She was typing with her thumbs on a little Blackberry, for goodness sake. And welcome to the 21st century, this is representative of how people, professional and casual alike, are communicating today.
Besides:
Pretty Impressive: Sarah Palin's E-Mails Score at Eighth-Grade Reading Level
I wouldn’t be bragging about that as a plus for someone who was a governor who has aspirations for higher office.
We are not doing ourselves a favor by accepting the texting shortcuts in written communication as a positive thing. It’s not. It may be popular but there still needs to be standards for professional written communications.