It is rather distressing the level of sexism this whole post has created. And some of the above comments are undeniably sexist. When you attack the woman not the policies then you are behaving in a prejudiced pre conditioned manner.
Sarah Palin may not have stirred our hearts the same way Condolizza Rice or Hilary Clinton does. Neither would I have voted for her if I were American but come on folks and give the woman a break.
She was plucked from obscurity and thrown straight into the lime light and given no time to properly formulate a policy other than the party line. Rice and Clinton are professionals that have been in the public eye a lot longer and are more polished because of it.
Beware of falling into the trap of mob acceptance of false or exagerated news reporting just because it is more entertaining than the truth.

Desert Witch