Here's Stapleton's full statement that was posted on Palin's Facebook page, according to Ben Smith at Politico.com:

"As repeatedly stated to several in the media over the last week, former Governor Sarah Palin is not committed to attend the Simi Valley Republican Women's event at the Reagan Library and in fact is not attending the event. Neither the Governor's state staff nor SarahPAC has ever committed to attending this event or speaking at this event, and even requested that the Governor's name be removed from the invitation several weeks ago. The Governor has other work and commitments to take care of at that time. She looks forward to visiting her friends in California soon.

All event requests must be confirmed with Meghan Stapleton of SarahPAC. Additionally, all invitations bearing the Governor's name must be approved by her attorney before proceeding.

Thank you.
Meghan Stapleton"


..."several weeks ago" she tried to have her name removed from an invitation to an event she supposedly never committed to (so why was her name on the invitation in the first place?), and yet, as late as July 29th (the day before Stapleton's post), all indications in the media were that Palin would attend and speak. It's positively Orwellian!