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| White House mocks crib-note Palin | White House mocks crib-note Palin |
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| A White House aide has appeared at a briefing with the words "hope" and "change" written on his hand in a jibe at Republican Sarah Palin. | A White House aide has appeared at a briefing with the words "hope" and "change" written on his hand in a jibe at Republican Sarah Palin. |
| Mrs Palin, the former vice-presidential candidate, had been shown reading crib notes from her hand at a question and answers session on Saturday. | Mrs Palin, the former vice-presidential candidate, had been shown reading crib notes from her hand at a question and answers session on Saturday. |
| White House spokesman Robert Gibbs also appeared to have his shopping list written on his palm. | White House spokesman Robert Gibbs also appeared to have his shopping list written on his palm. |
| "Hope" and "Change" were the key themes of President Obama's election campaign. | "Hope" and "Change" were the key themes of President Obama's election campaign. |
| Eggs, milk, bread | Eggs, milk, bread |
| Mr Gibbs was speaking at the White House shortly after the president had been stressing the need for a bipartisan approach to politics. | Mr Gibbs was speaking at the White House shortly after the president had been stressing the need for a bipartisan approach to politics. |
| Showing his left palm, Mr Gibbs said: "I wrote a few things down." | Showing his left palm, Mr Gibbs said: "I wrote a few things down." |
| Sarah Palin appears to read from notes written on her hand | Sarah Palin appears to read from notes written on her hand |
| The list read in vertical order - eggs, milk, bread [which had been crossed out]. | The list read in vertical order - eggs, milk, bread [which had been crossed out]. |
| "And then I wrote down 'hope and change', just in case I forgot," he said. | "And then I wrote down 'hope and change', just in case I forgot," he said. |
| The jibe reportedly drew groans from reporters present. | The jibe reportedly drew groans from reporters present. |
| At the weekend, Mrs Palin was delivering a speech and taking part in a question and answer session for the Tea Party movement, which draws together opponents of Mr Obama's healthcare reform, his economic stimulus package and other aspects of his agenda. | At the weekend, Mrs Palin was delivering a speech and taking part in a question and answer session for the Tea Party movement, which draws together opponents of Mr Obama's healthcare reform, his economic stimulus package and other aspects of his agenda. |
| A photo taken during the event showed her left hand with the words "energy", "budget cuts", "tax" and "lift Americans' spirits". The word "budget" had been crossed out. | |
| Video footage showed her seemingly reading from her hand when asked what top three things a conservative-led Congress should do. | Video footage showed her seemingly reading from her hand when asked what top three things a conservative-led Congress should do. |
| In her speech, Mrs Palin received a standing ovation as she called for a "return to conservative principles". | In her speech, Mrs Palin received a standing ovation as she called for a "return to conservative principles". |
| She also spoke of a "charismatic guy with a teleprompter" - an apparent reference to President Obama. | She also spoke of a "charismatic guy with a teleprompter" - an apparent reference to President Obama. |
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