Sources say A&E Networks and Discovery Communications want to acquire Palin's project, which focuses on the ex-governor giving a guided tour of her native Alaska -- visiting fishing boats and taking a trip to a gold mine, to cite a couple of examples. Mark Burnett is executive producer of the project, whose working title is "Sarah Palin's Alaska."
A&E Networks hasn't officially put in a bid for the show, but sources indicate that the company is interested in the project for several of its brands -- A&E, History or Lifetime.
But here's the kicker:
The former vice presidential candidate is asking for between $1 million and $1.5 million per episode, a hefty amount for a first-year cable series.
And while the Huffington Post headline for this calls the program "Sarah Palin's Alaska", I have to question whether that is going to be the title of the show or not - as Palin pretty much sent a big "fuck you" to the entire state last year when she quit as Governor. Not only that, and if that is the real title of the show, which procuder(s) did she have to pay off in order to get the show titled after her. It's not your state lady, it's "the people's state" - to borrow a phrase from your once favorite Massachusetts Senator.
But the money thing really bothers me here.
Who in the hell does Palin think she is to allegedly demand such an absurd amount of cash per episode. Does this woman's sense of entitlement know no bounds? Likely not, since you have to literally pay her if you want to stand next to her.
Here's an exit question: If Palin uses the money raised by this program ( if it even airs ) to fund her political career, is this protected under the Citizen's United ruling?
