One More Thought on Beck-Palin

Question: what do Palin's Fox News costars really think of her?

Last night I watched for a second time the Beck-Palin interchange over favorite founding fathers.

Go to slow-mo and here's what you see:

When Palin tries to evade the question, Beck smiles broadly and says "bullcrap." Palin frowns and looks downward, offended. She then blathers for another few seconds about diversity before hitting on the answer, "George Washington." The conversation resumed, but thereafter things suddenly seem less cordial between the two.

Question: what do Palin's costars really think of her? Beck is consigned to a pre-primetime slot in the Fox lineup. With O'Reilly secure, and if the 6 o'clock eastern slot is reserved for harder news, Beck has to be eyeing either Hannity's or Sustern's hour. Now though he suddenly has a rival for that time - and O'Reilly has to worry that Roger Ailes may have just hired another potential replacement.

Beck's little jab - and Palin's confused irritation - may foretell the suspicion, resentment, and outright antipathy that will accumulate through the network in the weeks ahead.