Conservative superstar Sarah Palin came in for ridicule from her critics Monday, after published news photos showed her referring to talking points scribbled on the palm of her hand during a major speech.

Palin was shown to have the words "Energy," "Tax" and "Lift American Spirits" scrawled on her hand during the question-and-answer session of a speech late Saturday to the Republican Tea Party movement.

Her palm also appeared to have the words "Budget cuts" scribbled across it, with the "Budget" crossed out.

Palin was seen glancing at the notes after her highly acclaimed speech to Tea Party supporters, when asked the top three things a conservative-led Congress should do.

The photos of Palin scrutinizing the answers on her hand were published on the Huffingtonpost.com blog.

"Sarah Palin knew that speech like the back of her hand. The Q&A answers, however, were on the front of her hand," quipped one critic in a comment posted on the blog.

Another noted that while Palin frequently criticizes Obama's use of the teleprompter, she relied on her own "Telepalmer."