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First lady treats husband to rib and roast
CNN & AP ^ | 5-1-2005

Posted on 05/01/2005 3:52:03 PM PDT by kingattax

Edited on 05/01/2005 5:42:13 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Laura Bush stole the show with a surprise comedy routine that ripped President Bush and brought an audience that included much of official Washington and a dash of Hollywood to a standing ovation at a dinner honoring award-winning journalists.

The president began a speech late Saturday at the 91st annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, but was quickly "interrupted" by his wife in an obviously planned ploy.

"Not that old joke, not again," she said to the delight of the audience. "I've been attending these dinners for years and just quietly sitting there. I've got a few things I want to say for a change."

Link to story: First lady treats husband to rib and roast


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: comedy; correspondentsdinner; firstlady; laurabush; whcadinner
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To: kingattax

My favorite line was the one about why W gets along with Cheney & Rumsfield so well...


21 posted on 05/01/2005 4:17:29 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: ThisLittleLightofMine

That group should not at all be surprised when the First Lady dishes up fables wrapped in incredulous commentary, sprinkled with a dash of "and-you-think-we're-buying-the-stuff-you-write" humor! (Even is some Freepers just don't get it.)


22 posted on 05/01/2005 4:17:39 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: farmer18th
I know quite a few "first class ladies," but I can't imagine one of them making a Chippendales joke.

And your home planet would be???

23 posted on 05/01/2005 4:17:40 PM PDT by chesty_puller (USMC 70-73 3MAF VN 70-71)
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To: kingattax

and a 1st class stand-up comic. Her delivery was dead on!!!!!!!


24 posted on 05/01/2005 4:17:56 PM PDT by Gabz (My give-a-damn is busted.)
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To: Dog Gone
Nobody thinks that she went to Chippendale's. That's part of what makes the joke funny.

You don't get it. Of course that's what she wanted you to think--that her comparison was ridiculous, but the very words in the first lady's mouth are like horse dung in a china cup. You don't debase the office, or the country, by giving the national press corps the White House equivalent of a bachelor party.

It's called leadership.
25 posted on 05/01/2005 4:18:44 PM PDT by farmer18th ("The fool says in his heart there is no God.")
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To: Theresawithanh

What a funny story about your mom! However, I think it was the Clydesdales that showed up at Hillary's wedding.....


26 posted on 05/01/2005 4:20:53 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: anniegetyourgun

You couldn't be more on the mark.

The comments today about how inappropriate her routine were last night are nearly as funny as she was!!!!


27 posted on 05/01/2005 4:21:05 PM PDT by Gabz (My give-a-damn is busted.)
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To: Theresawithanh

shower, that is.


28 posted on 05/01/2005 4:21:34 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: mcg1969

I don't know about you, but I would never suspect that Ruth or Sandra would ever spill the beans about the excursion.


29 posted on 05/01/2005 4:22:05 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: Libloather

While Cedric was speaking the camera panned over leftists in the audience. The high society types weren’t laughing at his ethnic jokes. Can you imagine what would happen to their leftist social standing if they were caught on camera laughing?


30 posted on 05/01/2005 4:22:21 PM PDT by Reeses (The evil force behind leftism is vanity and its sister sin envy.)
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To: kingattax
"Ron Fournier of The Associated Press, the Merriman Smith Award for presidential coverage under deadline pressure for his stories on Bush's victory over John Kerry."

Fournier was the guy who lied in print about the applause -- just in case, anybody has forgotten.

31 posted on 05/01/2005 4:22:24 PM PDT by Bonaparte (Of course, it must look like an accident...)
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To: kingattax

It was hilarious...Laura looked lovely- sparkling.

The jokes were successful because there is such abundant and obvious love between these two.

The president was having a blast- he loved every minute of it- just look at the pics of them both:)


32 posted on 05/01/2005 4:22:37 PM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve.)
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To: farmer18th
I get it fine. It somehow offended your moral sensibilities to even kid about the subject, but given the context it was fine humor.

I'm guessing that just about everything about this country offends you to some degree.

33 posted on 05/01/2005 4:23:36 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: anniegetyourgun

LOL, Hillary is a Clydesdale!

My mom, who wouldn't say a swear word if she had to, occasionally came up with a bawdy joke or two, told with a twinkle in her eye!

She was also famous for getting her words a little wrong. I cringe when I think of the time I was at one of my sister-in-law's bridal showers and someone had commented on mom's nice hairdo. Her reply was "thanks, the hairdresser I go to does very nice blow j*bs. Of course, she meant blow dries!


34 posted on 05/01/2005 4:25:26 PM PDT by Theresawithanh (Dijon-vu - - the same ol' mustard as yesterday)
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To: Libloather

I got the biggest kick out of the part about Condoleeza.


35 posted on 05/01/2005 4:25:37 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: Gabz

She was a slam dunk over the paid comedian! But even better? She made the groups incoming president (Smith) look an even bigger cad than he was/is last night. What a rude, unfunny, freakish toon he was. Good thing most folks were eating and talking - not listening to him. Unfortunately, the folks on the dais (such as the Prez) felt compelled to listen to his nonsense. Were I the prez (and it's a good thing I'm not), I would have kept cupping my ear everytime that guy directed his comments to me - shrugging, like I couldn't hear a word he was saying!


36 posted on 05/01/2005 4:26:26 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: farmer18th
I know quite a few "first class ladies," but I can't imagine one of them making a Chippendales joke.

Please name the "first class ladies" in which you are speaking. While you're at it, name a President who has been as devoted as W has been (and vice versa) to his wife.

37 posted on 05/01/2005 4:26:51 PM PDT by LisaMalia (In loving memory of my Daddy, a Navy Vet.......1/24/26-05/25/04.)
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To: farmer18th
I saw it too. 'Painful' would be an appropriate word. But, those needing a celebrity will excuse practically anything.
38 posted on 05/01/2005 4:27:57 PM PDT by solitas (So what if I support a platform that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.3.7)
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To: Theresawithanh

Reminds me of my mom when we were Spain. She thought she'd try out her Spanish - greeting the doorman at the hotel with a hearty "ole."


39 posted on 05/01/2005 4:28:09 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: anniegetyourgun

I didn't watch it - I only caught what was aired on FNC when they broke programming to go to the President's (expected) routine!!!!


40 posted on 05/01/2005 4:30:21 PM PDT by Gabz (My give-a-damn is busted.)
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