Pretty soon, Sarah Palin will be a free agent, and you just know she wants to remain in the media spotlight. The question is, what should she do? Here are a few suggestions.
1. Become a new co-host on The View. Just think of the knock-down fights she’d get into with Elisabeth Hasselbeck over who could take the more righteous position on Hot Topics ranging from “Should you Twitter in Church?” to who should win So You Think You Can Dance. Added bonus: Joy Behar’s head would explode.
2. Become a Desperate Housewife. I mean, a new regular on Desperate Housewives. Don’t they need a new neighbor to replace Edie?
3. Enter The Amazing Race with husband Todd. Certainly this hunting, fishing, snowmobile-riding couple would be formidable competitors. Wouldn’t you tune in to see her yell at foreign-country taxi drivers, misplace her designer eyewear during a pull-that-rickshaw competition, and witness the pile-on when the other contestants are allowed to give them a “U-Turn”?
4. Do a guest arc on 30 Rock as Jack Donaghy’s new girlfriend. Think of the possibilities: She could play herself, but in this storyline, she’s newly divorced. She’d be just the kind of conservative Alec Baldwin’s Jack would find irresistible. Plus, Tina Fey could bust out her Palin impersonation and thoroughly confuse Jack in a case of wacky mistaken-identity!
5. Okay, I can’t think of a fifth job for Palin on TV. I open the floor to your suggestions in the Comments section below.
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I just want her to go far, far away. No politics. No tv. Just go into hiding for life. Spare us, please!
Obviously Mr. Tucker is not a fan of Sarah Palin and his inappropriate gestures clearly portray his opinion. Perhaps she truly is a victim of bad press as this appears to be another one of those attacks toward her. Highly unproffessional.
She is a governor who abandoned her position at a time when states are facing their worst financial times. She didn’t even have the decency to stick it out another 9 months and finish her term. Her political career should be over. Any Democrat would have been ripped to shreds, as should any politician, for doing such a thing. But the hypocrites at Fox “News” can’t stop fawning over her though. No worries for her even if politics does not work out. Fox “News” would instantly create a show just for her.
She’s a governor who resigned at a time when states are facing the worst financial crisis in years. She didn’t even have the decency to finish her term. Any politician who did this should see his/her political career end in shame. Although they’d rip a Democrat who did it, the hypocrites at Fox “News” still can’t stop fawning over her. My dream wish for her next move? Fade into obscurity.
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I vote for #4, brilliant idea. More ratings for the best comedy on tv right now.
Sarah who?
run a Desperate Grandma’s Choir singing God’s grace with all her grandkids
Dear Ken Tucker: I don’t come to EW.com for politics – in the future let’s please keep it about entertainment.
Dear Ken Tucker: I don’t come to ew.com for politics – in the future let’s please keep it about entertainment.
Maybe a fox news gig?
Here’s more ideas of TV shows!
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Hey Melanie,
If this article is your idea of “politics”, you should have your right to vote taken away.
Idiot.
Those who don’t like Sarah are afraid of her so they just keep saying mean things in hopes that she won’t become a powerhouse in politics.
Sarah should co-anchor the evening news with Katie Couric. That would be like two cats with their tails tied together and everyone could sit back and watch the action.
Number 4 is a great idea!
We will see her on Fox News, right before “Hannity”. Her first guest will be hate-spewer Ann Coulter, or maybe her witch hunting pastor.
How about a new show…she travels the country and every week digs a new hole and crawls into it.
I thought this was meant to be an entertainment site not a political analysis site. Please stick to what you know.
How about the newest brilliant hour long dramedy from ABC, which they will undoubtedly cancel, and then perhaps we will be spared from ever seeing her morally superior but intellectually vapid self ever again?
We’ll see her in Fix news with a very short skirt.
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Totally agree with what many people are saying – Ken, m’dear, let’s stick to the entertainment world. At this point, even with her resignation, Sarah Palin is still a political figure, not an entertainer. I get this article is supposed to be tongue-in-cheek to a certain extent, but I’d much rather you leave a former vice-presidential candidate and former governor off the proverbial media bullseye here.
If you cant stand the heat,stay out of the kitchen. She couldnt take the negative stuff being in the national spotlight,how do you think that she could if she was on television.
“even with her resignation, Sarah Palin is still a political figure, not an entertainer”
Really? How is she still a political figure? She just quit her job, has a book deal, is getting into fights with David Letterman and may potentially wind up on TV. She was also last year’s biggest “entertainer.” Nothing and nobody on TV was more riveting (for all the wrong reasons!). Nothing about her has ever been “political.” She’s just a circus. I like all of the above options! Maybe an Alaskan spin-off of Jon+Kate?
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Those of you whining about Ken Tucker writing this article need to get a grip… Sarah Palin is an entertainer. One of the best (worst?) actresses of our time. Fake to the tenth degree. I hope she stops gracing my television because I find her to be one of the most annoying humans ever!
What about Rob Lowe’s new love interest – she’d be a formidable rival for Kitty’s love on Brothers & Sisters.