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Feb 9, 2010 4:00 pm US/Eastern
Gibbs Pokes Fun At Palin's Palmed Crib Sheet
White House Press Secretary Seen With Notes Written On Palm
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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs refers to notes he wrote on the palm of his hand during a briefing on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2010 at the White House.
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The night of her appearance at a tea party event in Nashville, Tenn., Sarah Palin was seen referring to notes she had apparently scribble on her palm.
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The White House's chief spokesman took a little jab at former GOP Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin during a press briefing Wednesday.
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was discussing the politics of the day when reporters noticed something on the inside of his left hand.
Gibbs got laughter from the press corps when
he held up his hand to reveal notes scribbled on his palm in black marker.
Palin was shown to have
written notes on her hand at a speech at the Tea Party convention Saturday after making an implicit criticism of the president for using a TelePrompTer, reports
CBSNews.com's Brian Montopoli.
Gibbs quipped that he had made the notes in case he and his family are snowed in by the storm approaching Washington.
Gibbs explained that he "wrote eggs, milk and bread. But I crossed out bread, just so I can make pancakes for Ethan if it snows. And then I wrote down 'hope and change,' just in case I forgot."
Amid the laughs, one reporter was heard to exclaim, "Oh, my Lord."
Palin was shown to have written "Energy," "Budget cuts" (which was crossed out), "Tax," and "Lift Americans Spirits" on the inside of her left hand during her speech in Nashville, reports Montopoli.
She later mocked the controversy by writing "Hi, Mom!" on the same hand the next day during an event in Texas with Gov. Rick Perry.
When asked for his views on the Tea Party convention, Gibbs said he didn't "watch it all." Gibbs was also asked if he sees the tea party movement as a real political force this year. Gibbs responded by calling it convention "a very successful private enterprise," an implied criticism of the for-profit event where Palin was reportedly paid a $100,000 speaking fee.
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