Sarah Palin to be a new 'Judge Judy' in courtroom-based real

[pixy0stix]

www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/03/22/sarah-palin-new-judge-judy-courtroom-based-reality-show/82125784/

Never far from a glowing screen, Sarah Palin may be coming to a TV dial near you: She will star in a new Judge Judy-style courtroom reality show in 2017, according to a publicist for a Montana production company.

The former governor of Alaska, who's already starred in her own reality shows since the end of her vice-presidential campaign in 2008, signed a production deal last month with a Montana-based company called Warm Springs, according to Howard Bragman of Fifteen Minutes P.R., a veteran public-relations executive who represents Warm Springs.

Palin's show, still unnamed, would feature Palin in a nationally syndicated daytime show premiering in the fall of 2017.

But first she has to make a pilot, meet with TV stations across the land and sell it and herself to them. Which shouldn't be too difficult, Bragman says, even though Palin is not a lawyer.

"She's sold millions of books, one of which sold over 2 million copies, she's a proven ratings draw, she has close to 6 million followers on social media, she has a huge audience and you can say that audience corresponds well with a daytime audience," Bragman said Tuesday.

People magazine was first to report the news Tuesday.

Warm Springs includes Larry Lyttle, who is the producer behind courtroom reality shows Judge Judy, starring Judge Judy Sheindlin, and also Judge Joe Brown, starring Judge Joe Brown. Sheindlin plays well on TV as a straight-talking, no-nonsense, stern-but-fair judge presiding over sometimes goofy cases.

Palin starred in Sarah Palin's Alaska on the TLC network starting in 2010, and in 2014 she launched Amazing America with Sarah Palin, an outdoor-themed show on The Sportsman Channel, but her TV schedule is clear for the moment.

Instead, she's plunged into the tumultuous 2016 Republican presidential campaign, endorsing Donald Trump in a surprise move since she was expected to endorse Trump rival and tea-party favorite U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.

(Palin was stumping for Trump last week when husband Todd Palin was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident in Alaska and she rushed home to be with him.)

The backlash from her endorsement has been a lot of criticism on social media, to which Palin is no stranger. But this time it's coming from other conservative Republicans who reject Trump. Palin was prominent on a list of Trump backers who would be "blacklisted" from the party for endorsing him by other GOP conservatives.

Neither she nor her social-media-savvy daughter, Bristol Palin, have yet taken to their accounts to talk about the TV show, but Palin's Facebook page Tuesday features a post by her fundraising political-action committee, SarahPac, bragging about being blacklisted and inviting others to donate and join the list.

[DesertMoon]

And my soul just died a little more.

[elleblue]

[meshaliuknits]

Way to ruin my daytime court tv.

[josieposy]

[WOT?*]

Oh hell naw.

[notsocreepylurker]

[sparrowsong]

People. Stoooppp giving this woman money to do stuff.

Although I will say if she's planning on doing this she's hopefully not planning on a vp or other Washington position?

[jojoandleo]

But, Judge Judy went to law school, passed the New York bar, and actually was a judge in both criminal and family court prior to becoming Judge Judy. You can't be a judge without passing the bar. I mean, I am sure there is no legal precedent set by Judge Judy, but come the fuck on!

[josieposy]

They'll probably call it Sarah Palin's Arbitration Hour.

[notsocreepylurker]

Mar 22, 2016 17:12:50 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

But, Judge Judy went to law school, passed the New York bar, and actually was a judge in both criminal and family court prior to becoming Judge Judy. You can't be a judge without passing the bar. I mean, I am sure there is no legal precedent set by Judge Judy, but come the fuck on!

Judge Reinhold isn't a real judge <hee hee hee>

[biscoffcookies]

I thought this was goint to be from the Onion when I saw the post title.

I wish it were from the Onion.

[mdgirl]

Mar 22, 2016 17:07:44 GMT -5 sparrowsong said:

Although I will say if she's planning on doing this she's hopefully not planning on a vp or other Washington position?

I'm here. If this will keep her busy and out of the political arena I'm 100% ok with it.

[WanderingWinoZ]

Mar 22, 2016 17:12:50 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

But, Judge Judy went to law school, passed the New York bar, and actually was a judge in both criminal and family court prior to becoming Judge Judy. You can't be a judge without passing the bar. I mean, I am sure there is no legal precedent set by Judge Judy, but come the fuck on!

Actually....I think here in Texas we elect them & I don't think there are any qualifications   :?

[mbcdefg]

Just think, she was almost one heartbeat away from being President of the United States.

[jojoandleo]

Mar 22, 2016 18:48:13 GMT -5 WanderingWinoZ said:

Mar 22, 2016 17:12:50 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

But, Judge Judy went to law school, passed the New York bar, and actually was a judge in both criminal and family court prior to becoming Judge Judy. You can't be a judge without passing the bar. I mean, I am sure there is no legal precedent set by Judge Judy, but come the fuck on!

