Robert Gibbs Mocks Sarah Palin ‘Handgate’ at Briefing

At today’s briefing, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs joined the ranks of comedy legends like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Keith Olbermann, and Andrea Mitchell when he did his own version of Sarah Palin’s “helping hand.” Is the Palin Hand Jive the new “I’ma let you finish?”

After a surprise appearance by President Obama, who took questions from reporters without the aid of body art, Gibbs took his shot at Palin during the regular briefing:

From Karen Travers on Political Punch:

Answering a question about the Obama Administration’s stance on health care negotiations with Republicans, Gibbs stopped and looked at his left hand and said coyly, “Oh I wrote a few things down.”

“I wrote ‘eggs, milk and bread,’” Gibbs said. “But I crossed out bread, just so I can make pancakes for [son] Ethan if it snows.  And then I wrote down “hope and change,” just in case I forgot.”

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