Palin warns of China’s rise in visit to India

[alp227]

Source: The Washington Post

NEW DELHI — U.S. politician Sarah Palin stressed the importance of America’s ties with India, saying they were based on the shared values of freedom and free-market capitalism, while sounding a warning note on China’s rise during a speech Saturday in New Delhi.

The visit to India is a rare foreign venture for the ex-Alaska governor and reality TV star, who was John McCain’s running mate in his failed 2008 campaign for president. The trip, which also includes a stop in Israel, is raising speculation Palin wants to burnish her foreign policy credentials ahead of a possible 2012 presidential run.

Palin told a well-heeled audience of Indian business leaders, professionals and socialites that U.S.-Indian relations were “key to the future of our world.”

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Reporters who had been assured access were barred at the last minute.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/palin_warns_of_chinas_rise_in_visit_to_india/2011/03/19/ABH4CRx_story.html

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Another opportunity for this idiot to embarrass America.

The hits just keep on comin'

[Wilms]

2. It seems dangerous to let her loose in the world, let alone in the US.

Maybe Obama could appoint her to be the US ambassador to some uninhabited island.

[ananda]

3. Unfuckinbelievable...

... that any country would hire Palin to speak in a serious forum.

[Faygo Kid]

4. Yeah, not enough going on in the world now - stir up tensions between India and China.

Of course, no one amongst those BILLIONS of people have a freakin' clue who Sarah Palin is.

Wish that were so everywhere.

[FreakinDJ]

15. No - just Hatred for America

[Klukie]

5. What the hell does she know about it?

Or anything else for that matter.

[BOG PERSON]

6. the indian middle class loves everything american

if we wanted to, we could bottle our farts and sell it to them as parfum

[14thColony]

7. They must be so thankful she warned them

They probably had no idea China had even sneaked into the region!

Bless her. Maybe she can convert them all to Christianity now.

[Scuba]

9. Bwwwaaaa. Stop it. My sides are hurting. n/t

[wordpix]

25. hahahah

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

8. Who the fuck paid this idiot to go there?

Probably one of the great American corporations that send our jobs over there.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

11. That was my first thought.

[wordpix]

26. hmmm, now which one? She IS an "energy expert"

:rofl:

[U4ikLefty]

10. Caribou Barbie in India???

WTF!!!

[Nossida]

12. Jesus Wept

Does the Clown have one single idea
how insane this drivel must have
sounded to the people forced to listen
to her drool? Christ just make it shut up.

The World is not a Comedy Theater.

Gods, save us from your fan club.

[Azooz]

13. Palin's Bollywood dance - sorry ;)

McCain and Palin's Crazy Indian Dancefest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBZej5qSIwU

[freshwest]

18. Oh, no, thank you!

I love Indian music and their dance videos.

But that video is insane, inane.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Perfect parody of the GOP.

[wordpix]

27. that was GOOD, we need a Sarah comes to India sequel

[freshwest]

14. Hum, wonder if she warned the Chinese about India when she visited them a while back.

Is there a chance her passport can be revoked so she can't return?

:thumbsdown:

[faz]

16. The warmongers need her loosing her lips

[Beartracks]

17. See can see China rising from her balcony. n/t

[ixion]

19. Uh, "U.S. politician?"

I think not.

[NYC Liberal]

22. No kidding...which office does she hold?

[freshwest]

24. Paid Propagandist for Rupert Murdoch. More money than the POTUS makes.

[era veteran]

20. She is too dumb to burnish the silver let alone her foreign

policy credentials. Idiot grifter

[fascisthunter]

21. We already have a show called "Idiot Abroad", we don't need another one.

[AlbertCat]

23. U.S. politician Sarah Palin

She's NOT a politician.

She quit... remember....after she lost.... remember?

She's a TV personality with a failed reality show.




"the ex-Alaska governor and reality TV star, who was John McCain’s running mate in his failed 2008 campaign for president. "

Oh! See? They did remember. So why did they print the malarkey about "US Politician"?

Damn librul media!

[RandySF]

28. i thought China and India already had a pretty good relationship.

[Quixote1818]

29. She forgot to warn them about Pakistan?

Where was her head? And I guess she doesn't think the US is a threat. :(

[jmowreader]

30. I see something the rest of you overlooked

The crowd she spoke to is described as "well-heeled." Also note: absolutely no press was allowed into the room.

It looks to me like she's trying to raise foreign capital for her possible presidential run. This is a violation of the Federal Elections Campaign Act, which prohibits foreign contributions to any local, state or national election and there's some substantial fines and prison time involved here.

If it can be proven that Sarah Palin accepted so much as a dollar of overseas money for any campaign she might be contemplating, she's gonna be Bernie Madoff's next-cell neighbor for several years.

[Tx4obama]

33. Palin is NOT yet campaigning. She is making money for her speeches which is legal.

Her booking agent company bills the locations for her speeches and then Palin receives the money personally.
Palin is NOT going to use 'her own' money which she receives for her speeches for any campaign.

[Quixote1818]

34. Possible, or she is just dumb. nt

[Tx4obama]

31. The link below includes links to video of Palin's 'speech' and of a 'Q&A'

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x565181

[Tx4obama]

32. Palin is set to arrive in Israel later Sunday - ISRAEL - and will dine with PM Netanyahu

The Jerusalem post reports:

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is set to arrive in Israel for the first time on Sunday afternoon.

Palin will tour Jerusalem and Nazareth and have dinner with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at his official residence in Jerusalem on Monday evening. Palin will be arriving from India, where she delivered an address on Saturday.

She will be returning to the United States on Tuesday morning.

Governor Palin will join Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for the The Purim dinner.

[Quixote1818]

35. She better warn them about Iran!!!! nt

[Tx4obama]

36. LOL :) n/t

[Scottybeamer70]

37. dang...........

she wouldn't be able to find China on a map if her life depended on it........
and she sure as hell has no clue where she is at the moment! probably thinks
she will see jesus in Israel.............her stupidity knows no bounds.

[alp227]

45. can't she see China from her hotel? n/t

[Turborama]

38. Unrec. She is not a "politician". She is a fake reality TV 'personality' and a fake 'author'

And an ex-mayor of a village/half term governor of a state with a tiny population.

I can't believe this bullshit got at least 4 recs TBH.

[The Wizard]

39. What happened

She can't make the big bucks with the same bullshit here? Her 15 minutes were on overtime last year.

[Vehl]

40. What Indians Think of Palin (Hilarious Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZzVH0qPZn4

:rofl:


Du thread on this video
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x565181

[defendandprotect]

41. That's Newt Gingrich's cry -- "The Chinese are Coming!, The Chinese are Coming!" --

[Aristus]

42. Ah, I can hear it now: "Those sure were some strange Indians, you betcha!

They weren't wearin' none of them feather bonnets or moccasins or nothin'. I thought there were gonna, like, be a lot of casinos 'n' stuff. Is India where we sent them after they gave us their land?"

:D

[Imagevision]

43. Palin, now why don't you head over to haiti next then check back with me for your new itinerary

[bongbong]

44. So we find out ANOTHER thing $arah doesn't know about

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization

[Rex]

46. Does she know where China is and that they own her party?

No, probably not.

[Zambero]

47. Persuading Indians that earth is 6,000 years old could be a tough sell

There's plenty of scientific evidence to suggest that Homo sapiens arrived on the Indian peninsula some 75,000 years ago. So either India is on a different planet or Palin belongs on one (I vote for the latter).