Palin Blames Obama in Hong Kong Speech

Main Street USA Presented at Investors Forum

Former US Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin shared her views from "Main Street USA" at the 16th annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong, blaming the excesses of the Obama government as the source of the global financial crisis.

In her first trip to the region, the former Alaska Governor addressed a group of high-flying global investors and other finance professionals, giving a wide-ranging speech on international governance and terrorism, US economic policy and Asian affairs.

"I'm going to call it like I see it and I will share with you candidly a view right from Main Street, Main Street USA," said Palin. "We got into this mess because of government interference in the first place."

Palin's Speculations to Boost US Economy

Criticized for her lack of foreign policy experience during the 2008 election campaign, Palin openly shared her views on the global financial crisis and spoke out against President Barack Obama's policies and his government's intervention in the economy.

"We're not interested in government fixes, we're interested in freedom," declared Palin.

She also praised the conservative economic policies of former US President Ronald Reagan and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, speculating that a cut back on taxes and the elimination of capital gains tax and estate tax would boost the global market economy with the world watching "the US economy roar back to life."

US Delegates Leave Conference over Palin's Speech

According to AFP reports, two US delegates who declined to be identified left the forum early saying, "it was awful, we couldn't stand it any longer."

"It was almost more of a speech promoting investment in Alaska," one of them said, declining to be named. "As fund managers we want to hear about the United States as a whole, not just about Alaska. And she criticised Obama a lot but offered no solutions."

"It was fairly right-wing populist stuff," added the other US delegate.