Roy Sekoff: Palin will have no problem "dumbing" herself down.

Huffington Post Editor Roy Sekoff appeared on “The Joy Behar Show” Wednesday to discuss Sarah Palin’s debut as a Fox News analyst.

“Jon Stewart recently did a bit where he talked about how the Fox News hosts had to dumb themselves down for the audience,” said Sekoff. “Sarah Palin doesn’t have that problem. She fits right in.”

Behar wanted to know if Palin will be a hit in her new role.

Sekoff thinks she will: “When she graduated from the six colleges she attended, she became a sportscaster… so this is perfect for her. As long as the teleprompter doesn’t break, she’s gonna be great.”

The Huffington Post often has a story about Sarah Palin on its home page.  Over time, as Palin transitions from pol to press, The Huffington Post will most likely change its coverage of Ms. Palin.  For now, she continues to be the person HuffPo readers “love to hate.”

Our first installment is from Barack Obama’s “Organizing For America” in regard to Sarah Palin’s recent media blitz.

Right now, Sarah Palin is on a highly publicized, nationwide book tour, attacking President Obama and his plan for health reform at every turn.

It’s dangerous. Remember, this is the person who coined the term “Death Panels” — and opened the flood gates for months of false attacks by special interests and partisan extremists.

Whatever lie comes next will be widely covered by the media, then constantly echoed by right-wing attack groups and others who are trying to defeat reform.

As we approach the final sprint on health reform, we can’t afford more deception and delay. We need to be ready for anything — and have the resources to respond with ads, events, and calls to Congress when the attacks come.

So we’re setting a big goal: $500,000 in the next week to help push back against Sarah Palin and her allies. Please chip in $5 to help reach our goal.

Earlier this month, Palin publicly said that she hopes health reform will be “dead on arrival.” And since then, she’s been working fiercely toward that goal.

On Tuesday, Palin went on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show where she outrageously — and falsely — suggested that Americans could “face jail time as punishment” if they don’t buy insurance.

Palin has many more interviews scheduled on Hannity and other conservative shows in the next few weeks, with more platforms to go after the President. As soon as she does, the rest of our opponents will likely parrot those attacks.

We need to be prepared. And we’re counting on you help. Can you chip in $5?

https://donate.barackobama.com/SarahPalin

Thanks,

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America