Has Broadcasting & Cable never heard of short-form commentary?

As we reported Tuesday, industry pub Inside Radio said that Palin reps were making discreet inquiries to see if talk radio syndicators might be interested in Sarah Palin.

Well, it didn't take long for the Palin-hatin' drive-by media to try to shoot that buzz down and smear Palin in the process. On the website of Broadcasting & Cable, an establishment industry pub, contributing editor Paige Albiniak attempts to make us believe that syndicators have no interest at all in Sarah Palin:

"My own sources say much what they said when asked about a TV show for Palin: Don’t think so. While you might assume Palin would be a better fit for conservative radio than the less partisan world of syndicated broadcast TV, my sources say the country’s biggest radio conglomerate, Clear Channel, has already passed on her."

Ms. Albiniak's sources conveniently remain anonymous, much like those sources inside the McCain campaign who were used by the leftist media to smear the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee. It's so much easier for the state-run media to turn speculation about what Palin will do next against her than to have to explain why it got in bed with Obama in the first place. So what's the reasoning behind the alleged non-interest in Sarah Palin by radio execs?

"The main objection to Palin as radio talk-show host is that she would have to hold forth for three hours a day... It’s the rare personality who can blab extemporaneously for 15 hours a week."

Who said anything about 15 hours a week? We seriously doubt that Sarah Palin would want to tie herself down to such a rigid schedule, one which would cause conflicts with the amount of travel and campaigning for conservative candidates Palin has announced that she intends to do.

Also, has Paige Albiniak never heard of the short-form commentary? She doesn't even mention the possibility of Sarah Palin in such a format, which, at less than five minutes a shot and three times a week would be about fifteen minutes of content a week. Palin could easily meet that demand, even while travelling extensively. That Albiniak ignores even the possibility of the former governor in the the short-form format, which has been a vehicle used by both Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee, leads us to pass on buying what she's selling.

Caveat emptor.

Update: Palin attorney Robert Barnett says reports that Palin's team have been "testing the waters" to determine syndicators interest are false:

"Many individuals and entities have expressed strong interest in Governor Palin. To date, she has not spoken with any of them, negotiated with any of them or made deals with any of them."

Barnett insists no talks with radio networks or syndicators, Clear Channel included, have yet taken place, adding that "All of that is in the future."

There they go, again, "makin' things up."

- JP