[Wolfstar]

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cracks up as comedian Cedric the Entertainer tells jokes about her at the dinner. Cedric had a tough act to follow, as the First Lady stole the show with a roast of her husband. But Cedric did have some really funny lines about Condi, playing off her unusual first name. He joked that there are two women: Condi, who is the nice one, and Leeza, who is the one with street smarts. Then he did a series of jokes describing how "Condi" and "Leeza" would react differently to world events.

[Wolfstar]

Here's a few more photos of Laura's tour of western states last week to promote her youth initiatives.

The First Lady greets participants at the Helping America's Youth event, Thursday, April 28, 2005, at the Friends of the Children, in Portland, Ore.

Laura hugs Regis Kindred, 15, before addressing participants at the Helping America's Youth event.

The next pic was at the Alameda, CA, event. The First Lady looks positively radient, and clearly she has never lost her love of teaching.

[GoLightly]

Mr. President, hold my purse.

[JustaCowgirl]

Cedric was upstaged by the First Lady's roast of her husband, and got off to a bit of a slow start. But his routine about Condi was one of the funniest comedy routines I have ever heard in my life. It was made all the funnier by seeing Condi laughing so hard she was about to fall out of her chair.

I'll bet she'll take ribbing about Connie and DeLeeza for a long, long time. It was probably all the funnier to her because there's more than a grain of truth in it.

Babs BoxoRocks got to see DeLeeza in the confirmation hearings, I think, and she'd better watch her step or she might see more.

[JustaCowgirl]

Check out Condi's hair!! Is it up, or has she had a haircut? I LOVE her hair. In all the excitement, we fashion mavens forgot to even notice.

[beyond the sea]

Condi: WEAR YOUR HAIR LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME!

[WaterDragon]

That photo of Condi at post #19 -- does she have a new haircut? She's so adorable!