But Palin clearly figured she would have at least one brief moment connected to the 2012 convention and that it would come Wednesday, when U.S. Sen. John McCain, her running mate, got his chance to speak to the party gathering. Palin said via Facebook: “I’m sorry Fox cancelled all my scheduled interviews tonight because I sure wanted to take the opportunity on the air to highlight Senator John McCain’s positive contributions to America, to honor him, and to reflect on what a biased media unfairly put him through four years ago tonight.” 
 
 It was unclear exactly how much air time the former Alaska governor expected to grab, but she’s a fairly regular contributor, particularly on "Hannity" and Greta van Susteren’s “On the Record.” 
 
 Fox News, on the other hand, was never seen as entirely embracing McCain, the onetime Vietnam War veteran who alienated hard-line conservatives by compromising with Democrats on issues such as campaign finance reform and immigration. “I look forward to hearing his words to his fellow Americans tonight more than any of the other convention speeches,” Palin said in her Facebook posting.
– Sarah Palin, star of the 2008 Republican National Convention, wasn't happy when Fox News cut her out of this year's coverage. "I’m sorry Fox canceled all my scheduled interviews tonight," she wrote on her Facebook page yesterday, because with former running mate John McCain speaking at the convention, she wanted to honor his "positive contributions to America, to honor him, and to reflect on what a biased media unfairly put him through four years ago tonight." Palin is a regular Fox contributor, but it's not clear how much air time she had been allotted. Fox was quick to respond to Palin, Mediaite reports. "Our plans changed based on the fact that the RNC condensed the schedule of speeches from four nights to three," a spokesman said. "We look forward to having Governor Palin back as soon as we can." On her Facebook page Palin said she was looking forward to McCain's words "more than any of the other convention speeches," making her more interested in McCain than in this year's candidates, or in many others like Chris Christie and Scott Walker, "who have replaced her as the GOP's hottest brand names," notes John Rainey at the Los Angeles Times.