Sarah looks sad and weary but yet determined. That she can maintain her dignity after all the media has done to her is simply incredible. I love her but part of me wishes she will wait for another day.
I believe Palin’s appearance tonight shows that she’s in training - in this case, voice/speech training. As others have noted, she seemed more subdued, deliberate, serious. I believe it’s a deliberate, studied strategy because she knew (or was made aware) that her Minnesota-ish accent, her voice modulating frequently into very high pitches, her penchant (in the past) for getting so enthusiastic she’d speak too fast and over applause lines - all of these needed to be addressed if she were going to be the focal point of a bruising year-plus-long campaign.
Her communication style in the past was always a sore point, even with her most admiring supporters (including myself).
I don’t at all believe she was “sad”, but agree with the determined.
I also think she looks tired and thin. I know she has been running to get in shape for the long haul, but I think the latest attacks are so sleazy they are making her sick, as they are me. I feel depressed for her. Nobody should have to put up with that kind of smut. I wish she would sue that man. That being said, she still sounds like she is determined to run. Let us all pray for her and her family.