Who could one possibly select to address 1,100 of the world’s most astute investors and bankers at CLSA’s Annual Investment Conference in Hong Kong? This is heady stuff requiring a great deal of knowledge as well as speaking ability. I give you ladies and gentlemen, former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin!
Todd Purdum of Vanity Fair joins Countdown, and estimates this speaking engagement to pay roughly a quarter million dollars! You really will give yourself a treat to watch the video and see what wide ranging topics Palin touched upon to be worthy of such a price. Wide ranging seems inadequate for a speech which wandered from blaming President Obama to discussing her husband’s ancestors strolling across the land bridge, which makes them distant in-laws I presume.
Press was not allowed, but in the electronic age, there is always a way and a will. Some comments overheard were, ” She was brilliant!” Still others felt differently, “She frightens me.” At least half walked out in disgust stating variations of ” It was awful, and we couldn’t stand it anymore.”