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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CNN Accidentally Plays Pink's 'Stupid Girl' Before Segment About Palin and Chick-fil-A

At least, a CNN spokesperson claims the network didn't mean to offer the intro song as commentary on Sarah Palin's intellect prior to a short segment on CNN Sunday Morning regarding Palin's support for fast food chain Chick-fil-A, which is mired in its own public relations crisis right now. The song in question — Pink's "Stupid Girls" — was the first single off her 2006 album I'm Not Dead. "The music selection was a poor choice and was not intended to be linked to any news story," a CNN spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter, adding, "We regret any perception that they were planned together." So it wasn't selected for a particular story, someone at CNN just thinks "Stupid Girls" is a great song to listen to while you're watching the news.

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