Sarah Palin, Star of 2008's Republican National Convention, Won't Speak at This Year's

Sarah Barracuda.

"This year is a good opportunity for other voices to speak at the convention and I’m excited to hear them," wrote Sarah Palin in a statement on Fox News host Greta Van Susteren's blog. Those other voices will include tea-party senate candidate Ted Cruz, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and the person who helped deliver Palin from Alaska to the national stage at the Republican National Convention on September 3, 2008 — John McCain.

It's not entirely clear if she sought a speaking role, didn't like the time slot the RNC offered, or decided on her own that she'd be better off elsewhere than as a sideshow to Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney. A party official tells Buzzfeed that Palin was invited to speak. Said Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus, "Gov. Palin has been a force in our party and while I am disappointed she won't be in Tampa I know she will continue to be actively engaged in replacing Barack Obama."

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