Obama shines at White House correspondents' dinner
The White House Correspondents' Dinner is, for the media, a thoroughly self-aggrandizing affair, a disgustingly smarmy occasion for self-important media insiders to hobnob even more openly with the people they cover. (Consider Politico's obsessive coverage.) Nonetheless, it can also be the scene of some fairly remarkable speaking-truth-to-power comedy. (Think back to Colbert's hilarious appearance in 2006.)
A lot depends on who's there and who's telling the jokes. At the 2011 event last night, SNL's Seth Meyers was funny, if not quite Colbert-level poignant, and President Obama got in some great zingers. For example:
-- "Donald Trump is here tonight. Now, I know that he's taken
some flak lately but no one is prouder to put this birth certificate
matter to rest than the Donald. And that's because he can finally get
back to focusing on the issues that matter, like, 'Did we fake the moon
landing?' 'What really happened in Roswell?' And 'Where are Biggie and
Tupac?'"
-- "Michele Bachmann is here. She is thinking about running
for president, which is weird because I hear she was born in Canada.
Yes, Michele, this is how it starts."
The man can tell a joke. Though it certainly helps that his opponents are such easy targets.
Labels: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Michele Bachmann, news media
posted by Michael J.W. Stickings at
1:45 AM
2 Comments:
Pres. Obama was beyond HILARIOUS!! It was refreshing to see him make light of all the bitter dilemma. Donald Trump was looking like a bully in the audience, as he glared the President down w/ an evil stare. If he wasn't going to laugh, he should not have came. Especially since the majority of us see him as a joke/clown or better yet, a carnival barker. :)
Seth was awesome, too!
By
Trina Colette, at 5:59 AM
I watched it to, the President does better than many stand-up comedians do. The best part for me was "The Donald". What a puss that guy had on. His lips were so pouty and his eyes so beady that I though he was going to get violent. Man the jokes about his hair were easy but hit home.
I'm still trying to figure why he was there at all. Should have just invited his hair.
By
Tim, at 7:36 AM
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