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The Price of Palin: $15 per Word Spoken During FOX Contract
By Eric Ostermeier on January 28, 2013
Sarah Palin uttered more than 189,000 words over 150 appearances on various FOX broadcasts during her three years as an analyst at the network, or $15.85 per word
With the three-year contract now expired between FOX News and Sarah Palin, there is a wealth of commentary made by the former Alaska Governor and GOP Vice-Presidential nominee to dissect.
Palin, who was paid a reported $1 million per year as a contributor to FOX since mid-January 2010 when FOX announced her signing, may not have made quite the splash her employers had hoped during this three-year period, and would, on occasion go weeks between appearances.
So, did the network get their money's worth?
A Smart Politics review of the more than 150 FOX broadcasts in which Sarah Palin appeared as a paid commentator from 2010 through 2012 finds that she spoke 189,221 words on air during this span, for an average pay rate of $15.85 per word.
more:
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/smartpolitics/2013/01/the_price_of_palin_15_per_word.php
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)I hope they at least got a few slices of avocado and some freshly-ground pepper for their money.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)I think that organization might want to change their name.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)I'm LMAO here. I have no use for the halfwit half governor but
I love it when con artists like yourselves get out conned.
4Q2u2
(1,406 posts)is definitely not on that plan. But that might be a good thing.
randome
(34,845 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)you hit the nail on the head!
Laf.La.Dem.
(2,944 posts)wow - just made $30.00
bluedigger
(17,087 posts)Oh yeah, right.