Sarah Palin To Be Keynote Speaker At 2012 CPAC Conference

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has agreed to deliver the keynote address at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C., ABC News reports.

"Few national conservative leaders in America today energize and inspire our grassroots activists like Governor Sarah Palin," American Conservative Union Chairman Al Cardenas said in a statement, according to ABC News. "Her strong record of leadership, championing of our shared principles and magnetic personality have made Sarah Palin a hero to millions of conservatives across the country.... As we ready for the critical 2012 election, I'm honored to welcome Governor Palin to the Conservative Political Action Conference for the first-time ever."

If the Palin-at-CPAC story sounds familiar, that's because it is. Palin has been asked to give the keynote address at the gathering for the past four years. She accepted the invitation in both 2008 and 2009 before cancelling just weeks before the event each time.

In 2011, Palin simply declined the invitation outright. Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) delivered the keynote address instead.

Some observers speculated that Palin avoided the event due to apparent clashes with with then-CPAC organizer David Keene. Politico reported in 2010:

Keene has criticized Palin in the conservative press, telling Newsmax in July that she was "whining" about her press coverage and was not yet ready for primetime.

"Conservatives like her, but you've got to have more than that," Keene told the outlet. "You've got to be more than a rock star. If in fact she's interested in the presidency, she has got to establish herself as someone you can envision in the Oval Office. And it's become more difficult to envision than it was at the time of the election."

Keene, however, stepped down from his leadership position on the eve of the event last year, handing over the reins to Cardenas.

With just over a month to go until the Feb. 11 CPAC conference, Palin still has plenty of time to change her mind on the invite once again. If she does, attendees may have to settle for a cameo from a pretty convincing "Mama Grizzly" impersonator instead.

Earlier on HuffPost:

Comments

[GrammieJ]

05:44 PM on 02/10/2012

they would do better with the impersonator,,,,the quitter palin does not cut it anymore, only a joke to all!

[justforpostin]

01:37 PM on 02/06/2012

I've got an advanced copy of her speech! "Rill Amurkins where still toed boots and carharts n theres gotta be sudden and relentless reform n the MEDIA gotcha journalism n politics of personal destruction and these pundints and god and constitution and ring the bells, Paul Revere! God bless the REAL amurkins!"

[morbius]

11:30 AM on 01/09/2012

Since her speaking fees were declining, it was time to prop up the brand.

[boberrigan]

12:35 AM on 01/09/2012

She'll show up this year. Grifting hasn't been so easy since she announced she wouldn't be running for prez, so she needs the money......Todd is running low on beer, Willow wrecked the family truckster and Piper wants to get her navel pierced. Bet she misses that gov'mint job now.

[indy girl]

09:19 PM on 01/08/2012

"Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has agreed to deliver the keynote address at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C."

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha (breathe) Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!! Oh, my side hurts!! Ha ha ha ha ha!

Are the Republicans so desperate that this babbling idiot is the best they can dredge up?

[Flippy Cat]

07:18 PM on 01/20/2012

Yes! they are that desperate. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[loudyk0621]

03:02 PM on 01/06/2012

Palin only energizes a very small percentage of people, hence the reason she isn't running for president. She knows she would never win, regardless of what she says out loud. Almost no one is interested in her anymore. CPAC is a little behind the times. How many times can Palin keep saying the same boring things over and over and still maintain any kind of audience? **Yawn**.

[jjtm562]

10:06 AM on 01/06/2012

I'll put that on my calendar.

[George From NYC]

08:50 AM on 01/06/2012

The new paradigm in republican politics has been to embrace stupidity and call it patriotism.

The dumbing down of the party comes at the expense of losing all moderate voters that see science as a benefit to mankind and organized religion as a potential threat.

Look at the recent candidates that have been "speaking" on behalf of the republican party in recent years.

Michele Bachmann
Rick Santorum
Sarah Palin
Christine O'Donnell
Rick Perry

Really? What ever happened to republican intellectuals? What do you think past republicans would have to say about our current crop of bottom of the barrel scrapings? If William F. Buckley were alive today or Barry Goldwater, they would laugh at the current crop of pseudo-conservative morons.

Yes, there is Newt, but his brand of intellectualism is negated by the fact that his is a dishonest, psychopathic shill, who decided to sell his soul for a credit line at Tiffany’s a long time ago.

Yes, the current version of the republican party places people like Palin on stage. Palin and people like her, have a very real disdain for intelligence and history.

Watch Sarah Palins interviews on YouTube for evidence of her stupidity.

When I was a kid, the term “elite” meant the rich kids who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths and were sure to let you know it. Fast forward to today and Palin and her friends have flipped that term to mean anyone with more than a high school education.

[86-44]

05:54 AM on 01/06/2012

Sarah, I salute you. The mere mention of your name sets liberals foaming at the mouth and chasing their tails. They take off their masks and show the world what they are really made of.

[chocolateandcheese]

01:25 AM on 02/10/2012

Sarah, don't listen to him. We love you. Run! We liberals would absolutely love it.

[dontcalld]

05:26 AM on 01/06/2012

palin wants to be kris jenner so bad - fortunately pod is more of a man than brucey and ain't playin'

[Charles In Charge]

05:24 AM on 01/06/2012

"And Atlas Shrugged"

[donaldaq63]

05:20 AM on 01/06/2012

She has a month to learn how to speak. Good Luck Sarah!

[henrybjennings]

05:47 AM on 01/06/2012

Is it my eyes or my ears Oh well! I have missed something about her. She is not intelligent, but t still I hear people applaud he intellect, what is wrong with this picture? Have we succumb to fantasy, or the world according t6o Palin?

[indy girl]

09:19 PM on 01/08/2012

Hurry, enroll her in an English as a Second Language class.

[practicalnomad]

05:01 AM on 01/06/2012

Sorry, however, Sarah Palin couldn't find sand if she fell off a Camel. At least she'll have 30 days to jot notes on both her hands.

[Sundae Driver]

04:56 AM on 01/06/2012

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Fools and their money.

[Alexandracharming]

04:00 AM on 01/06/2012

I applaud and love her - she's real, genuine, and has NOTHING to hide. BO on the other hand is a travesty to all of America. GO Palin!!!

[lsd4u32]

04:35 AM on 01/06/2012

lol get a grip and move on oh and send your money to palin lol

[Sundae Driver]

04:57 AM on 01/06/2012

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz