White House Correspondents' Dinner

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The Daily Show's Jon Stewart has a bit of fun with the Hollywood elite attending this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, and slaps around Bill Bennett for his feigned outrage over Wanda Sykes' and Stephen Colbert's performances at the event.

Stewart: So sometimes comedians are so offensive that Bill Bennett and his lovely wife Elaine Bennett have to leave the room because offensive jokes are not a hallmark of good decent society. They are over the line. By the way what's waterboarding? Is that within the line?

Bennett: These are serious measures. This is not torture. These were serious measures. But I don't care if you do call it torture.

Stewart: Bad jokes and gay marriage are destroying this country. But torture can save it.



h/t Politics Daily:

President Obama used last night's Correspondents Dinner to poke fun at everyone from Dick Cheney to Rahm Emanuel to Vice President Joe Biden. RNC Chairman Michael Steele got some ribbing, but told "Politics Daily" he took no offense at all from the president's routine.

"It was good love between two brothers!" Steele said, adding that he enjoyed seeing the president relaxed and enjoying himself. He then noted with a smile, "This worm will turn. My time will come. Trust me."


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President Obama had a bit of fun with John Boehner during his speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner while describing his "agenda" for the next hundred days.

In the next hundred days our bipartisan outreach will be so successful that even John Boehner will consider becoming a Democrat. After all we have a lot in common. He is a person of color--although not a color that appears in the natural world.

Ouch...lol. I guess Oompa Loompa-orange doesn't quite qualify as natural, does it?


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Wanda Sykes slaps around the critics of the President at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. She takes on Sen. McCain, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Dick Cheney and critics of the President's choice of dog. I love the look on wingnut Glenn Beck's face at about the 2:40 mark. He's obviously not amused.

Sykes: But Mr. President you've had your fair share of critics. You know, even Sen. McCain. Sen. McCain gave you grief about the new helicopter that you didn't order. You know I think Mr. McCain is just a little bitter because he wanted to be in the new helicopter. Just tell Mr. McCain I'm sure if you asked nicely your wife will buy you a helicopter.

Rush Limbaugh, one of your big critics. Boy, Rush Limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails. Yeah. So you're saying I hope America fails. It's like I don't care about people losing their homes, losing their jobs, our soldiers in Iraq. He just wants the country to fail. To me that's treason. He's not saying anything differently than what Osama bin Laden is saying. You know, you might want to look into this sir but I think maybe Rush Limbaugh was the 20th highjacker but he was just so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight.

Rush Limbaugh, I hope the country fails. I hope his kidneys fail. How 'bout that? He needs a good waterboarding. That's what he needs.

Sean Hannity....Sean Hannity said he was going to get waterboarded for charity for our armed forces. He hasn't done it yet I see. You know talking about he can take a waterboarding. Please. Hey okay you might want to get waterboarded by someone you know or trust but let somebody from Pakistan waterboard him, or Keith Olbermann. Let Keith Olbermann waterboard him. He can't take a waterboarding.

I could break Sean Hannity just by giving him a middle seat in coach. Oh I need leg room!!

Dick Cheney...he's a scary man..scares me to death. I tell my kids, I say look if two cars pull up and one has a stranger and the other car has Dick Cheney...you get in the car with the stranger.


Wanda Sykes Gets White House Correspondents' Dinner Gig

Wanda Sykes on Karma. Not safe for work.

Wanda Sykes to skewer Prez Barack Obama at Correspondents' Dinner

According to AP, Sykes will be the entertainer -- whose task will be to make jokes at Obama's expense -- at the 2009 White House Correspondents' Assn. dinner in Washington.

What was the first thing she did when she found out she had the gig?

"I made sure my taxes were paid," quipped Sykes.

Not as much fun as when Stephen Colbert roasted Bush perhaps, but the choice of Sykes should liven up this years event. As noted here Wanda came out this past November after Prop 8 passed for anyone that would like to watch the video of her rousing speech at the LGBT Center of Nevada.

Wanda Sykes on Prop 8: We Were Attacked! They Pissed Off the Wrong Group of People!