Which Republicans will get to speak at the convention? (Sarah might be denied to speak?)

HotAir ^ | Thursday May 3, 2012

[Bigtigermike]

Several insiders interviewed for this story said former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will present a unique challenge to Romney’s team: Will they give her a prime spot to satisfy her fans, or reduce her role because of her polarizing nature?

“You want people to generate interest and passion,” said one Republican who has organized conventions before and who, like others, didn’t want to be named. “Sarah Palin goes to a very small segment, relatively speaking, of the Republican Party. And you’re trying to put together a rainbow coalition.” (Democrats faced a similar situation in 1992, when then-Gov. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania was denied a speaking role, he believed, because he opposes abortion rights.)

[JediJones]

That being said, they will allow one token conservative to speak. One token conservative that they can control.

[NonValueAdded]

Of course they will deny her; small segment my arse. She’d make them all look bad. Romney cannot afford that.

[COBOL2Java]

How ‘bout Tokyo Rove and Dick Morris?

They'll be doing breathless play-by-play as Krispy Kreme wows the RINOs.

[EGPWS]

I have never given to the GOP, only to Dubya’ and Tom McClintock (even though I am a native of Minnesota) because of their conviction.

Sarah Palin would get a donation in a heartbeat IF she were to run.

[JediJones]

the GOP establishment doesn’t consider her “Too right-wing” yet they have an issue with Sarah Palin? The Romney a-holes who trashed Sarah Palin and worked on the McCain campaign(Wallace and Schmidt) are still working with Romney now so if this is true I bet they have something to do with this

It's NEVER about principle with these people. They fight against the conservatives who are a THREAT. Palin and Gingrich were popular enough and effective enough with the public to present a threat to the ambitions of the Romney wing of the party. That's why they have always been made into targets and smeared.

[Sarah Barracuda]

I think she wanted to run, but knew the establishment would destroy her and not allow her to run. You need lots of money to run, if they all screwed her over it would have been very hard for her to win..the GOP establishment SUCKS. I will NEVER give a dime to those selfish bastards again. Not after what they did to Sarah Palin

[COBOL2Java]

He and the Estblishment are batsh*t enough to do this and expect conservatives to get in line.

Sadly, many of them will.

[EGPWS]

One token conservative that they can control.

That will be Herman Cain IMO.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Your right..guess they don’t consider Bachmann a threat and decided “Hey we can bring her out now and get the Conservative vote” they must really think we are stupid to buy that crap. My first choice was Palin, my 2nd choice was Gingrich, but the establishment wanted Romney so badly, didnt we hear constantly how it was “Romney’s turn” oh goodie goodie, we have Romney, let’s all jump for joy/sarc

[CatherineofAragon]

Thank you.

[Colonel_Flagg]

For the first time in my adult life, I have no plans to watch the Republican National Convention.

[deoetdoctrinae]

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[A CA Guy]

McCain will get 2 hours.

[Windflier]

“Sarah Palin goes to a very small segment, relatively speaking, of the Republican Party." said one Republican who has organized conventions before and who, like others, didn’t want to be named.

The chickensh!t cowardly RINOs are too scared of Sarah to even allow themselves to be quoted by name, while they slander her.

[ak267]

For the first time in my adult life, I have no plans to watch the Republican National Convention.

My thoughts exactly

[GeronL]

I am so happy I don’t have to pretend to support these fools.

[varina davis]

To deny the current vice presidential standard bearer of the GOP a place on the speaker’s list would be unconscienable and certainly not in the party’s best interests. They should be courting Sarah.

[SaraJohnson]

they’ll gladly take the wrath from some conservatives over this just as long as they get their way

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We will see how that works out for them.

[BlueLandRed]

“He didn’t want “evangelicals and Sarah Palin” to have a voice at the convention.”

Romney is now calling the shots. If he doesn’t want Sarah speaking, she might as well stay home.

[GenXteacher]

They’ll bump her out to make room for Megan McCain.