Many believed that when Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump in January, she was just doing it for attention, because she wanted to be some kind of political player like the good old days. In the months/years before her Trump endorsement, Sarah Palin had become a joke, a punchline, and her world salad speeches were widely mocked in both liberal and conservative circles. While Palin gave Trump some credibility within a political minority, some wondered if Palin wasn’t the one getting more mileage out of it. Still, Trump seemed pleased and he dutifully suggested that if he becomes president, he would definitely consider her for a cabinet position. So, would it shock you to learn that Palin isn’t waiting to see if Pres. Trump asks her to serve? According to People Magazine, Palin is coming back to TV as a rootin’ tootin’ TV judge yessireebob, also too made manifest in the Wasilla, down-home values and you know, judging.
Move over, Judge Judy. There’s a new TV courtroom judge coming to town – and it’s none other than former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The onetime vice presidential candidate has been tapped to preside over a new reality court show that would premiere next year. She signed a deal in February with Montana-based production company Warm Springs, a source close to the process tells PEOPLE.
“It’s a production deal,” the source explains. “What happens next is she’ll meet with stations, make a pilot and sell it.”
Warm Springs first approached Palin with the idea in 2015 and has since put together a team that includes the TV executive who found Judge Judy and Judge Joe Brown.Unlike the two famous TV judges, Palin does not have a juris doctor degree. But the source notes that the bestselling author has a variety of other qualities that make her perfectly suited to the job.
“Palin’s telegenic personality, wide appeal and common sense wisdom make her a natural for this kind of format and she was Warm Springs’ top pick for this project.”
The as-yet-untitled show would premiere as a nationwide syndicated daytime show in the fall of 2017, the source adds. Palin is currently in Alaska caring for her husband, Todd, who’s transitioning from intensive care following a serious snowmachine accident on March 13.
They better hire a lot of script writers, because if they’re expecting Palin to come up with her own legalese lines, they will be there forever. Sarah Palin is absolutely horrible off-the-cuff. You can actually see her two little brain cells furiously rubbing together and then collapsing whenever she doesn’t have a prepared speech. And even if she does have a speech, she often feels like she can “wing it,” and that’s when we get comedy gold. So yes, I can see why someone thought this would be an interesting idea, like the show will be inadvertently hilarious. I imagine a lot of blank looks in the courtroom as Palin starts talking like a malfunctioning fem-bot. “You know you can’t fight with your roommate about this petty stuff, it’s like ISIS and if there’s one thing I know it’s that you can’t catch a squirrel with mustard, and Obama also.”
…And if Pres. Trump does want her for his cabinet, she can also quit one job half-way through and move on to the other thing.
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Wow this is gonna flop so hard, where’s the popcorn?
I’ll bring it. What flavour do you like?
Humble pie. That way I can throw it at the TV screen.
Why would you waste perfectly good pie on this mess?
@Kitten – sometimes throwing food is cathartic. I’d visualize the popcorn hitting the TV screen as a pie in her face and feel better about life.
True…
Let’s go big and throw an anvil at the TV screen. That way I get to keep my pie and you get the cathartic experience, Jaded.
@Kitten – *SNORT*…you just made me laff!
yeah, no doubt…It does say that it’s just a production deal though, so she’s got to make the pilot first and then sell it. and I have my doubts about that happening.
like, the pilot will be SO bad that they’ll just forget it. one can hope…
But remember when we all thought Trump wouldn’t make it past the first round of debates?
There’s a segment of Muricans who love these crazies.
while absolutely true about those ‘muricans, there wasn’t enough of them to keep either of her previous shows on the air, so I’m still hopeful.
and I agree about pie-wasting. 🙂
Good point, Doofus. Honestly Palin is so incredibly abrasive and unlikable–I cannot find one redeeming quality about her. I feel the same way about Trump, which is why it boggles my mind that anyone could find either of them appealing.
I hope you’re right and past experiences are an indicator that nobody will tune into watch what will surely be pure garbage.
Education should be our new military industrial complex. The dumbing down of Americans is seeping through our culture like a fast burning poison. The symptoms are the viability of Palin and Trump; ‘merica is in huge trouble.
Doofus & Kitten, yes to what both of you said.
I would give up television if this were the only thing on…
I don’t know – hate, intolerance, ignorance and arrogance seems to be what sells these days. I think it was clear that she was always about easy money as opposed to actual work, and that she would always achieve no more than reality show status,
Unlike the other TV judges, she has absolutely no legal education or degree, so they’re all probably appalled at this. They have hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal education among them.
She does have something in common w/Judge Judy, though — who I watch everyday cause it’s hypnotic — she’s pretty bigoted.
