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i say swears online: Mar 4, 2005

I knew we were in for a wild ride from the very first joke.

"Welcome to the 102nd, and possibly last, White House Correspondents' Dinner. The Decline of the Republic is going fine."

# ? May 1, 2016 05:01

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# ? May 2, 2024 13:05

Rhesus Pieces: Jun 27, 2005

https://twitter.com/producermcd/status/726602684971765760

E:

https://twitter.com/whitehouse/status/726595997116280832

# ? May 1, 2016 05:02

Goatse James Bond: Mar 28, 2010; If you see me posting please remind me that I have Charlie Work in the reports forum to do instead

Combed Thunderclap posted:

You just don't know how funny your abuela can be until you see her in action

Here's the link to the video of the Dinner for those of you who weren't able to watch live!

You have done Allah's work today.

# ? May 1, 2016 05:11

WhiskeyJuvenile: Feb 15, 2002; by Nyc_Tattoo

Found out today I'm fifth cousins with Barbara Boxer's kids through her husband. Neat!

# ? May 1, 2016 05:17

Mr Interweb: Aug 25, 2004

Dexo posted:

I think it was 2012

Was 2011.

# ? May 1, 2016 05:39

Mr Hootington: Jul 24, 2008; I'M HAVING A HOOT EATING CORNETTE THE LONG WAY

WhiskeyJuvenile posted:

Found out today I'm fifth cousins with Barbara Boxer's kids through her husband. Neat!

you can get married without genetic problems arising. congratulations.

# ? May 1, 2016 05:50

Phone: Jul 30, 2005; 親子丼をほしい。

Mr Interweb posted:

Was 2011.

I can't believe that 4/5 years later, Trump is the front runner. He was just a sad, miserable man that evening... now he's completely dismantling the GOPe.

# ? May 1, 2016 06:06

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Phone posted:

I can't believe that 4/5 years later, Trump is the front runner. He was just a sad, miserable man that evening... now he's completely dismantling the GOPe.

quote:

The annual dinner features a lighthearted speech from the president; that year, President Obama chose Mr. Trump, then flirting with his own presidential bid, as a punch line.

He lampooned Mr. Trump�s gaudy taste in d�cor. He ridiculed his fixation on false rumors that the president had been born in Kenya. He belittled his reality show, �The Celebrity Apprentice.�

Mr. Trump at first offered a drawn smile, then a game wave of the hand. But as the president�s mocking of him continued and people at other tables craned their necks to gauge his reaction, Mr. Trump hunched forward with a frozen grimace.

After the dinner ended, Mr. Trump quickly left, appearing bruised. He was �incredibly gracious and engaged on the way in,� recalled Marcus Brauchli, then the executive editor of The Washington Post, but departed �with maximum efficiency.�

That evening of public abasement, rather than sending Mr. Trump away, accelerated his ferocious efforts to gain stature within the political world. And it captured the degree to which Mr. Trump�s campaign is driven by a deep yearning sometimes obscured by his bluster and bragging: a desire to be taken seriously.

That desire has played out over the last several years within a Republican Party that placated and indulged him, and accepted his money and support, seemingly not grasping how fervently determined he was to become a major force in American politics. In the process, the party bestowed upon Mr. Trump the kind of legitimacy that he craved, which has helped him pursue a credible bid for the presidency.

�Everybody has a little regret there, and everybody read it wrong,� said David Keene, a former chairman of the American Conservative Union, an activist group Mr. Trump cultivated. Of Mr. Trump�s rise, Mr. Keene said, �It�s almost comical, except it�s liable to end up with him as the nominee.�

Repeatedly underestimated as a court jester or silly showman, Mr. Trump muscled his way into the Republican elite by force of will. He badgered a skittish Mitt Romney into accepting his endorsement on national television, and became a celebrity fixture at conservative gatherings. He abandoned his tightfisted inclinations and cut five- and six-figure checks in a bid for clout as a political donor. He courted conservative media leaders as deftly as he had the New York tabloids.

At every stage, members of the Republican establishment wagered that they could go along with Mr. Trump just enough to keep him quiet or make him go away. But what party leaders viewed as generous ceremonial gestures or ego stroking of Mr. Trump � speaking spots at gatherings, meetings with prospective candidates and appearances alongside Republican heavyweights � he used to elevate his position and, eventually, to establish himself as a formidable figure for 2016.

In an interview on Friday, Mr. Trump acknowledged that he had encountered many who doubted or dismissed him as a political force before now. �I realized that unless I actually ran, I wouldn�t be taken seriously,� he said. But he denied having been troubled by Mr. Obama�s derision.

