Explaining economic policy

Unemployed homemaker Sarah Palin took a temp job in Hong Kong today talking about a bunch of stuff that the press wasn’t supposed to cover, but they did, because they hate Baby Trig.

Among choice quotes:

"Many believed that with China liberalizing its economy, greater political freedom would follow, but that hasn’t happened," she said. "The more open [China] is, the less we’ll be concerned about the military buildup and its intentions."

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She also spoke about how Alaska once shared a land bridge with Asia. And she noted that her husband’s Eskimo ancestors crossed that bridge. "To consider that connection that allowed sharing of peoples and bloodlines and wildlife and flora and fauna, that connection to me is quite fascinating," she said.

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She talked about the recent protests of ethnic minority Muslim Uighurs, Chinese labor conditions, and Tibet. Mrs. Palin mentioned Charter 08, a document signed by prominent academics and dissidents calling for greater democracy and openness in China.

Wow. Dazzling.

It’s a shame that John McCain did not allow Sarah Palin to show off her incredible grasp of foreign relation– Oh wait, He did:

Palin was slated to spend the rest of the day touring Hong Kong, repeatedly asking to have lunch at a Panda Express (where they eat with sticks! awesome!), and then jetting home before one of her daughters gets pregnant.