Old-school Palin's palmprompter

Sarah Palin mocked President Barack Obama as "a charismatic guy with a Teleprompter" during a speech only to be photographed with crib notes written on the palm of her hand.

A close examination of the former vice-presidential candidate speaking at the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville at the weekend revealed she had the words "Energy", "Tax," and "Lift Americans Spirits" scrawled in ink on the inside of her left hand.

She surreptitiously glanced at the words during a question and answer session afterwards when she was asked what should be the top three things a Republican majority in Congress would focus on.