It was actually quite funny, and better than the opening skit. Poehler did the rap, Palin just moved in sync in her seat, which added to the humor (even with her “rock the house” hand moves). The AP article, like most AP articles, has a biased headline, don’t sweat that. People will judge based on the video they see, not the headline in some Obamamedia piece.
Sarah was terrific (but we all knew she would be!). The bottom line is, with THAT audience, she could only win - and I think her personality is so appealing that even some of the enemy might have softened up a little. Certainly she had nothing to lose and, after all, they WERE chanting “Obama! Ayers!” during the rap song! :-)