Considering she's the governor of one of the least populated states in the nation and has only traveled outside the United States one time. Her experience before becoming Governor of that state 20 months ago was getting less than a 1000 votes to become a mayor of a town with an estimated population beneath 6000. Lets think of all the American women who have had far more experience on a national stage.
I'm gonna go with a gimmick pick. Only because that's exactly what the Palin pick was.
As the first American Woman who had or has more life experience with our nation and the world.....
JANIS JOPLIN!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw-TR2tN9Mk&feature=relatedWatch that and tell me Sarah Paulin has more life experience than Janis Joplin did.