All in good fun.
Out of all the things that happen inside the Beltway, this GRIDIRON thing gets me the most Every year, they make fun of the things that are important to this country. I don't think the Press should be cozying up to the President and Vice Versa. Bush thinks that if he goes here and makes some jokes, they'll like him. They hate him and whatever he does here, they'll use against him. And it's not just Bush, it's every President. I just loathe these dinners. I don't find anything funny about them. Kids are dying overseas, and they're cracking jokes and eating lobster and getting drunk. It's shameful.
I understand the tradition of it but that had to hurt.
OH, dear....libs, dems, and the MSM, who are notorious for NOT having a sense of humor....will probably overreact to a couple of President Bush's jokes...
Just like the time at the Press Corps dinner, where they showed clips of him looking under his desk, asking if the missing WMDs were there...
The above mentioned, STILL bring that up!
Was that a shot in the dark guess? /s
That was a cheap, er, shot.
"What do we stand for? We don't know. What's our platform? We ain't sure. All we know is Dubya's got it wrong," reporters sang, using a nickname for Bush.
The travails of House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California also came in for a ribbing.
"This job is a zoo, I don't have a clue," a reporter sang. But then "Dubya messed up with the ports. I don't know why, but thank you, Dubai."
Funny stuff!
I have tried to find it on C-SPAN.
Anyone?
CSPAN?? WILL IT AIR?? :)
Pingy-dingy.
Washington is still buzzing about President Bush's shtick at last weekend's Gridiron Dinner.
"There are all these conspiracy theories that Dick (Cheney) runs the country, or Karl (Rove) runs the country," the commander-in-chief told lawmakers and veteran journos at the 121st annual gathering in D.C. "Why aren't there any conspiracy theories that I run the country? Really ticks me off."
On top of that, Cheney had to have that hunting accident. "Dick," Dubya told his Veep, "I've got an approval rating of 38 percent, and you shoot the only trial lawyer in the country who likes me." Bush added, "By the way, when Dick first heard my approval rating was 38 percent, he said, 'What's your secret?'"
Lynne Cheney assured everyone that her husband does have "a great sense of humor. The other day I asked him, 'Do you know how many terrorists it takes to paint a wall?' He answered right back, 'It depends on how hard you throw them.'"
"Meet the Press" host Tim Russert provided some drag relief -- donning a blue dress and blond wig to show he could sub for any of cable news' bunnies.
But it was Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who stole the show. Citing a study that "sex before a public speaking engagement enhances" one's oratory, Obama said, "I showed this clip to (wife) Michelle before we arrived here tonight. She looked it over, handed it back and said, 'Do the best you can!'"
Looking around the room, Obama said, "Men in tails. Women in gowns. An orchestra playing, as folks reminisce about the good old days. Kind of like dinner at the Kerrys."
Obama added, "I'm struck by how much John (McCain) and Hillary (Clinton) have in common: They're both very smart, they're both very hardworking, they're both hated by Republicans." Even a top White House aide admitted to The New York Daily News' Tom DeFrank that Obama's stand-up had "perfect tone." While Bush sat stony-faced through a GOP-bashing sketch, he laughed uproariously at Obama's needling.
Bush later confessed his frustration that Obama couldn't be more... like him.
"I want to do a joke on you," he said. "(But) give me something to work with.... Mispronounce something!"