From Nate Silver at TNR:

I think some of you are underestimating the percentage of voters for whom Sarah Palin lacks the standing to make this critique of Barack Obama … In exceedingly plain English, I think there’s a pretty big who the [expletive redacted] does she think she is? factor. And not just among us Daily Kos reading, merlot-drinking liberals. I think Palin’s speech will be instinctively unappealing to other whole demographics of voters, including particuarly working-class men (among whom there may be a misogyny factor) and professional post-menopausal women.

As a vice-presidential candidate and sitting Governor with stratospheric approval ratings, she lacks standing to criticize Barack “Community Organizer” Obama? And is he really wondering out loud about the misogynist instincts of working class voters? Can you imagine if someone on the right responded to Obama’s speech last week by speculating about latent racism among blue collar voters? This is grossly unfair to Palin and evidence of a spectacular double standard to boot.