by Mark Silva
Sarah Palin, the reality show star.
The word is that the Republican from Alaska whose farewell speech midway through her term as governor has been interpreted as beat poetry on air by William Shatner will be airing her own version of reality TV -- on the Discovery Channel.
"According to everyone from Variety to The Washington Post, the series, Sarah Palin's Alaska , has been picked up for a reported $1-million-plus per episode,'' People notes.
Variety says Palin's project with reality-TV rainmaker Mark Burnett "will center on interesting characters, traditions and attractions in the 49th state - with the ex-VP candidate as a guide."
It could give Caribou hunting a whole new image
(Sarah Palin is pictured above at an Orange County, Fla., Republican fundraiser on March 12, where she joked about the notes that she had written on her hand at a recent TEA Party convention speech and also criticized the White House and media for making an issue of it. (Photo by Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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Comments
I wonder how many of her family members will appear in the show. Maybe we can get First Hubby to answer questions about how he stuck his nose into state business when he had no right to do that?
Posted by: BC | March 24, 2010 1:16 PM
You have to hand it to Sister Sarah. She's really knows how to sqeeze every last bit of money right out of the scared little wingnut rubes pockets.
Posted by: HHH | March 24, 2010 1:28 PM
Would I tune in to watch Sarah Palin field dress a moose? Yes.
Posted by: Conservationists > Conservatives | March 24, 2010 1:37 PM
The face of the republicant party goes prime time.
It's just gets better and better.
The GOP has become one never-ending story from The Onion.
Posted by: Bubba | March 24, 2010 1:45 PM
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER PALIN STORY FROM SILVA. HO HUM.
Posted by: Bobby Mobbie | March 24, 2010 1:47 PM
The best part about this would be forcing Palin's fundie base to watch Discovery channel, where they might accidentally stumble onto, you know, science.
That could prove unintentionally hilarious, as is the fact that the Discovery Network might pick up a show hosted by a creationist whackjob like Palin.
Posted by: HHH | March 24, 2010 1:58 PM
I would watch a documentary about Alaska....if Sarah Palin is NOT on it. Somebody tell me what she adds to this? Somebody please please please tell me why people care about what she has to say? No disrespect to VP Joe Biden, but if President Obama had just chosen Hilary Clinton as his running mate, then John McCain wouldn't have felt the need to choose a woman to run on his presidential ticket and most of the world (those of us outside of Alaska) would never have heard of sarah palin
Posted by: John McRage | March 24, 2010 2:02 PM
Run, Sarah, Run and please, don't quit this time. Above all, please don't secede Alaska from The United States of America, just yet !!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.
Posted by: Don Fitzgerald, IL | March 24, 2010 2:11 PM
Ahhh, the Mark Silva's Merry Band of Mental Misfit Loons are running amok at another Sarah Palin item.
First of all, BC, does that mean that Michelle Obama, HIllary Clinton, Laura Bush and other first ladies should never have involved themselves in state or federal business since Todd Palin cannot in your estimation?
Anyway, as one who has been to Alaska twice, from Anchorage to Valdez to Fairbanks to Barrow and just about every point in between, it is a beautiful state and having a resident of the great state host a show about it is just about perfect. And it'll drive all the loons even nuttier! Two for the price of one! Worth the million per episode!
Posted by: John D | March 24, 2010 2:37 PM
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Ahhh, the Mark Silva's Merry Band of Mental Misfit Loons are running amok at another Sarah Palin item.
Posted by: John D | March 24, 2010 2:37 PM
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Lil Johnny Fruitloops,
If you Republiklan goobers don't want us to laugh at your leaders (Palin), then Pick Better Leaders!
Posted by: HHH | March 24, 2010 2:52 PM
And with this the mean American IQ drops 10 points. As for Johnny D....
Posted by: Kenny Bunkport | March 24, 2010 2:59 PM
Donut,
Were you able to see Russia?
Posted by: Bubba | March 24, 2010 4:07 PM
Lil Johnny Fruitloops,
If you Republiklan goobers don't want us to laugh at your leaders (Palin), then Pick Better Leaders!
Posted by: HHH | March 24, 2010 2:52 PM
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YOU BETCHA !!!
Posted by: tawanda the avenger | March 24, 2010 4:35 PM
Well. I guess there's a lot of money in this somewhere. Why else would she (palin) be making such a fool of herself?
Posted by: irene | March 24, 2010 7:41 PM
Amidst heightened security measures on Capitol Hill after numerous supporters of heathcare reform received threats, Palin is stirring up trouble among her Teabagger supporters (morons, but they can carry), by using terms like "crosshairs" and "reload," and even showing targets on a map of congressional districts.
This woman is so stupid she's dangerous.
Posted by: Kenny Bunkport | March 25, 2010 9:04 AM
And it just keeps getting better.
"Sarah Palin's Alaska" was picked up by TLC (The Learning Channel)
Oh the mass confusion as the illiterate Tea Baggers scramble to find TLC on their boob tubes.
Posted by: Bubba | March 25, 2010 11:48 AM
I wonder if grandpa McCain will be a guest on this 'show'.
I also wonder if any of Palin's followers have ever watched anything on the Discovery Channel.
Posted by: Doug R. | March 25, 2010 1:22 PM