Judy’s often very racist / classist / etc. She starts off looking very hostile at a lot of the black guests, and then you’ll see her change if they turn out to be a college student who’s very articulate. If they’re just an ordinary person or are “street” she sets her jaw and treats them like dirt.
Some deserve it, and she’s also rude and screechy to some white people, but she’s very biased.
theoretically, yes it should flop… but will it? if palin supporters are like running shoes and the government is like star dust then i know for sure this here show, and its roommates, will cha-cha-cha two days til sundown over a american eagle on the uppity up. (insert roar of crowd) Cause you cant keep a good wrench in space! and ISIS…. #mustardandobama
excellent word salad, Arock!
lol…I dunno. I sort of feel like this Word Salad: Advanced Edition–it’s out of Palin’s league.
Also, shouldn’t “rogue” be in there somewhere?
She had to go to 5-6 colleges to eke out a degree.
She quit her Governor job halfway through.
She’s flitting around while her husband is in the ICU w/serious injuries.
She doesn’t know how to do anything serious in a serious way, to hang in there.
And she’s used a lot of her “campaign donations” for personal use so it won’t surprise me if she gets investigated someday for ethics violations.
Anyone who would agree to have a case adjudicated by that moron deserves what he or she gets.
Indeed.
When, WHEN will people stop giving her and her two brain cells (LOL) attention?
Wise Words Lilacflowers. Totally agree
Right? She couldn’t think her way out of a paper bag.
Coupon Cabin’s calling, Sarah!
Ah! I remember this! Classic Kate + 8.
She will quit halfway through…………..
Word Salad Justice — coming to a station you never watch in 2020.
And the Emmy for “Bitch, wha??” goes to sarah palin.
TV content has truly hit rock bottom. LOL
What would she preside over? Paternity tests and backyard brawl assault cases? At least she’s familiar with both.
Any network who willingly gives her money for this deserves whatever losses they get from it.
Also, promising anyone a position in exchange for campaign support is not quite legal.
I do not understand. I’m a non-American lawyer not practicing in America. I’m aware of Judge Judy but haven’t really watched. But I DO know that Judge Judy is a real retired judge and lawyer – she can actually comment on these cases (in an entertaining way of course). From what I know that’s the draw – she is legally trained, it’s not just a joke.
I just googled Sarah Palin’s education and it has zero application. AH! How is this a good idea!?
It’s all fake. It’s like a someone on the radio calling themselves “doctor”
I suspect it would be small claims civil cases and people would have to agree to it beforehand.
I don’t get it either. How can she be a judge if she doesn’t even have a law degree? I wish she would go away. I would rather see the Kardashians run a court room than this dingbat. I curse McCain!!!
That’s how I feel too. McCain should issue a public apology.
Yes! Can someone start the hashtag #thanksmccain
What I don’t get is how can she truly make any legal decisions and would those decisions hold up? Please, have a seat Sarah and not on a judges bench.
Unfortunately, you can be a real judge in the U.S. without ever having practiced law. I have an acquaintance who is a Federal Court judge. He was appointed by someone who “owed him a favor.” He was a scientist, and he adjudicates patent cases, so his background is not completely irrelevant, but I still think it’s an outrage.
Although the word “judge” is used, even Judge Judy is functioning as an arbitrator, not a judge. The parties agree ahead of time to be bound by the decision. And although real arbitrators usually have a law degree, there is no requirement that they have one.
except when it comes to patent law i’m pretty sure the science background is way more important than the legal background.
People don’t realize it, but Judge Judy and all the other T.V. judges on those shows are not acting as judges. They are merely arbitrators. The T.V. show producers contact parties who have pending litigation in small claims court and offer them the opportunity to appear on TV instead. What you’re seeing on these TV court shows is really just arbitration set up like a court trial but it’s not really a court trial because arbitration is not handled in a court room. It is handled in a meeting room that could be anywhere. Judge Judy and the like only have any power on the T.V. show cases as granted by contracts, specific to each case, signed before appearing on the show. These contracts make the arbitrators’ decision final and binding, prevent the disputing parties from negotiating the terms of the arbitration which is actually very unwise.
Judge Judy really was/is a judge from the Family Law Division in New York, but she relinquished that to do the T.V. mediation thing. She is no longer acting as a judge. Judge Brown is also a judge in real life, but on the T.V. Show he is not acting in a judge’s capacity. He is an arbitrator.
The irony is, that the contracts the litigating parties sign before the show are more binding than if they went through a real small claims court trial. Once they sign the T.V. show contract and the decision has been made by the arbitrating “judge”, those decisions are nearly impossible to overturn. In a regular small claims court case, either party can appeal the judge’s decision, but if arbitration is the method decided on by the opposing parties, the decision is binding and final.
Why do you think people go on those shows, Jennifer? I have always wondered. Do they want attention? Or do they believe in Judge Judy’s fairness, or what?
