Posted on 12/08/2009 4:31:51 PM PST by Federalist Patriot
Sarah Palin spoke at the exclusive Gridiron Club in Washington this past weekend. There is no available video of the speech, but To the Point has the full text of her speech. Here is the opening portion of it:
Good evening. It's great to be in Washington. I am loving the weather [it was snowing]. I braved the elements and went out for a jog! Or, as Newsweek calls it, a cover-shoot. I feel so at home here in DC. I can see the Russian Embassy from my hotel room!
It's a privilege to be here tonight at the Washington DC Barnes & Noble. Tonight, I'll be reading excerpts from my new book. Perhaps you've heard of it? "Going Rogue."
Yukon wasn't sure if I'd go with that title and somebody suggested I follow the East Coast self-help trend and go with, "How To Look Like A Million Bucks...For Only 150 Grand."
Todd liked, "The Audacity of North Slope." [She nods to him as he's at the head table]
Hey, I considered not having a title at all. I've said it before, but you Beltway types just don't seem to get it. You don't need a title to make an impact. But anyway, let's get started.
I'll begin my first reading on Page 209.
It was pitch black when we touched down in Arizona late on August 27, 2008. The next morning we drove to John McCain's ranch in Sedona. John was waiting on the porch. Before he can say a word, I tell him, I'm quoting now,
"I know why I'm here, and I'm ready. But, I'm worried. The cost of credit protection for the largest U.S. banks is rising precipitously. Have you given any thought to the run on the entities in the parallel banking system? Do you realize the vulnerability created when these institutions borrow short term in liquid markets to invest long term in illiquid assets?"
John said, "you betcha!" I thought, "you betcha?" Who talks that way?
Well, sometimes you just have to trust your instincts. When you don't, you end up in places like this. Who would have guessed that I'd be palling around with this group? At least now I can put a face to all the newspapers I do read.
It is good to be here and in front of this audience of leading journalists and intellectuals. Or, as I call it, a death panel. . . . MORE
Sarah Palin, August 2012:
“Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”
She´s coming down the court, doing a good dribble, reading the blockers, and setting up the play. THIS is goin´ to be good. I´m sure Mr. Obama knows he will only get 1 session of 4 years because of a lady that he called a pig with lipstick.
“Barney, the nation owes you and the government a debt. A huge, historic, unbelievable debt.”
Pure gold.
She is the bomb. I wish her well. :-)
I always knew she was Reagan.
What I didn’t know was that she’s also Coulter. This stuff is hysterical!
Thanks for posting. She’s got alot of Reagan in her. Perhaps 2012 could be the child of Reagan vs. the child of McGovern.
Bump for later..........
Fixed it.
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