[Tex-Con-Man]

Mark Levin interviewed Reince Priebus last night and asked him point blank about Palin speaking at the convention. He stated unequivocally that they offered her a prime time speaking slot, but they could never work out scheduling conflicts. Levin really pushed him on it, asking him if they offered her off-time slots, but he said no, it was during the 7:00PM-11:00PM time frame. Reince said, without question, they would love to have her speak, and they tried to work it out.

Taking him at his word, there was a genuine desire to accommodate her.

[LibLieSlayer]

Do you know reince priebus? I know people that do... he is a rovian elitist. If they offered Sarah a prime time speaking slot... they attached conditions that were unpalatable or Sarah actually has proof that the gop were part of the left-wing destruction of her persona. Scheduling conflict for a National Stage at the GOP Convention??? Maybe she needs to straighten out her sock drawer that night.

LLS

[mark1973]

I don’t take him at his word and i heard his interview with Mark Levin. Priebus was being “Weasley” throughout the entire interview. I believe Sarah,not Priebus.

[onyx]

Thank you both very much for that information. Doesn’t sound right, but no word on anything from Sarah Palin herself, so there we have it.

[RobbyS]

I think she wanted the key-note. Looking back, I think the Establishment wishes they had used her in that slot, as a kind of hand-off to Ryan and Romney. It could be they could not get together on theme. The Key-note today is a very different sort of speech from what it was in 1988. IAC. why give the platform to someone who, if things go badly over the next four years, could be a rival?