Hi Chette,
No, Palin did not write her own speech. Most public speakers have speech writers. You can bet she agreed with it or she would not have "preached" it. The part about "soccer moms and pitbulls" was her own adlib though. I am voting for McCain now (I wasn't voting for Obama just wasn't going to vote for president) actually I am voting for Palin.
In Christian Love,
Renee