The XX Factor: What women really think.

Palin's Voice

E.J. and Marjorie: agreed. Palin is so bad in the Couric interviews that I'm embarrassed for her. I'm also struck by how tight she sounds. Her throat seems constricted, and her voice is pitched higher, as often happens when women get nervous. When Hillary Clinton let herself show emotion and said she'd found her true voice back in January, Meghan pointed out that Hillary suddenly sounded natural. The timber of her speech deepened with her rising sense of comfort. It's like the opposite is happening with Palin. And in terms of women's presence on the national political scene, it's not a good thing.