But since with Judge Judy the show also pays any damages, if the claimant wins, neither side are going to want to appeal – the claimant gets the money, the respondent doesn’t have to pay anything.
Because the parties are paid to appear on T.V. They also have their airfare and hotel paid for, so if you’re agreeing to be on Judge Judy’s show, you’re actually get a free trip to LA.
That’s why the losing parties never appear too upset or disappointed. They’re still getting something out of it.
And yes to Tia, the shows pay the “awards” the “judges” decide upon. If you took me to Judge Judy’s show to sue me for $5K and you won, I don’t pay you the $5K, the show does. I only appeared to lose on the show, but I actually got a free trip to LA, and I got to be on T.V. *snort*
Thanks @JenniferJustice for clearing that up. I never knew you could be a judge without a law degree. Not sure how I feel about that. And it makes sense now why parties would agree to be on a legal show such as Judge Judy – they get a free trip to LA and they don’t have to pay damages if they lose!
I hope E! Buys the show out of all the networks. It seems their audience supports this kind of trainwreck.
Maybe Caitlyn Jenner can make a guest appearance and talk about how much Palin does for women.
That made me snort.
I want to see the people that agree to have their legal issues judged by Sarah Palin.
with catch phrases such as
“shut up! i can see your bullcrap from my backyard…”
“what you’ve done is honestly beyond the pale….in”
“i’m Sarah Palin, and i say you go a jailin without a bailin”
“Order! Order! Order in the courtroom: 1 large fries and a milkshake!”
“You know you can’t fight with your roommate about this petty stuff, it’s like ISIS and if there’s one thing I know it’s that you can’t catch a squirrel with mustard, and Obama also.”
I seriously can’t tell if this is an actual quote, or something Kaiser made up.
I KNOW!
Is that an actual quote, Kaiser?
If it is…someone please tell me WTF it’s supposed to mean?
How is this person actually a part of anything???
Great quotes, lower case Deb 😎
Those are very funny
Sounds like they have not sold the untitled show, yet claim it will premiere next year. Confidence, ya know, you betcha!
I could see her doing more of a Springer show setup (except she’d be brawlin’ along with the guests).
Coincidentally, Springer started as a politician. His TV show has been on air 25 years.
Palin’s telegenic personality, wide appeal and common sense wisdom make her a natural for this kind of format . . .
Wish I could post a meme pic to sum up my feelings on this quote but this’ll have to do.
O_o
Common sense wisdom? Who? What? I am confused.
Wide appeal? The only thing that might be considered wide or appealing is perhaps there are some old men out there who find the 2 foot wide lower half of her face attractive.
Telegenic personality? Her personality looks good on T.V.? SNL maybe, but that’s it and that’s not even her.
Is it really bad I would watch this? At least the first few episodes. I imagine that I’d get bored, because while Judge Judy is adept in sarcasm and cutting remarks….she’s also freaking smart and knows what she’s talking about i.e. she’s no dummy like this one is.
wouldn’t you love to hear Judge Judy’s take on this?
I would love to hear the Notorious RBG’s take on this.
lilac, I would hope that she’d look bored and say “who?…”
I’ll just wait for the SNL parody. I can’t watch anything with the real Palin on it, her voice is nails on a chalkboard to me.
If you can make it through an entire episode, you’re a better viewer than I could be. I’ll be rolling my eyes from watching any two second clips that show up online. I just could not add to her ratings, ever.
Stop this. Haha
As the celebitchy reader from Montana, I’m dying to know who owns the production company named Warm Springs. Warm Springs is the nickname for the Montana state in-patient mental hospital so it seems an appropriate fit for Sarah. She should be committed to Warm Springs and held indefinitely.
could it be that we have a Master Troll on our hands, and someone is playing her?! that would be HILARIOUS!
I find it hilarious that they claim she has signed, but they have nothing named or filmed. Yet in true Sarah arrogance, they announce it will premiere next year.
“You know you can’t fight with your roommate about this petty stuff, it’s like ISIS and if there’s one thing I know it’s that you can’t catch a squirrel with mustard, and Obama also.”
Just. Cracked. Up. Laughing. So eerily like the word salad queen herself.
I am so, so lost. Wouldn’t one have to be an actual judge in what one would term “real life” for any judgment to have any sort of validity? Between Trump running for POTUS and this dingbat becoming our “new Judge Judy” let’s hope Canada doesn’t get any cray cray ideas about building a big old wall … cause there’s a lot of us coming!!!
There is a virtual reality website up that allows you to put a virtual brick in the wall Canada is building. Last time I checked, over 900 thousand bricks had been placed.
