Now that she doesn't have to serve as Governor of Alaska anymore, former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin can get started on what really matters: making loads of money by capitalizing on her fifteen minutes of fame.
In other words, let the speaking engagements begin. From the "Some people will do anything for publicity files," Bloomberg reports that Palin will address CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets' global investment conference in Hong Kong, scheduled for September 21 to 25. William Pesek writes that "it's hard to know what intellectual fortitude she will add at an event attended by 1,300 fund managers from 32 countries managing more than $10 trillion of assets."
You're darn tootin" right, Mr. Pesek!
There's something unbelievably cynical about this. In her resignation speech, Palin quoted General MacArthur: "We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction." Right: She is moving out of the public service direction and advancing in the makes-loads-of-money-off-her-name direction.
There's something unbelievably cynical about this. In her resignation speech, Palin quoted General MacArthur: "We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction." Right: She is moving out of the public service direction and advancing in the makes-loads-of-money-off-her-name direction.
But in a way, who can blame her? Ethics investigations were leading to significant legal expenses, and the Katie Couric interview -- along with other campaign gaffes -- pretty much exposed her as the ignoramus that she is. So with her career in politics over, why shouldn't she go make a few bucks while she still has some star power?
What's pathetic is that a prestigious investment conference would sink so low as to subject its attendees to such nonsense.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-08-2009 @ 10:31AM
jpettym said...
Good for Sarah. We live in a capitalist society (until socialist Obama takes it away from us) and so if Sarah wants to get hers, then go get it!
9-08-2009 @ 10:40AM
Beltway Greg said...
After the pounding that the markets took this year she obviously is booked as a comedy act. Todd and Sarah will be the Sonny & Cher of this era but, in truth, I have a great deal of respect for the late Sonny Bono's business acumen and Cher's ability to reinvent herself in a business in which women have the half-lives of gnats.
I'm not so sure why anyone would pay a dime to watch the Sarah and Todd show.
9-08-2009 @ 11:02AM
Steve said...
She will probably be the "lowest paid" amongst all the people in attendance. There will be dozens of "professional" hedge fund manageres in attendance who reap millions of dollars a year personally and still haven't a clue on how to analyzye a company's financial statements and think buying a company based upon a multiple of revenues is intelligent. If is she succeeds in making a "buck or two", her net worth will never even be close to most of the "professionals" in attendance.
9-08-2009 @ 11:03AM
Warren said...
This can only end comically. I can't wait for the YouTube videos of her speeches to investment professionals.
9-08-2009 @ 11:33AM
joe blow said...
So what is her speach going to be about? How to destroy your running mate? How to NOT run a state goverment? How to get your teenage daughter knocked up by allowing her boyfriend to sleep over? How to make a total joke out of America's political system? How to see Russia from your front porch?
If this lady[excuss the pun] has ANYTHING INTELLIGENT to say AT ALL then we as an American public are totally in the dark.
Please let the investment professionals know that I would also like to speak and my fees are half of hers and I can relate to life on a human level with much more honesty and intelligance.
9-08-2009 @ 11:43AM
Patrick said...
This is in truth , rather absurdly repulsive --the folks gathered for that conference are supposedly amongst THE brightest and they invite SARA ??? To speak to them about what ? She has NO expertise to actually offer, no real insight and but is a display of just how truly mucked up the USA actually is considering she actually was put on a ticket, one (aged) heartbeat away fro hold the highest office in our nation and was a TRUE INCOMPETENT but yet DID garner 46% of the votes...Does NOT but serve as proof we ARE destroying OURSELVES from within and so many others quite willing to let us do so as they poise to rise and become the NEXT super power--we've had our turn , and we sure have allowed it to be blown !!!
9-08-2009 @ 5:13PM
nmangeris said...
Zac, Bitter, Bitter, Bitter, Tsk, Tsk, You big candy a**. Whether it's Sarah or some other Republican you're simply such a candy. What about all the $$$$$ Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire Bill Clinton makes ??? Get a life!