THE PRESIDENT IS FUNNY
05.11.09Justin Timberlake wasn’t the only one being funny on Saturday night. Earlier in the evening, Barack Obama presided over the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the annual fete for the media saps who cover the politics of the executive branch. I don’t think there’s any kind of law that requires the president to do 16 minutes of stand-up at these kinds of functions, but that’s exactly what he did anyway. And he wasn’t bad. Coulda used a bunch more F-bombs, but it’s worth it just to hear him say that Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele was “in the heezy. WASSUP?” Goddam, it’s awesome to have a black president. (UPDATE: His “What’s up?” to John Boehner after making fun of his fake tan in Part 2 is even better.)
Part 2 of the act is after the jump. Up next on Fox News: WHY IS THE PRESIDENT LAUGHING DURING A NATIONAL CRISIS?!?!?!?
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Was that Obama or David Letterman in blackface up there?
Not anymore, Otto. Black Presidents have names like Cleavland, and white Presidents have names like Joe.
Wow. Our guy tries smiling and everyone else in the room suddenly feels very uncomfortable. Like he’s going to release the hounds.
Black presidents have names like Carl, and white presidents have names like Lenny.
“Didja ever White Presidents govern like this, while Black Presidents govern like this…”
He’s right — we’re so lame!!!
Bush was funny too, especially the still pictures of him looking for WMDs in The Oval Office. “Nope, not there!”
Hilarious! Thanks for giving me your children to kill.
Up next on Fox News: WHY IS THE PRESIDENT LAUGHING DURING A NATIONAL CRISIS?!?!?!?
Actually, the conservative media is all up in arms because Wanda Sykes said she hoped Rush Limbaugh’s kidneys would fail. Poor little Rush Limbaugh. What has he ever done to deserve such scorn?
That dig at Boehner’s Oompa-Loompa tan was the best joke of the night.
I think the President’s delivery was smoother and better than the delivery of Wanda Sykes. (just took the GMAT and I can’t avoid writing that way).
And just for the record, even W had some funny lines in his years.
I was waiting for him to introduce the new CIA director Mos Def.
Wanda Sykes’ “20th hijacker” jokes was one of my favorites
Nice to have a president we can laugh with.
The President is funny…looking! Snap!
/third grade’d