Rumor of the Year? (Updated)

Hmmmm...
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We just saw this on Twitter:

BREAKING: Bob and Mark will do Live show from Iowa Labor Day weekend...It only means one thing. The stars are aligning for #Palin

As most of you know, Gov. Palin promised the two Anchorage radio morning guys that if and when she announced a run for president, they would be the first to learn of it.

We checked the Bob & Mark page on the KWHL website, and there was no mention of what would be one heck of a remote broadcast. So for now, at least, it's just a rumor. There are also other possibilities, among them one to be wary of. Bob & Mark have been known to stage a hoax/promotional stunt before about Gov. Palin supposedly announcing, so keep a few grains of salt handy. Still...

Update: Bob and Mark shoot down the rumor. And another one one bites the dust...

- JP

Gov. Palin on the Bob & Mark Show Friday? (Updated)

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When entertainment site Hollywood Life reported that Sarah Palin would be on Bob & Mark in the Morning Friday "to make a major announcement," we were skeptical, because for one thing, gossip reporters are notoriously unreliable sources of information. So we emailed Bob Lester with a request for confirmation, and he replied Wednesday morning:

No word on what Palin will be talking about on Friday. We can only hope she announces something "Big" on Friday?

www.kwhl.com

Listen in. 7:30 a.m. our time.

So Hollywood Life at least got the scheduling part right, if Bob is to be believed and isn't planning a prank. However, whether the guv will make a "Big" announcement, as HL touted, is still up in the air. The reason for HL's great expectations, of course, is that Gov. Palin had promised Bob & Mark that if she announces for president, their program would get to break the news. But we have our doubts that she will make that particular announcement if she even appears on the show Friday for two reasons. One, she has also hinted not to expect any such announcement for months, and two, Friday is April 1.

Given how the media left and the elitist right attack her for every little thing she says and does, we can't see her making her presidential announcement on April Fools Day. But we wouldn't be at all surprised if she, with the complicity of the two Anchorage radio hosts, has a little fun at the expense of her critics. It's not like they don't have it coming.

Update: Fox News has shot down the rumors, as Dan Springer reports. As we expected, there will be no major announcement by Gov. Palin on the Bob & Mark show Friday:

The word comes from the person closest to Palin, her husband, Todd, who set the record straight that rumors she may announce a 2012 presidential run where just that -- rumors. Fox News also spoke with Meg Stapleton, Palin’s former spokeswoman, who says that there would be no major announcement of any kind on Friday. Stapleton has remained in contact with the Palin family and also spoke with Tim Crawford, Palin’s chief fundraiser, about the rumor.

But that's not the half of it:

Todd says that Sarah Palin is not even going to be a guest on the show.

That last one is a bit of a surprise, as Bob and Mark seem, to us at least, to be taking advantage of their friendship with the governor. Why risk harming that relationship with a cheap publicity stunt?

- JP

Sarah Palin rumor du jour

It could happen, but don't bet the ranch on it
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When a a gossip site says it is connecting the dots, look out for stretches of the imagination:

HollywoodLife.com has learned that Palin has booked an appearance in April on The Bob and Mark Show on 106.5 KWHL-FM in Anchorage. Sarah has said all along — including on the final episode of her TLC show Sarah Palin’s Alaska — that she would announce her candidacy on the radio via Bob and Mark.

While the exact date hasn’t been confirmed, we’re told that with Sarah’s schedule, her appearance on the show — especially booked so far in advance — can mean only one thing: That she’ll be kicking off her campaign on the radio.

Well, actually it could mean any one of a number of things. Of course, it's possible that this speculation could be be right. Even your great grandfather's broken pocket watch is right twice a day. But gossip sites are notoriously poor sources of information, especially where Gov. Palin is concerned. Remember how Us Weekly was so easily duped by the satirical Palin-Aguilera piece just a couple of weeks ago? But then again, TIME magazine proved itself to be no more reliable a journalistic source than the average gossip site, as it also fell for a hoax that a couple of minutes with a search engine would have exposed.

Plus, Gov. Palin doesn't need to book an appearance on Bob and Mark ahead of time. When she calls, they put her on the air immediately, regardless of how full their plate may be. Yes, the governor did indeed say that if and when she announces, it will be on that KWHL program, and yes, April would be a good time to announce either a run for president or the formation of an exploratory committee to consider such a candidacy. But we wouldn't bet the ranch on anything that comes from Hollywood Lite... er, Hollywood Life.

h/t: Henry D'Andrea

- JP

Sarah Palin on the radio with Bob and Mark - 1/27/11

"What hurts are the lies"
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Courtesy of Palin TV:


- JP

Gov. Palin: Media's refusal to vet Obama 'coming home to roost' (Updated)

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Gov. Palin, in one of her frequent appearances on the "Bob and Mark" morning program on Anchorage FM station KHWL, criticized the media for not vetting Barack Obama before the 2008 election and said there are important lessons to be learned in John Ziegler’s documentary Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin was Targeted:

"We know that Obama wasn’t vetted through the campaign, and now, you know, some things are coming home to roost, if you will, which is inexperience, his associations, and that ultimately harms our republic when a candidate isn’t — isn’t vetted by the media, that cornerstone of our democracy. So, you’re right, it’s not about me and whether you like my politics or not. You can push all that aside, and just pay attention to what that message is in this documentary, and that is that things have got to change for the better in the state of journalism. Otherwise, you know, it could be part of a demise of our democracy if that cornerstone erodes."

h/t: Ed Morrissey

Update: The full Bob and Mark interview with Bristol and Sarah Palin is here.

- JP

Sarah Palin: 'I can sleep well at night'

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National Review Online's Robert Costa links to Palin TV for audio of this interview of Gov. Palin on the Bob and Mark Show:

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- JP