…to show up to cash in on her payday, that is. The high profile Tea Party convention in Nashville is falling apart, with sponsors pulling out as well as crazy Congresswomen Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). Sarah Palin still plans on attending. It’s been reported that she’s being paid between $100,000 – $150,000 for her hour-long speech.
The former Alaska governor still plans to speak at the much-maligned National Tea Party Convention next month in Nashville. “You betcha I’m going to be there,” she told Fox News last night.
That pledge comes despite the fact that in recent weeks, other planned speakers and sponsors have rushed to the exits amid concerns that the event’s organizer, Nashvillle lawyer Judson Phillips, intends to profit financially from the venture.
Yesterday brought the latest mass exodus. First, as we reported, the convention’s two other Republican speakers, Reps. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee backed out in quick succession, with Blackburn declaring: “It’s a ‘We the people’ event and I think sometimes it’s become about ‘I the organizer,’ for the organizer.”
The tickets for the event haven’t sold out, so Sarah may be speaking to a half-empty room. But hey, what does that matter, she still gets the same fee, right?