Palin Goes To Hong Kong, Bashes Obama and US Economy. Two US delegates walk out: "it was awful."

[jefferson_dem]

Palin slams Obama's spending in debut speech in Asia
(AFP) – 2 hours ago

HONG KONG — Former US vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin said the US government was wasting taxpayers' money and could aggravate poverty, said delegates at her first speech outside North America on Wednesday.

Palin, the former governor of Alaska, gave hundreds of financial big-hitters at the CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong a wide-ranging speech that covered Alaska, international terrorism, US economic policy and trade with China.

Her performance, which was closed to the media, divided opinion.

Some of those who attended praised her forthright views on government social and economic intervention and others walked out early in disgust.

"She was brilliant," said a European delegate, on condition of anonymity.

"She said America was spending a lot of money and it was a temporary solution. Normal people are having to pay more and more but things don't get better. The rich will leave the country and the poor will get poorer."

Two US delegates left early, with one saying "it was awful, we couldn't stand it any longer". He declined to be identified.

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[Ian David]

1. How DARE she bash our President on foreign soil! FUSP!

[SpiralHawk]

12. Palin is a VIOLATOR

Republicon Family Values are so sick. How low and unethical to go abroad and trash America.

[polichick]

2. It's absurd (to say the least) that anyone would pay Psycho Sarah to spout her opinions. nt

[saltpoint]

3. After the speech, she and Todd probably caught a burger at McDonald's

before heading out to the airport for their return flight.

[Peacetrain]

4. Oh sure Sarah.. undermine our recovery by instigating doubt with our trading partners

You Un American sellout. You got to foreign soil and bash our country as it tries to get back on its feet.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Her speech may have the unintended consequence of discouraging China

investing in this country like it used, e.g., purchasing Treasury Bonds.

[Ivan the So-So]

6. Too bad she doesn't have CDs we could boycott!

[Lochloosa]

28. +1

[BobRossi]

7. This is interesting.....

"CLSA, an arm of French bank Credit Agricole, said it closed Palin's session to the media after she indicated that she would have to adjust her speech if reporters were present"

[whyverne]

8. "The rich will leave the country and the poor will get poorer."

Where did I hear that one before? Oh yeah, Palin's ex-partner; doddering John McCain.

He said all the richers were going to go to Ireland because the taxes are cheaper there. A couple months later Ireland's economy was one of the first to go into the shitter.

So where are the rich going to go? China? Oh yeah, they'll be welcomed with open arms. I don't think so. Canada, Mexico, India, Mozambique, the Mosquito Coast? I'd suggest Haiti.

I don't think there are very many countries that would allow a bunch of fatcats to come in and take over. like we do here.

Money is like those chips they give you at the casinos. Only good if the casino is still in business. If all the rich pull out the money will quickly lose it's value.

[fugop]

9. HA!

Yea, this is the comment that cracked me up. The rich will leave us! They're going Galt! Run for your lives! Shut up, Sarah.

[rurallib]

14. Been hearing it since I was a kid

but then I am only 60.

[LiberalAndProud]

17. They go to Dubai. But they were doing that when Bush

was pResident, in droves.

[WinkyDink]

25. Let them live in that hell-hole.

[Tsar_Bomba]

22. I wish the Rick would take her advise

and leave already. On condition they leave everything they have behind. If they don't like the terms they should face Che Guevara justice.

[Pirate Smile]

31. Somalia - the Libertarians dream spot.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

10. The nobody goes to Hong Kong

[HughBeaumont]

11. Yes, and it was your party's greed and powerlust that CAUSED ALL OF IT, SHITBAG!

That much stupid should not be propped upright.

[Sannum]

13. The fucking Dingbat.

There are worse terms that I could use, but my post would almost certanly be deleted.

She is a boil on the face of Politics. The worst of the worst, the dumbest of the dumb.

[Vinca]

15. I predict a rise in the sale of Sarah Palin blow-up dolls in Hong Kong.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

16. "the rich will leave the country....."

Yahoo!!! Now THAT is a "bailout" worth paying for! Maybe then we can finally create a better society without their "help".

[WeDidIt]

18. Yep, she's gearing up for a run

And it will split the GOP.

[Mike Daniels]

24. I believe if she's the candidate you will see the Republican party eventually split in two

Any Republican who wants to keep the Republican Party from becoming a regional party will do what they can to keep Sarah from becoming the nominee.

Failing that, I predict you'll see a significant Republican either go Independent and run in 2012 or encourage someone of national reputation to run as an Independent. I'm not sure that person would go so far as to actively campaign for the Democratic candidate.



It's basically what happened in Virignia when John Warner pushed Marshall Coleman to run as an Independent when Oliver North became the Republican challenger to Chuck Robb.

[FSogol]

19. Attn The Rich: Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.

:rofl:

[Iwillnevergiveup]

20. No matter where she goes or what she does

Sarah Palin will always be a quitter.

[madmom]

21. That to me sounds a whole lot like trying to undermine our government. Why, isn't that treason?

[WinkyDink]

27. And we're AT WAR, too! How can she criticize the COMMANDER-in-CHIEF?!

[high density]

23. MSNBC has coverage of this speech up on the top of the front page, right below an Obama headline

As if this quitter is somehow a serious figure in US politics because she hopped on a plane to HK. Give us a break please. I can only imagine how horrible listening to her talk for 75 minutes must have been. Reagan's great, Obama is a socialist and everything he does is wrong. We get it. The scary part is that the press is acting like this speech will beef up her "foreign affairs" credentials. Maybe that's true if the slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

[peace13]

26. Two words...Dixie Chicks! n/t

[Thrill]

29. Bashing an American President on Foreign Soil? Can you imagine the media if this was done to Bush?

They would be bashing the person like crazy

[jefferson_dem]

32. Sludge would already have his stupid siren going and the media shills would crank up their

feeding frenzy.

No doubt.

[Clio the Leo]

30. Dont tell me she's pallin' around with terrorists!!!?

[rvablue]

33. Why are all of her "events" closed to the press.

I find it hilarious, actually.

She is so thin-skinned.

[flpoljunkie]

34. "It was fairly right-wing populist stuff,' one US delegate said.

Really? What a surprise!