Sarah Palin’s first big speaking gig of her rehabilitation tour, foreign affairs edition, will be in Asia. Via AP:
Former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, once questioned about her lack of foreign policy experience, will make her first trip to Asia in September.
The former Alaska governor will visit Hong Kong to address the CLSA Investors Forum, a well-known annual conference of global investment managers, the host announced Monday. …
Other political heavy hitters who have spoken at CLSA including former President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, as well as former fed chairman Alan Greenspan.
This is only one of the reportedly “1,070+” speaking invitations coming Palin’s way.
It remains to be seen whether simply traveling to Asia will count as actual foreign policy experience. …and I’m not being flip.
This is the beginning of her gravitas point gathering, something that is critical if she’s intending on eventually making a run for the presidency, though she’s got a long way to go before proving to people beyond the base that she has a chance in any general election.
It’s not yet clear whether in 2012 any part of the Republican Party will matter beyond the base. But you can bet that Mitt Romney’s people will be keeping a close watch.
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