Robert Gibbs declined to answer repeated questions today about Obama’s use of the offensive term, “teabagger” to refer to Tea Party activists, as reported in Jonathan Alter’s new book, “The Promise: President Obama, Year One.”

“I barely have enough time to read my briefing books,” Gibbs told reporters at today’s press briefing. “I have not read the book.”

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