Actually....I think here in Texas we elect them & I don't think there are any qualifications   :?

We vote in OK, but to qualify you still have to be a licensed attorney and practice for so many years.  I'm pretty sure Texas is the same.

[cookiemdough]

You can't put lipstick on a pig!

[cville]

We're 2 years away from becoming the fucking Capital in the Hunger Games. Mark my words, next year's spring makeup looks will be "neon Kabuki!!"

[josieposy]

Mar 22, 2016 20:20:32 GMT -5 cville said:

We're 2 years away from becoming the fucking Capital in the Hunger Games. Mark my words, next year's spring makeup looks will be "neon Kabuki!!"

[aurora]

Mar 22, 2016 17:07:44 GMT -5 sparrowsong said:

People. Stoooppp giving this woman money to do stuff.

Although I will say if she's planning on doing this she's hopefully not planning on a vp or other Washington position?

The silver lining!

[eponinepontmercy]

::adds to list of "Ways Anti-Intellectualism is Ruining America"::

I didn't know that selling lots of books qualified a person to be a judge.

[mbcdefg]

I would really, REALLY love to know what research (if any) McCain's people did on her before selecting her as his running mate.

[2curlydogs]

Mar 23, 2016 8:37:10 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

I would really, REALLY love to know what research (if any) McCain's people did on her before selecting her as his running mate.

Adviser 1: "She's young and has that 'folksy' charm people loved about W."
Adviser 2: "Plus tits. She'll bring us lady voters. We all know women vote with their vaginas."
McCain: "Sold!"

[MrsAxilla]

"She's sold millions of books, one of which sold over 2 million copies, she's a proven ratings draw, she has close to 6 million followers on social media, she has a huge audience and you can say that audience corresponds well with a daytime audience," Bragman said Tuesday.

Lol!  Burn!

[nikki25]

Mar 23, 2016 8:37:10 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

I would really, REALLY love to know what research (if any) McCain's people did on her before selecting her as his running mate.

There was a movie/documentary which was fascinating. I can't remember the name right now of course, lol.

[TR]

Mar 23, 2016 9:43:52 GMT -5 nikki25 said:

Mar 23, 2016 8:37:10 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

I would really, REALLY love to know what research (if any) McCain's people did on her before selecting her as his running mate.

There was a movie/documentary which was fascinating. I can't remember the name right now of course, lol.

Game Change? That one was HBO made for TV. Definitely not a documentary. But interesting all the same.

[nikki25]

Mar 22, 2016 17:12:50 GMT -5 jojoandleo said:

But, Judge Judy went to law school, passed the New York bar, and actually was a judge in both criminal and family court prior to becoming Judge Judy. You can't be a judge without passing the bar. I mean, I am sure there is no legal precedent set by Judge Judy, but come the fuck on!

You can be a 'judge' without going to law school in some courts. In PA you can be a district judge without practicing law; they are elected. However, the Court of Common Pleas are all attorneys and are the real "judges."

Dude, NO ONE can ever outdo my Judy. Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining She is my lady crush.

[Deleted]

Mar 22, 2016 19:10:27 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Just think, she was almost one heartbeat away from being President of the United States.

I know it's been several years, but I still find it truly terrifying that anyone in this country found her acceptable for that position.

And these people are still out there. Probably voting for Trump.

[nikki25]

Mar 23, 2016 9:45:26 GMT -5 TR said:

Mar 23, 2016 9:43:52 GMT -5 nikki25 said:

There was a movie/documentary which was fascinating. I can't remember the name right now of course, lol.

Game Change? That one was HBO made for TV. Definitely not a documentary. But interesting all the same.

Okay, yeah, Game Change was the movie but there was also a documentary that followed them during the election. Game Change was definitely interesting and Julianne Moore nailed it.

[mbcdefg]

Mar 23, 2016 9:49:42 GMT -5 papiercherri said:

Mar 22, 2016 19:10:27 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Just think, she was almost one heartbeat away from being President of the United States.

I know it's been several years, but I still find it truly terrifying that anyone in this country found her acceptable for that position.

And these people are still out there. Probably voting for Trump.

She made me immediately decide not to vote for John McCain. The thought of her being VP, never mind a potential POTUS if McCain dropped dead, was horrifying.

Plus, I really questioned McCain's judgement for picking her ... whether he thought she'd actually do a good job as VP, or whether his team chose her (like PPs said, they probably thought her being a woman and appealing to conservatives would tick the proper boxes to balance the ticket) without doing enough research, that's not the judgement I want my POTUS to have.