I have been one of those women who have dismissed Palin with a great deal of eye rolling and disparaging remarks. After having read your article I haven't changed my mind entirely but, if all you say is true, then the bad public face that Mrs. Palin offers to the world just got worse. She comes across as simpering and much less than "sharp" (her Couric interview as an example) and what is with her winking?.

As I said you have not changed my mind, however, now instead of thinking inane and stupid when I see or read about her, I now will think extremely bad presentation with a emphasis on "Aren't I cute?".

Barrack Obama may not have had "executive experience", but let's be frank; it's not just the type of experience, but the scope, that counts. Being mayor of Wasila may have given her executive experience, but I suspect that even some of the non-profits Obama has worked with have larger budgets and impact on more people than the entire government of Wasila. As for her gubernatorial experience: we saw what she does with executive power when she and her husband pressured her ex-brother-in-law's boss to fire him. And executive experience isn't the only thing required; simply knowing that Russia is right next door to Alaska does not, as she suggested, give her foreign policy insight or experience. Palin might, or might not, be smart enough to someday do the job of Vice President. But for me, the thought of her, with her current amount of knowledge and experience, being next in line to the presidency for a man of 72 who's already had one bout with cancer was literally frightening. And when she said that criticizing your opponent for what he believes in is not negative campaigning, coupled with her praise for "Real Americans" - because, you know, the rest of us don't really count if we're not God-fearing Republicans - I couldn't wait for her to be sent back home.