Political speech making on Federal installations is and has been a violation of Federal Regulations. The president can make information presentations on a military base but can not give a “Vote for -—” presentation.
So if Sarah Palin made a speech that said thank you for your service, would that be a breach of Federal Law?
No where in that article was a quote saying she had ever intended to make a political speech. This particular leak or total fabrication along with this particular headline was put out there for a reason and you can bet your bottom dollar that reason was very much political.