Palin’s “berating others” is very valuable to some voters. She points out (and defines) much of the shenanigans that’s going on – and God knows there’s lots of people who don’t pay attention and need someone to do that for them. And she usually is right on the mark several days or weeks before anyone else “gets” it. As for “sending her husband out to endorse”, how do you know either one’s motives for doing that? First off, I don’t believe she “sent” him, and second, maybe it’s a strategy. You say Palin is stupid. I say she’s one of the most politically astute out there. She didn’t accomplish what she has accomplished – without benefit of daddy’s (Murkowski) or hubby’s (Hillary) coattails – by being stupid.