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Monday, April 27, 2015

2015 WH Correspondents’ Dinner


The video above is of President Obama at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. I thought that he did a particularly good job this year.

I have no idea how President Obama managed to keep a straight face, particularly during the bit with his "anger translator". I thought that the Dick Cheney quip was comedy gold. I also thought that remembering journalists murdered or imprisoned was a good thing to do.

I also watched the C-SPAN video of the opening comedian, Cecily Strong, on YouTube, but I didn’t really care for her performance. A chuckle here and there, a couple well-placed barbs, but mostly just flat, I thought. It’s not the first time I didn’t like the comedian.

These events are always fun and relaxed, and a welcome break from the usual bitter divisions in Washington. It’s too bad the city can’t be like that more often.
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2 comments:

  1. rogerogreenApril 27, 2015 9:47 pm

    But Cecily Strong's joke near the end about Obama's white hair was LOL great

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  2. Arthur Schenck (AmeriNZ)April 27, 2015 10:07 pm

    Yes, that DID make me LOL. And even though I cringed, the joke about the Secret Service was funny, too.

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