I tend to speak quickly and sometimes customer had trouble understanding me so I put a not on my monitor to remind me to speak slower. I had to look at the note and actually see it for it to do me any good but reading it did help me focus on speaking slower while the rest of brain was focused on explaining complex tech issues to customers.

She has key points she wants to stay focused on, she puts the notes there to help her focus on those points not because she can't remember them. You should be well aware how hard it is stay on focus when discussing issues and I think it is safe to assume she was using this as tool to help her with focus. Unlike say Obama and his teleprompter that spoon feeds his words to him or Biden who just says any stupid crap that pops into his head.

I know the disdain and hatred for Palin runs at an emotional level for liberals so arguing facts really won't change anyone opinions but liberals really are coming out looking small minded and petty and they do nothing but make her more popular with these over the top rationalizations they use to justify that hatred. She is a conservative women who has a large populist appeal get over it. If you want to worry about low intelligence driving the political argument focus closer to home and worry about the low grade moron in the VP position or people like Michel Moore and that fool Andy Reid. Worry about the fact that great communicator liberals thought they had found seems to be tone deaf and out of touch with mainstream. Palin is not the reason liberals are falling on their face.