She has an annoying voice and I find myself having to turn off the t.v. when I hear her speak. However, that has nothing to do with her as a person.
She seems nice enough. People who hate her are basing it on what exactly?
The fact that she's Pentecostal? I'm not fond of Pentecostalism either, but I was raised in it (same denom as Sarah), and even I know that most of them are nice folks who aren't about to take away people's rights and go on killing sprees.
The fact that she hunts? I don't hunt and have no desire to do so ever, but I don't have issues with those who do. (Actually, anyone who has issues with hunting had better be a vegetarian and border on living an almost completely vegan lifestyle or else they're being super hypocritical.)
The fact that she has kids and works? So do most people.
The fact that they don't like the way she dresses? She really does look more polished than most of the people I encounter on a daily basis- it just might not be your style. Don't hate.
The fact that people actually listen to others who make up stories about her banning books, etc.? Check out snopes if you're still drinking that kool-aid (and check out the stuff debunking all the crap floating around about Obama while you're at it).
The fact is, people love to be alarmist and hate what they don't understand. It's part of being a partisan hack that listens to mass media. You demonize the other group and pretend you have nothing in common with them, while attempting to take the moral high ground.
Trust me, you don't hate Sarah Palin, you just dislike her politics (if people even get far enough to figure out where she stands on the issues). Try to separate the two, eh? Don't be shallow. Truthfully, all of the candidates running for President and Vice-President seem like nice people who love their families, this country, and who really want what they think is best for this nation. I wish everyone would stop demonizing all of them. Why can't people vote based on the issues and pick the candidate they seem to overwhelmingly agree with on them?
In my case, that would be neither McCain nor Obama. Heck, like it's going to matter either way in the grand scheme of things. I'm afraid the kool-aid kiddies will be very disappointed when they wake up and figure out that it's all going to be business as usual and they actually believed everything a politician told them during an election.