No. If both parties sign a binding agreement, my grandmother’s cat could decide. More realistically, if both parties agreed to be bound by the toss of a coin, provided they both had capacity to make the agreement and it was written up in proper firm, that would be binding. There is no requirement that the arbitrator be a judge.
Tia is right that anybody can be an arbitrator is appointed by a higher judge, but most T.V. show judges (Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, Milan, Alex, etc. ) are all active attorneys in their state. Most of them are retired judges or nearing retirement. It is unheard of to just name some random person an arbritrator. They are suppose to know the law and have more than a base understanding of the courts and legal system. Palin is a defunked what one-term governor of Alaska? She is not nor was she ever a lawyers …..as if!! She is just an attention-seeking weak former politician. There are no grounds what-so-ever to appoint her to any type law position even a simple mediator in alternative dispute resolution. She does not have the credentials, experience, or knowledge for this. To me, it’s as bad as Trump in politics. Neither has any place in a profession they know nothing about. It’s scary and makes a mockery of our legal system. People watching this crap really believe this is what happens in courts. They really think that if they went to small claims court that the judge can say things like:
“Beauty fades. Dumb is forever.”
“Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining.”
“If it doesn’t make sense, it’s not true.”
“I love the truth. If you don’t tell me the truth, you’re gonna be eating your shoes.”
“If you live to be a hundred, you will never be as smart as me. On your BEST day, you’re not as smart as *I* am on my WORST day.”
“…I eat morons like you for breakfast. You’re gonna be crying before this is over.”
Never ever would that be allowed by a judge in court. Yet people think it’s real b/c it’s on T.V.
It will fail just like Bristol’s reality show did.
I’ll watch one episode so I can feel superior and indulge my intense dislike for this woman by insulting her and sharing it with the Republican in law who voted for McCain.
You know the writers @SNL are thrilled to hear this LOL! Palin is continuously comedy gold for them, and for us too. Funny thing about Tina Fey’s last skit impersonating Palin supporting Trump: Tina’s dialogue in that skit made more sense than Palin’s actual speech 😉
Palin is a joke but this does sound entertaining, just to hear the ridiculous catch phrases she will come up with! Shame on John McCain for ever thrusting her upon us hehe
I’ll watch it once to confirm what a sh*tshow it is and hope for a few laughs from it. She won’t last, the woman quits everything and she’s too stupid to go the distance in a television show unless they’ve got a full crew to keep her on track at all times.
Please, no – go away already just go away.
“You know you can’t fight with your roommate about this petty stuff, it’s like ISIS and if there’s one thing I know it’s that you can’t catch a squirrel with mustard, and Obama also.”
what are you even talking about?
FFS…..
What is this world coming to? OMG!!
I don’t know how she keeps getting tv deals. Even fox news let her go because they got sick of her.
Would Palins first case on this show be her own son regarding his recent beat down on his girlfriend and drunken brawls at the summer BBQs or would it be her daughter, Bristol, regarding the paternity of her latest child? If not, why would anybody want this flake making decisions (binding decisions) about their legal cases?
Also, is Palin’s face melting in that header photo? There’s some serious visual warping going on there – like the Aurora Borealis is happening in her face. It scares me a little.
Doesn’t a person have to pass the bar to be a judge?
She wouldn’t be a judge (even if that’s what she was called on the programme), she’d be an arbitrator and there is no legal qualification required.
OMG someone tell the SNL writers and Tina Fey to view this pilot. That’s comic gold there!
Fey is going to get richer than a skunk from this!
Palin drives me crazy. When she is blathering away and strings together her word salad with an “also too” I almost lose my mind. Doesn’t she need to babysit her grandchildren, or stay at home to keep Bristol from having another one? Doesn’t she need to help her husband recover from his recent accident? Why torture us this way? I will never forgive John McCain!
But… she doesn’t have a law degree.
I understand that these shows aren’t “actual court,” but rather arbitration. That’s fine. But one of the reasons Judge Judy or Judge Piro is so fun is because both still have real and in-depth legal knowledge. That’s kind of the appeal – but two imbeciles with some trashy “legal” battle in front of someone who got their JD from an Ivy League. It’s the best moments when Judy shuts someone down with her real legal know-how.
Even if they’re all just arbitration, having an actual judge still makes it better. It’d be like having a non-doctor on the panel on “Dr. Oz” or “The Doctors.” It’s like…. yeah, you’re not actually treating patients here, but I’d still rather hear from someone with a medical degree.
Wow. Somehow this sounds like a perfect match for her. I heard her described as “one of the most highly qualified VP candidates” on talk radio this week. How could someone really think that?? But it’s 2016 and Donald Trump is a presidential front runner.
Tip of the hat to Kaiser & her tasty word salad!
So glad I don’t watch TV anymore….
“and Obama also”. I swear, Kaiser, you had me ROTFL with that one!