Her tone was g....
NO.
Her tone was AWFUL. She was playing at a 5th grade level. Seriously.

I was going to call you too harsh.... until the midpoint of the video.

2:06 is not a note meant for the human ear.

Okay, confession time: I didn't listen all the way through. You're right, whatever is happening at 2:06 probably caused a tidal wave somewhere.

But I don't think her tone is that bad. The piece itself is at a fifth-grade level, definitely, but I think her tone is better than that. Seventh-grade, maybe. It's a bit hard to hear over the (deliberately?) loud backing track.

That backing track sounds like a ninth grade band to me, down in the orchestra pit. Sarah's flute work is probably best described as "unremarkable"; as displays of talent go, this was like showing off one's ability to mop.

As a sorbet for my ears, I had to listen to one of Ian Anderson's "Bourree" recordings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJGyiPrCF2Q

I wouldn't expect Sarah Palin to have the technical proficiency of Ian Anderson, but what stands out to me is how her chosen piece is so completely dull, lifeless, and (as Mayberry Pancakes noted) unchallenging. It doesn't even suggest that she has a sense of music beyond playing simple notes in the right order. It's like she had nothing to demonstrate in the way of talent, but she played flute in eighth grade, so she went with that.

Would rather see Ian Anderson in a swimsuit than listen to Sarah Palin.

Putin is no doubt boasting about how Medvyedev has the balls to look her in the eyes when she rears her ugly head.

HAHAHA.