I'm starting a group to oppose tornados

There's a Facebook group to support Sarah Palin's Discovery series. I've also seen an ad on my page about a group organized to protest Palin's Discovery series.

Here's a thought. It's a TV series. Discovery signed Palin to do the series because they figured she was popular with segments of the population. And at the least she is recognized by the majority of Americans who haven't been in a coma the past two years.

Now, if the series airs and a lot of people watch it, ratings will be high and Discovery will please its advertisers. Probably they would ask her to film more of them.

If the series airs and few people watch it, Discovery will probably air the number of episodes they contracted with her to air, or perhaps if the ratings are bad enough, they will exercise an option not to air them, or air them in the dead hours of early morning.

Notice the key word here: ratings. It's all tied up to the number of people who watch (and of course key demographic groups). Palin doesn't need groups supporting Discovery's decision to offer her a series. Groups opposed to her series will not affect anyone, least of all Discovery.

If you like her, watch her. If you don't, don't. The ratings will decide the fate of the series. Or Palin, if she decides a limited run series fits into her life better.

Ratings usually decide these things. Unless you're MSNBC.

I am an American.

Pass this on. I got something from the census department the other day and it turned out to be a notice that in one week I'd be getting the census form. Your tax money at work.