side host on fox. there s no reason for them to try and, you know, before they even declare their candidacy to drop theiraffiliation. if you re fox news, somebody like sarah palin, you have every reason to keep her on for as long as possible because obviously having her exclusive means that every time she makes news, it s going to happen on your air. you know, we ve seen some other conservative republicans out there simply avoiding avoiding the national news media and only wanting to appear, whether in local news media markets or on fox. this is a phenomenon we saw with sharron angle, some with christine o donnell. this is a new phenomenon, isn t it? it sure is. it may work in a primary, especially in a place like alaska or delaware where you re talking about a small university of voters. but when the candidates move to the general election, be it
the pentagon correspondent barbara starr is following the story for us. what s going on, barbara? we have a best seller on our hands now. but it is a best seller that the pentagon still really doesn t want you to read. extreme measures to keep secrets secret. a pentagon recently bought nearly 10,000 copies of this book, operation dark heart, an account of spying and special operations in afghanistan by army intelligence officer lieutenant colonel anthony schaffer. and then, the government had them ground to a pulp. a pentagon spokeswoman said the book contained information which could cause damage to national security. the author disagrees. there are some things that the author didn t want in, i took them out. if they felt it was sensitive and couldn t be referenced properly, it s out. it s officially a landmark in the history of publishing and in the history of government
looking at here going forward. this is new terrain here. we haven t dealt with this in years past. with the incentives seemingly geared towards putting off an announcement, you could have a situation next year where palin, for example, is neither in nor out of the race, but is on fox s payroll well into 2011, you know, while going to iowa and new hampshire. it s a brave new world out there. you make the point in the article that you posted on politico that staying on fox news gives all of these potential candidates an opportunity to really get their message across in a way that addresses a lot of the base of the republican party, the conservatives. that s exactly right. and the primary for the republicans, having that platform is a very, very powerful thing. and there s no incentive for them to give that up. especially when much of the questioning isn t exactly that tough, at least from the opinion