Sarah Palin debuted on Fox News — as a paid employee — during Tuesday's The O'Reilly Factor, and gushed over how excited she was to contribute to "the fair and the balanced reporting and analysis" of the news team.
"I'm grinning today, and I'm so appreciative of the opportunity to get to work with you and the other team members here at Fox News to provide the fair and the balanced reporting and analysis voters in this country deserve," Palin said to host Bill O'Reilly.
Sarah Palin joins Fox News as contributor
O'Reilly asked Palin why so many "pinheads" (his word) seem threatened by the former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate.
"Obviously, it's not about me. It's not about me, personally," said Palin. "They don't like the message. They don't like the common-sense conservative solution that I think that I represent and you articulate... They don't like to hear it."
Watch Palin's first appearance on the Fox News payroll after the jump.
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Sarah Palin has joined Fox News as a contributor, the network announced.
The 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska governor will provide political commentary for all Fox News outlets, including Fox Business Channel, FoxNews.com and Fox News Radio. Terms of the multiyear deal were not disclosed.
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"I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox News. It's ...
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Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, is locked in a heated custody battle with ex-fiancé Levi Johnston after filing for sole custody of their 1-year-old son, Tripp, the Associated Press reports.
Despite a request by Bristol Palin's legal team to keep the court proceedings closed, a Superior Court judge ruled last week to make it open, which Johnston had requested.
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"I do not feel protected against Sarah Palin in a closed proceeding," Johnston said in an affidavit, the AP reports. "I hope that if it is open she ...
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Sarah Palin made a surprise stop on her book tour, popping up on The Tonight Show Friday after William Shatner performed one of his dramatic readings from the former governor's new book, Going Rogue: An American Life.
"I think Bill did a great job," said Palin as Shatner's bongo accompaniment died down. "I think it's only appropriate that I read a few choice excerpts from Mr. Shatner's autobiography, Up Till Now."
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Palin read excerpts about Star Trek, T.J. Hooker and even Johnny Carson.
"As I finished 'Mr. Tambourine Man,'" Palin read...
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First Lady Michelle Obama was named Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating Person of 2009, one year after President Barack Obama took the honor.
"It has been a whirlwind. But it's been amazing," Obama told Walters on her Wednesday special, The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009.
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Obama noted settling into ...
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