More Quote of the Day Honorable Mentions, Part 19

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Arctic Fox News Channel edition...

FireAndreaMitchell:

"I can hear the whining liberals now. I can picture in my head all the left wing nut blog headlines about Sarah Palin and Fox News. I can even hear left wing nuts head’s exploding at the news that Sarah Palin has signed on as a contributor to the Fox News Channel!"

Weasel Zippers:

"Cha-ching..."

Ed Morrissey:

"It’s a good move on Palin’s part. She gets more national exposure, which never hurts anyone’s political ambitions. Fox News may be already attracting her core supporters, but her appearances will receive a great deal of scrutiny from the Left as well. The regular to-and-fro on politics will allow Palin to expand her credibility and build a broader base of support for her political ambitions."

Joe Coscarelli:

"As if Fox needs the ratings help!"

Jon Friedman:

"The arrangement, reported in the New York Times, has the potential of playing out as a big win for both parties... For Fox, the addition gives its conservative political base one more reason to tune in, as Palin is the darling of many sectors of the Republican Party... Palin, for her part, now has an opportunity to appear as an expert commentator on political and family issues. This enables her to stay in the public eye prior to the 2012 presidential election."

David Brody:

"The Fox News gig looks like a match made in Heaven."

Howard Kurtz:

"The exposure can only help Palin if she decides to pursue a 2012 presidential bid. At the moment, Palin makes pronouncements mainly through her Facebook page. The Fox connection would give her a platform on the nation's top-rated cable news channel."

VotingFemale:

"Ohhhh… what a year of liberal whining this will be what with the mid-term elections and all."

Jamie Jeffords:

"Realistically speaking, this is a good move for her. FOX News viewers are her base. She can solidify their support while gaining experience in the sort of issues she would be facing in higher office while maintaining a high public profile."

Logistics Monster:

"Wow, like we did not see this coming, right? Way to go Sarah, and way to go Fox for being the capitalists we know you to be."

Mayor Jeff Graham:

"So we will be able to see more of Sarah Palin as she becomes a contributor to FOX News... This may indicate she is doing what she said she wanted to do some months ago and that is contribute to change without attempting to hold a political title. Of course, she is young enough to look at high office at a later date as well."

Donna Martinez:

"Fox News takes another step to continue crushing the competition."

Melissa Clouthier:

"Some people are taking the news of Sarah Palin ending up on TV as proof that she has no presidential aspiration. To which I respond with the mature, 'As if.'"

Rob Port:

"This may be a good move for Palin. Her principle problem in the past is that the media has been allowed to define her. She’s gotten better at getting around the media since the election (I think her postings on Facebook are a brilliant move), but still her chief problem I think is that most Americans know Palin only as she’s filtered through other observers. An opportunity for a more direct line to the people might be right up her alley."

Michael O'Brien:

"The move provides Palin with a platform to sound off on the latest political issues, especially as she stays in the mix of potential 2012 Republican contenders for the White House."

Andrew Malcolm:

"As shown during her 2008 GOP presidential campaign with what's-his-name from Arizona and her recent best-selling book tour, Palin has a personality that attracts large numbers of people on both sides of affection which is, after all, the commercial goal of a TV channel. Fox News has a special appeal to conservatives, but ratings show it gets about a third of its audience from Democrats, which Palin would need some of in any future run for elected office."

Michael van der Galien:

"The deal is of course good news for Palin and her fans, but also for Fox... As such, it’s quite logical that the leading conservative news channel signs one of the leading (and most popular) conservatives in the country."

Jessica's Well:

"Barking moonbats hardest hit."

Mike Allen:

"Palin, often described as having the hottest brand in American politics after President Barack Obama, was eagerly courted by both cable and broadcast networks, starting the day she announced she was leaving the Alaska governorship."

John G. Winder:

"There are unconfirmed reports that upon hearing the news Mitt Romney’s hair moved."

- JP