
meerkat on July 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Having done my own talk radio show for awhile, I can tell you it’s not easy. You have to admire the guys like Hannity and Beck or even Laura Ingraham…it’s hard work to do compelling radio.
Very, very few people can pull it off at the level that would be instantly expected of her, so the risk is that when she doesn’t knock ‘em dead, it seals her fate.
guntotinglibertarian on July 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Own? Typos tend to mess with snark.
meltenn on July 28, 2009 at 7:01 PM
With an attitude like that Henry Ford should have applied for a job at Renault.
Limerick on July 28, 2009 at 7:02 PM
I vote no on the radio idea. She could do prime-time specials on Fox teaching people what it means to be an American, showing how the Constitution has been mangled by modern leaders, getting revionism out of our history, or discussing the devolution of the MSM, or tackling the elite/populist question, or discussing energy policy, or giving a video tour of Alaska, teaching states rights, etc. She’d outpull O’Reilly.
Christian Conservative on July 28, 2009 at 7:02 PM
Now, wait just a damn minute here. I thought her only appeal was teh hotness?
Jaibones on July 28, 2009 at 7:02 PM
If she studies a bit she could even handle some light political interviews. This is a great fit for her.
crr6 on July 28, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Huh?
guntotinglibertarian on July 28, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Thread Winner!
Knucklehead on July 28, 2009 at 7:04 PM
Alaskan Radio interview!
June 2006, Sarah Palin.
Sounds good to me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRtBx3Wtsc4
canopfor on July 28, 2009 at 7:04 PM
I thought the Quitter hated the media now she wants to join them. Not only a quitter but a hypocrite also.
jero_jones on July 28, 2009 at 7:05 PM
I don’t see a problem with recording one or two weekly commentaries like AP mentioned. A live show? Maybe not … yet.
darwin on July 28, 2009 at 7:05 PM
What about a “Paul Harvey” gig to get started…………
……. you know, a few minutes every day to bring the topics of the day to peoples attention in her own unique way.
Just sayin’……….
Seven Percent Solution on July 28, 2009 at 7:06 PM
You said it was hard and full of landmines(talk radio). Trying to warn us to the terrible perils to Palin. That is all fine and dandy, point taken. Maybe she doesn’t shy away from perils. That is just as good a maybe as maybe she’ll fail.
Limerick on July 28, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Silly jero_jones, she’s going to beat the media by using the media.
Public skool?
darwin on July 28, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Oh sweet jesus.
Squid Shark on July 28, 2009 at 7:07 PM
What about a “Paul Harvey” gig to get started…………
……. you know, a few minutes every day to bring the topics of the day to peoples attention in her own unique way.
“……. and that’s because….
the Democrats in Congress never read the bill they forced on us, yet found a way to exempt themselves from it……
……. And now you know ‘The Rest of the Story”!
Just sayin’……….
Seven Percent Solution on July 28, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Seven Percent Solutions: Ideas are ideas,SPS,sounds good!:)
canopfor on July 28, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Huh. Really? You guys really think she can run some little town, get elected Governor, appear functional enough to gain a following a thousand
mileslightyears away (media-wise), accept an offer to run for VP … but can’t do a radio show?You’re putting us on.
Jaibones on July 28, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Radio?
I hope she learns to pronounce the letter “g” when it comes at the end of a word before then.
I luv ya, Sarah!
jgapinoy on July 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Why? I frequently drop my g’s…
ladyingray on July 28, 2009 at 7:08 PM
What part of “Quit making stuff up” don’t you people understand?
oldyeller on July 28, 2009 at 7:09 PM
I’d take that over Sotomayor’s nasal monotone any day.
ProfessorMiao on July 28, 2009 at 7:10 PM
She could do it from home while she’s being a …
homemaker ?
meerkat on July 28, 2009 at 7:11 PM
I think it would work…….
Seven Percent Solution on July 28, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Sockpuppet, Astroturf, or Troll?
Now takin’ all bets!
TMK on July 28, 2009 at 7:11 PM
If she’s going to do radio, that’s how she should do it – short radio commentaries on the issues, not a 3-hour show like Rush. Give the audience just a taste, but observe the show business axiom of always leaving them wanting more.
thirteen28 on July 28, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Be careful about Allahpundit calling in. He’d love to turn it into a Japanese game show.
Limerick on July 28, 2009 at 7:12 PM
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