THE ISSUE: Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs’ mocking of Sarah Palin for using speech notes.

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White House chief spokesman Robert Gibbs has some gall to mock Sarah Palin for writing crib notes on her hand (“Talk to the Hand,” Editorial, Feb. 11).

If she had used a piece of paper, he wouldn’t have had anything to say, and it was a mere six words used as a reminder.

Without his teleprompter, President Obama would have to depend on Gibbs to do the talking for him.

Maureen Parker

Brooklyn

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Palin may not be presidential material, but if she were president and implemented just three plans she had written on her palm, we would be on our way to better homeland security, tax cuts and job creation.

Tony Stells

Manhattan

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Conservatives sure are thin-skinned.

It seems Palin was in the middle of sneering at Obama’s dependence on teleprompters while she consulted her crib notes, but when she was busted for her gaffe by Gibbs, the right circled the wagons to protect their ditsy damsel in distress.

Crib notes were once considered shameful. Now, they’re a source of pride. We truly live in peculiar times.

Sharon Rutman

Far Rockaway

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Giving a speech is not a test, and most speakers use written notes of some kind as a memory jogger.

We’ve all heard the “uhhs” and “ummms” that permeate Obama’s statements when he is not using the teleprompter-in-chief.

Palin’s teleprompter went out once during the run-up to the election, and she completed the speech without incident, because she had it memorized.

Steve Becker

East Meadow

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By mocking Palin’s palm reading, Gibbs proves that he’s no handmaiden to the right — but it does show him to be a fool’s fool involved in child’s play.

Grow up, Gibbs — you have an adult’s job.

Gary Schwartz

Fort Lee, NJ

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The only reason why Gibbs and other liberals in the media are still badmouthing Palin is because they are afraid of her.

If Palin were a Democrat, the liberal media would love her.

Joseph O’Keefe

Manhattan