Palin Critical of Obama’s Handling of Gulf Spill

TYLER — KTBB hosted former Governor Sarah Palin at Tyler’s Oil Palace Saturday night. In front of a crowd of about 4,000, Ms. Palin spoke almost exclusively on matters related to oil and energy production She leveled sharp criticism at President Obama for his tough public rhetoric regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. She said, “You’d never guess that the last inspection of the rig took place just 10 days before the blowout preventer failed, and that would definitely be on President Obama’s watch, as in stop pointing fingers at everybody else and take responsibility. “She went on to say, “You asked for the job Mr. President, now buck up or stay in the truck.”

Referring to federal policy that severely restricts oil and gas exploration in the United States, Governor Palin was critical. She said that we’re the only country in the world that purposefully refuses to develop it’s own proven reserves and the president must know this. Palin says we do not have a scarcity of resources in America, we have a scarcity of common sense in Washington D.C.

Ms. Palin was sharply critical of President Obama’s moratorium on deep water oil exploration in the wake of the BP oil spill, saying that it unfairly penalizes residents of the Gulf. Pailin said, “They’ve been drilling in the Gulf for decades without any major incidents even during Katrina and Rita and there’s no need to punish Gulf residents just because BP and the government screwed up.”

Governor Rick Perry was on hand at the Oil Palace Saturday night to introduce former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Before the event, Governor Perry spoke about the looming 18 billion dollar budget shortfall in Texas. He said it will be handled in the way it always has been, by prioritizing and reduction of spending. He said he’s not concerned in the least that Texas will have a balanced budget just like in 2003.

Governor Palin joins commentators Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck in making the Oil Palace one of the premier venues for conservative voices. In less than one year, Hannity, Beck and Palin appeared at the Oil Palace. Sarah Palin’s appearance was co-sponsored by KTBB Radio and CBS 19.

Governor Sarah Palin first made history on December 4, 2006 when she was sworn in as the first female governor of Alaska. In August 2008, Senator John McCain tapped Palin to serve as his Vice-Presidential running mate in his presidential campaign, making her the first woman to run on the Republican Party’s presidential ticket.