<b>Photos: </b>Sarah Palin on the speech circuit

Palin addresses last year’s Michigan Defending the American Dream Summit in Clarkston, Mich.  (Carlos Osorio / Associated Press)

Palin at the National Rifle Assn.’s national convention in Charlotte, N.C.  (Chuck Burton / Associated Press)

Palin speaks at RECon 2010, the International Council of Shopping Centers convention, in Las Vegas.  (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Palin at Cal State Stanislaus in Northern California.  (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Mariane Barbosa carries an effigy of Palin during a protest of the former Alaska governor’s appearance at Cal State Stanislaus.  (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Joan Rutschow protests Palin’s speaking appearance at Cal State Stanislaus. University officials did not disclose how much Palin was paid.  (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Palin shows notes scribbled on her palm, which she called a “poor man’s teleprompter,” during her speech at Cal State Stanislaus.  (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Palin speaks to a gathering of the Pennsylvania Family Institute in Hershey, Pa.  (Bradley C. Bower / Associated Press)

Palin takes questions from the audience at a Liberty & Freedom Foundation event in San Jose.  (Paul Sakuma / Associated Press)

Palin marks the centennial of President Reagan’s birth with an appearance sponsored by Young America’s Foundation at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara.  (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)

Palin stands for the Pledge of Allegiance before speaking at a Long Island Assn. meeting in Woodbury, N.Y.  (Craig Ruttle / Associated Press)