well, she certainly sounded much better in that video than the original interviews. really, i think the strategy of keeping palin less accessible to journalists is what hurt her most -- it then made what precious little she did say infinitely more important and noticeable, and thus open to internet criticism, the most vicious of them all.

it would have done her good to have more interviews and more time to get used to the process over the past few weeks. everyone has slip ups, but its the quantity of speeches that helps cover them.

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