...by not crashing and burning like some horrific and utter train wreck, with body parts strewn across the landscape.
Palin met the bar that her handlers had crammed into a deep groove hastily carved into the floor and thus she somehow "won" the debate.
YAY!
Seriously, though: How is Sarah "Smurfette" going to be taken seriously by any international leader?

Truly, Gidget goes to Washington.
One of the silliest moments of her "normal people talking" presentation was when claimed to be the governor of a "really large state."
That's kind of like saying, "I have a really heavy responsibility. I have to stare at this giant boulder."