Voters walked out of Sarah Palin's first rally

By GottaLaff

Poor Sarah Louis Palin. Jumping headlong into the Big Time isn't easy! But if giving speeches is this difficult, imagine how demanding it would be to juggle multiple global crises.

Yesterday Paddy posted about how S Lou got booed at the mention of Hillary's name. But there's more:

But Palin's speech -- the same one she gave Friday -- was less well received. Because of either ballpark loudspeakers or just nerves, her voice cracked and at times rose to an uncomfortably high pitch. Midway through her talk, some families could be seen leaving the park.

And Palin's vow to "honor the effort" of Hillary Rodham Clinton -- a direct appeal to women and other disaffected Democrats in this blue-collar area -- appeared to backfire. The New York senator's name drew booing from the stands and infield so loud that it drowned Palin out.

In some ways, Hurricane Gustav may very well be doing the Republicans a favor.