[Non-Sequitur]

That is, Palin remembers about 99% of her speech, with 1% scribbled on her hand.

Hardly. Watch her speech and she's looking down at the podium between phrases. She no doubt reading it from a screen. And so what? No politician in their right mind will give a major speech extemporaneously.

[reasonisfaith]

“No politician in their right mind will give a major speech extemporaneously.”

This statement more than justifies a few notes scribbled on the palm.