LOL of the Day (at least): The Price of Palin: $15.85 per Word Spoken During FOX Contract

[kpete]

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]

1. That's a pretty expensive word salad.

I hope they at least got a few slices of avocado and some freshly-ground pepper for their money.

[PoliticAverse]

2. "A Smart Politics review of the more than 150 FOX broadcasts in which Sarah Palin appeared"

I think that organization might want to change their name.

[lpbk2713]

3. Ailes and Murdoch --- The Quitter took you fools for a ride and all the rest of us knew it.

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]

4. Justice Thomas

is definitely not on that plan. But that might be a good thing.

[randome]

5. Take the 'L' out of her name and your subject line becomes more descriptive.

[treestar]

7. lol too true!

you hit the nail on the head!

[Laf.La.Dem.]

6. you betcha

wow - just made $30.00

[bluedigger]

8. It's not about quantity, it's about quality.

Oh yeah, right.