Today, as you may have heard, America’s folksy Alaskan warrior princess, Sarah Palin, bravely ventured deep into the heart of darkness to address some fancy business people at an investor’s conference in China. What nuggets of Wasilla wisdom did she cold drop on their asses? Let’s find out, because some people reportedly walked out during her speech!
Earlier today the Wall Street Journal posted some excerpts of Palin’s speech on their website, but they have since been mysteriously removed. Luckily for us though, Wonkette grabbed a few of the choice quotes before it was taken down:
And we have a special place in our hearts in Alaska for the Pacific Rim… Personally, I’ve always been really interested in the ideas, too, about the land bridge. Ideas that maybe so long ago, had allowed Alaska to be physically connected to this part of our world so many years ago…So for Alaska, which is the air crossroads of the world, to this prosperous dynamic force in the world, Hong Kong, I bring good tidings, wishes for more blessing and vibrant life and even more freedom…Now I know that many of you, maybe you’re hoping to hear me discuss the derivations of the formula for effective rate of protection, followed by a brief discussion of the monetary approach to the balance of payments. If time allows, a quick summary of factor price equalization. Maybe some thoughts on quantitative easing, but that’s for next time. Because I have spent my life closer to Main Street. That’s what I want to talk about is that view from Main Street…Our message, that we thought we were providing a real change, it didn’t take hold. The other ticket’s message of, I think a vague change, it was kind of nebulous, utopian sounding, but it did take hold. Now 10 months later though, a lot of Americans are now asking: ‘More government? Is that the change that we wanted?’ Oh, I see…Common sense tells you that when you’re in a hole, you have to stop digging!…The marketplace didn’t fail. It became exactly as common sense would expect it to…I can’t wait until we get that Reaganomics sense supplied again because we are going to survive, and we’re going to thrive and expand and roar back to life.
Yep, that’s our Sarah being Sarah!
Meanwhile, some people did not care for Palin braying endlessly about Alaska and Reaganomics:
Several audience members reportedly walked out of Ms Palin’s speech 30 minutes before the end, citing “more important things to do†or describing the talk as “too partisan and too much like a speech at the Republican conventionâ€.
One senior fund manager told The Times that the 80-minute lecture, and the lack of an opportunity to fire any questions at Ms Palin, was a disappointment. “You would think that with her team of speechwriters and a supposedly media-free environment Palin could have afforded to be either funny or thought-provoking, but she was neither,†she said.
Angry Palin Facebook diatribe against those who dare to criticize her China speech coming in 3…2…1…
Holy shit! Was that speech translated into Chinese and back again?
lol
God I hate this woman!
Sarah Palin's view of Main Street (Alaska) will not match up with Main Street in Ohio, Indiana, Arizona, California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida – - – that's because Main Street is uniquely local and differs from State to State, and often within different parts of a State. Her comments have no relation to reality.
Palin's closing remark: "and as you people here in China say, Sayonara"
I am astonished that she thought the Japanese language would be appreciated in China! I am further astonished that this faux pas was not picked up by media! Yikes! Is her IQ above 90?
Holy Moses! I lived in China for 10 years, and China's high school students have a higher IQ and degree of the world than Palin…….What an embarrassment to America; as if we need it after 8 years of Bush… God help America….