�I loved that dinner,� Mr. Trump said, adding, �I can handle criticism.�

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html

That Correspondents Dinner was Trump's 2016 campaign's origin story.

quote:

Mr. Trump, by then, had gained the kind of status he had long been denied, and seemed more and more gleeful as he took in the significance of what he had achieved.

�A lot of people have laughed at me over the years,� he said in a speech days before the New Hampshire primary. �Now, they�re not laughing so much.�

Dexo fucked around with this message at 06:14 on May 1, 2016

# ? May 1, 2016 06:12

Slow Graffiti: Feb 1, 2003; Born of Frustration

Please tell me there's a shot of Diamond Joe staring at Helen Mirren's cleavage.

# ? May 1, 2016 06:14

blue squares: Sep 28, 2007

The sole thing that made me laugh the hardest was Wilmore's "No input, HDMI 1" joke

# ? May 1, 2016 06:36

byob historian: Nov 5, 2008; I'm an animal abusing piece of shit! I deliberately poisoned my dog to death and think it's funny! I'm an irredeemable sack of human shit!

blue squares posted:

The sole thing that made me laugh the hardest was Wilmore's "No input, HDMI 1" joke

that was the only one the audience liked , too

# ? May 1, 2016 06:46

Seraphic Neoman: Jul 19, 2011

Dexo posted:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html

That Correspondents Dinner was Trump's 2016 campaign's origin story.

You guys better get all the "tiny hands" jokes out of your system. Those will probably earn you a one way ticket to Guantanamo when Trump becomes prez.

_{He won't be Prez I know.}

# ? May 1, 2016 06:48

BI NOW GAY LATER: Jan 17, 2008; So people stop asking, the "Bi" in my username is a reference to my love for the two greatest collegiate sports programs in the world, the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Marshall Thundering Herd.

Dexo posted:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html

That Correspondents Dinner was Trump's 2016 campaign's origin story.

The best part is that his campaign has only made people think he's more of a joke.

# ? May 1, 2016 06:50

The Iron Rose: May 12, 2012; Cat Army

just for reference, here's President Obama's remarks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxFkEj7KPC0

# ? May 1, 2016 06:51

Taima: Dec 31, 2006; tfw you're peeing next to someone in the lineup and they don't know

Wow Larry's set was off the charts savage.

# ? May 1, 2016 06:55

Combed Thunderclap: Jan 4, 2011

Taima posted:

Wow Larry's set was off the charts savage.

I absolutely loved how he bombed with the audience for some jokes. :allears:

The WHCDinner is such a fun, weird little ritual. The press swans around in black tie with smart celebs and the people they report on, then the head honcho everyone obsesses over gets up and does some comedy, and then a news-related comedian viciously and hilariously insults everyone as the press silently stares at them, then selfiesssss!! tweet hashtag-nerd-prom a lot and everyone goes home.

# ? May 1, 2016 07:02

blue squares: Sep 28, 2007

And some insecure loser who works at CNN loudly boos all CNN jokes

# ? May 1, 2016 07:05

BI NOW GAY LATER: Jan 17, 2008; So people stop asking, the "Bi" in my username is a reference to my love for the two greatest collegiate sports programs in the world, the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Marshall Thundering Herd.

https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/726644917464891393

# ? May 1, 2016 07:08

MLKQUOTEMACHINE: Oct 22, 2012; Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill

BI NOW GAY LATER posted:

https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/726644917464891393

https://twitter.com/lindazge/status/726654609129787392

# ? May 1, 2016 07:09

Wicked Them Beats: Apr 1, 2007; Moralists don't really *have* beliefs. Sometimes they stumble on one, like on a child's toy left on the carpet. The toy must be put away immediately. And the child reprimanded.

The Iron Rose posted:

just for reference, here's President Obama's remarks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxFkEj7KPC0

"Sorry I was late. I was running on CPT. Which stands for 'jokes that white people should not make.'"

Amazing.

# ? May 1, 2016 07:13

Shimrra Jamaane: Aug 10, 2007; Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.

I can only pray that "The End of the Republic has never looked better" was actually no joke and Obama is ready to appoint himself Supreme Leader for life.

# ? May 1, 2016 07:19

Crabtree: Oct 17, 2012; ARRRGH! Get that wallet out!
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:

I can only pray that "The End of the Republic has never looked better" was actually no joke and Obama is ready to appoint himself Supreme Leader for life.

Trump was always Obama's greatest apprentice.

# ? May 1, 2016 07:24

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

I can only pray that "The End of the Republic has never looked better" was actually no joke and Obama is ready to appoint himself Supreme Leader for life.

I'm down.

# ? May 1, 2016 07:25