President Barack Obama addressed the White House Correspondents Dinner last night. As usual, the President leveraged his executive gravitas into sharp comedic delivery:
Among the most brilliant lines composed by the Oval Office writers comes around 9:30, when President Obama delivers a double-barreled blast that brilliantly combines easy physical insult with acute political and social commentary in six words:
...I'm feeling sorry, believe it or not, for the Speaker of the House as well. These days the House Republicans actually give John Boehner a harder time than they give me, which means orange really is the new black [President Barack Obama, White House Correspondents Association Dinner, Washington, D.C., 2014.05.03].
Good show, Mr. President.
The nattily-tailored, sharkskin-suited Boehner looks like the penultimate Las Vegas casino floorwalker. He needs to rumple-up his persona a bit.
You could combine orange and black and become an "ORAB" like Sheldon,iowa High School athletic teams are known.
Prez Obama shows the sharp wit of his writers? Gotta keep a little black in the stir pot don't we. A sharp wit would have shown Boehner to be the true boner he is.
That was a great evening of entertainment.
Les, isn't obvious to you by now that "black" will always be a part of Obama's presidency?
I watched on CNN and heard comedian Ben Stein (fox news contributor) and other Republicans complian that it was too mean. FOX "News" never could take a joke, after all, they are one.
People get kicked out of things for talking about black people. You boys should watch it.
Maybe you're right grudz.
We should be using Cliven Bundy's choice of words, "the negro".
I don't know Mr. Bundy, but I wish a small bible study group of negresses would shoot up a bunch of his cows that are trespassing on my land.
I don't hanker to tax cheats much.
Back when Gerald Ford was running against Ronald Reagan, Ford was asked if Reagan dyed his hair. Ford said, "No, it is just prematurely orange."
Obama can make fun of himself. Shows class. As for competence it is hard to say.
I fondly remember dumb bass dubya's attempt at Bill Clintonesque humor. Videoed hisownself looking around the WH for wmds,long after and completely oblivious to the numbers of dead and wounded and displaced Americans,Iraqis and Afghans he was solely responsible for. Bush Doctrine-the gag that keeps on gagging-probably forever.
Congrats to South Dakota. Bankrate(who or whatever they are) declared your state as the numero uno state to retire in. Might be the kiss of death.
He was really funny.