Sarah Palin misrepresents (or lies if you prefer) Alaska’s role in America’s domestic energy supply in a very rare interview with the press. From the transcript:

GIBSON: But this is not just reforming a government. This is also running a government on the huge international stage in a very dangerous world. When I asked John McCain about your national security credentials, he cited the fact that you have commanded the Alaskan National Guard and that Alaska is close to Russia. Are those sufficient credentials?

PALIN: But it is about reform of government and it’s about putting government back on the side of the people, and that has much to do with foreign policy and national security issues Let me speak specifically about a credential that I do bring to this table, Charlie, and that’s with the energy independence that I’ve been working on for these years as the governor of this state that produces nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy, that I worked on as chairman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, overseeing the oil and gas development in our state to produce more for the United States

FactCheck.org corrects Palin:

Palin claims Alaska “produces nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy.” That’s not true.

Alaska did produce 14 percent of all the oil from U.S. wells last year, but that’s a far cry from all the “energy” produced in the U.S.

Alaska’s share of domestic energy production was 3.5 percent, according to the official figures kept by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

And if by “supply” Palin meant all the energy consumed in the U.S., and not just produced here, then Alaska’s production accounted for only 2.4 percent.

Andrew Sullivan is keeping tabs with Palin’s lies or “relentless vetting” her at The Daily Dish:

1. The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin XI: Asking The Girls?
2. The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin X: The Teleprompter
3. The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin IX: Alaska’s Energy Contribution
4. The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin VIII: Habeas Corpus
5. The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin VII: Climate Change
6. The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin VI: Gays
7. The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin V: The Oil Pipeline
8. The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin IV: Endangered Species
9. The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin III: Firing Stambaugh
10. The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin II: The Bridge To Nowhere
11. The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin I: Firing Monegan