Mother, May We
OK, the mom in the house isn’t down yet. Might still sneak one in. Here’s Obama mocking everyone … his secretary of state, his chief of staff, himself and his fawning press corps. Washington Post:
When President Obama made his debut as the nation’s Stand-Up-in-Chief last night — the star attraction at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — no one in his administration was safe from his one-liners.
Not Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton: “The minute she got back from Mexico, she pulled me into a hug and said I should go down there myself.”
Not Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel: “This is a tough holiday for Rahm. He’s not used to saying the word ‘day’ after ‘mother.’ ”
Not even, it turned out, himself: “During the second 100 days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my first 100 days.”
And: “My next 100 days will be so successful, I will complete them in 72 days. And on the 73rd day, I will rest.”
The routine brought mostly guffaws from the 2,500 journalists, politicians and celebrities jammed into the Washington Hilton ballroom for the press corps’ annual celebration of itself. The president acknowledged perceptions that he’s a media darling: “Most of you covered me; all of you voted for me. Apologies to the Fox table.”
He gets points for more honesty than the Press Corps. Not a bad Mother’s Day item. Those mofos go nowhere without a “Mother, may I.” The Clinton joke’s either lame or wicked unPC … Make that lamely unPC. He isn’t trying some kind of H1N1 humor is he? That’s anti-Mexican swinism!
More yuks at the dinner, via Hot Air: Maybe Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker!
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 8:05 am on Sunday, May 10, 2009
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