(not to worry, it's rather like saying you have foreign heads of state experience 'cause you can see russia from your kitchen window whilst you were washin' dishes)
Palin for Energy Czar!
Gov. Sarah Palin "knows more about energy than probably anyone in the United States of America." --John McCain, ABC interview, Sept. 11, 2008.
"My job has been to oversee nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of oil and gas." --Gov. Sarah Palin, Campaign event in Golden, Colorado, Sept. 15, 2008.
The woman touted by John McCain as the most knowledgable person in America on energy issues has been having a lot of trouble getting her basic energy statistics straight. Last week, Sarah Palin told Charlie Gibson of ABC News that her state, Alaska, produced "nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy." Yesterday, she told a campaign rally in Golden, Colorado, that she had been responsible for overseeing "nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of oil and gas." Both claims are way off............
| State | Total production | Percent of U.S. Total |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 10,829 Trillion Btu | 15.6 |
| Wyoming | 9,154 | 13.1 |
| Louisiana | 6,760 | 9.7 |
| West Virginia | 4,061 | 5.8 |
| California | 3,198 | 4.6 |
| Kentucky | 3,097 | 4.5 |
| New Mexico | 2,752 | 3.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,694 | 3.8 |
| Alaska | 2,417 | 3.5 |
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