A Raucous Radio Factor

Last week, while Bill O'Reilly was absent from "The Radio Factor", FOX News ladies Lis Wiehl and E.D. Hill sat in and held a discussion on the uproar surrounding the unsourced reports about the academic prowess and readiness for higher office of GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin. As followers of the blog recognize, I am a fan of Sarah Palin and was before and after John McCain named her his running mate.

E. D. Hill, former co-host of Fox and Friends, supported Palin, accurately recognizing that Palin raises a family and faces issues most
normal American citizens face. Hill notes that Palin is anti-establishment, uses a barometer of common sense and does not subscribe to the normal politicking we see in the high levels of government. Palin is a graduate of The University of Idaho, not Harvard or Amherst. An intelligent, normal person. Sign me up!

Lis Wiehl, who although no doubt intelligent as she is a quite accomplished attorney and I am sure a very nice individual, is perhaps the most naive radio and television personality I can think of. Wiehl represents elitism in my view. Lis stated felt she could have tea with Palin, although I am quite sure Palin does not meet elitist for tea. She commented that due to Palin being an outsider not possessing the Ivy League degree she could not intelligently handle the extreme decision making that accompanies the office of the president, all the while discounting the lack of experience Obama has since he is the chosen one. Wiehl has no clue about fly over America.

The interaction was just incredible, and it was quite easy to pick your side in this discussion. Give me E. D. Hill and Sarah Palin any day over naive chicks like Wiehl.

Unfortunately, I may be in the minority as TV Newser reports that E. D. Hill will not be retained by Fox News at the conclusion of her contract. She recently made what some considered to be a distasteful remark about the fist pumping by Barack and Michelle Obama. Hill calling it like she sees it is one of the things I appreciate about her most.

I think FOX dropped the wrong contributor in this case. Keep those elbows flying E.D. and good luck!