Update: From MyDD: Rightwing writer Peggy Noonan discussing the choice of Sarah Palin with Chuck Todd says off-camera (MSNBC), "It's over."

The absurd GOP attempt to sell Gov. Sarah Palin (and former mayor of Wasilla, Alaska) and compare her intelligence and heft to that of Hillary Clinton is provoking a backlash from Hillary supporters.

Here is the text of an e-mail from a genuinely frightened Alaska resident making the rounds that began as a missive to her college classmates:

As an Alaskan, I am writing to give all of you some information on Sarah Palin, Senator McCain's choice for VP. As an Alaska voter, I know more than most of you about her and, frankly, I am horrified that he picked her. The most accurate description of her is red neck.