Video and photo evidence Monday morning confirmed that Sarah Palin used crib notes written on her hand for a Q&A after her speech at the conservative Tea Party convention on the weekend.

As the crowd cheered, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate was asked in a post-speech Q&A, what the top three things were that would have to be done when Republicans regain control of the U.S. House and Senate.

“Rein in spending, obviously,” Palin replies, then glances down at her palm for a memory jog.

A close-up showed the words “energy,” “budget (cut?),” “tax” and “lift American spirits” scrawled on her left hand.

Palin was paid $100,000 for her speech Saturday night at the convention in Nashville, during which she lambasted U.S. President Barack Obama as that “charismatic guy with a teleprompter.”

On Sunday, she admitted that she was considering a run for the U.S. presidency in 2012, saying, “It would be absurd not to consider it.”

The former Alaska governor told Fox News during the convention that she’s better prepared than she was in 2008.

“My focus has been enlarged,” she said. “I sure as heck better be more astute on these current events than I was two years ago.”

Although news photographs of Palin during the speech show the writing as she gestures, it was only during the post-speech interview that she actually paused to consult her handwritten list.