Having a little fun...

Even the White House’s top spokesman is getting in on the act of mocking former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin for looking to talking points written on her palm during a speech to “tea party” activists.

Robert Gibbs showed the words “hope” and “change” on his hand as he started his daily briefing with reporters on Tuesday.

Many in the room, where President Obama had spoken just moments before about the need for bipartisanship, groaned at the political shot.

Palin spoke Saturday in Nashville and photographs and video show she had “energy,” “tax” and “lift American spirits” on her hand. During one question, she looked down at the palm of her hand for a cue.

In her speech she mocked Obama’s use of teleprompters.

Bosom buddies ...

Jay Leno has a message for David Letterman: Thanks.

Leno said that “whatever happened in the last 18 years disappeared” when the two comics got together to film their surprise Super Bowl ad last week.

“He was very gracious,” Leno said Monday on his prime-time show, which ends Tuesday. “We talked about the old days. We told some jokes. It was really good to see him.”

Letterman’s bitterness at losing the “Tonight” show job to Leno nearly two decades ago has long been obvious to his CBS viewers. Leno is a frequent target of Letterman’s jokes, which escalated during last month’s drama over Leno reclaiming the “Tonight” show. Leno returned fire when the jokes got particularly rough.

Battling cancer ...

Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. says he is being treated for prostate cancer.

In the announcement Tuesday, Gossett says the disease was caught early and he expects to make a full recovery.

The 73-year-old actor says he is going public about the disease because there is not enough emphasis in the African-American community on fighting it with preventive examinations and early treatment.

Gossett has appeared in dozens of films. He won an Oscar for best supporting actor in 1983 for his portrayal of the no-nonsense Navy flight school sergeant in “An Officer and a Gentleman.”