It seems that Fox News will go to great lengths to protect its on-air talent and punish those who criticize them. Joan Rivers found this out the hard way today.
Last weekend, TMZ interviewed Rivers at the Critics' Choice Awards. The interviewer asked her about her opinion of Sarah Palin. Rivers gave a candid and snarky appraisal of the half-term governor of Alaska, saying, among other things, that Palin was "stupid and a threat" and that she should be blamed for the shootings in Tucson.
This morning, Rivers tweeted that her appearance on Fox News' morning show had been cancelled.
Details, including a transcript and follow-up, over the jump.