Bad timing and poorly delivered, like most of his presidential endeavors.
Via Daily Mail:
Pictures of him with Michelle-style bangs, quips about Jay-Z and sideswipes at the media and his political foes helped Barack Obama win laughs at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
The traditional send-up speech saw the President earn some laughter at his own expense but also land some funny blows against the media and the Republican Party.
The President opened with a soft joke about his time in office but increasingly moved onto more controversial territory – even joking about ‘burning books with Michelle Bachmann’.
He said his advisers said he should stick to the traditional format and make jokes knocking himself down a peg or two.
He added: ‘After four and a half years how many pegs are there left.’
‘I still make rookie mistakes,’ he told the 3,000 strong audience. ‘Like, I’m out in California, we’re at a fundraiser, we’re having a nice time and I happened to mention that Kamala Harris is the best looking attorney general in the country. As you might imagine, I got trouble when I got back home. Who knew Eric Holder was so sensitive?’
‘And then there’s the Easter Egg Roll, which is just supposed to be a nice event with the kids. I got out on the basketball court, took 22 shots, made 2 of them. That’s right, 2 hits, 20 misses. The executives at NBC asked, ‘What’s your secret?’’
Funniest thing of the evening was probably the tie of Nanny Bloomberg. Eeeeeks! And yes, that’s Barbra Streisand next to him.
