Why would anyone be shocked that this nitwit dosen't know the difference. Republican David Brooks hit the nail on the head the other day. "She's a joke and nothing more than a potential talk show host".
Who's fooling who? Palin will never get past any primary. Independents and Dems have no use for her and a good majority of Repubs who think of themselves as intellectuals would never vote for her either. Face it. The dumb 20-25 percent doesn't win elections.
As for the photo. Oh she's such a hyper patriot.