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Running White House Correspondents' Dinner Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Point of Order, Apr 28, 2012.

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  1. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    She looked a lot lighter. I guess there were about 10 cameras on her.
     
    dooley_womack1, Apr 29, 2012
    #61
  2. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Moddy is dangerously close to becoming America's Houseguest.
     
    Armchair_QB, Apr 29, 2012
    #62
  3. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    "Rightwing nutjob" would be a tad strong. "Establishment Toolboy" would be more appropriate.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Apr 30, 2012
    #63
  4. Monday Morning Sportswriter

    Monday Morning Sportswriter Well-Known Member

    Tom Haveford: "At the risk bragging one of the things I'm best at is riding coattails. Behind every successful man is me smiling and taking partial credit."
     
    Monday Morning Sportswriter, Apr 30, 2012
    #64
  5. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    Kimmel's timing seemed off. I think that some of the jokes were obviously not written by him and he seemed to swallow the jokes a bit
     
    Webster, Apr 30, 2012
    #65
  6. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    That's the case in most years. They have to make cracks at members of the press that most of the people watching won't get. I remember that being the case with Meyers last year and Wanda Sykes a few years back.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Apr 30, 2012
    #66
  7. finishthehat

    finishthehat Active Member

    I'm not a huge Kimmel fan, but I'll give him credit for keeping a straight face on his C-SPAN interview when the guy asked him if he'd spoken to Rich Little for any advice on the gig.
     
    finishthehat, Apr 30, 2012
    #67
  8. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I'm going back and watching some of the older ones...

    I listened to Sykes, who I think did the first Obama one and she was basically doing her act.

    I think it was Lewis Black who did it when W. wasn't there because he was at the Pope's funeral.

    Meyers, who I usually hate, was pretty good last year, but nothing great.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Apr 30, 2012
    #68
  9. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Colbert was awesome. I agree he may be the benchmark, but he was pretty new at the time and this was a chance for him to get a shitload of publicity for the show, which he did.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Apr 30, 2012
    #69
  10. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    I just remember Meyers basically ending Trump's presidential hopes with about three jokes.
     
    93Devil, Apr 30, 2012
    #70
  11. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I've only been to two and didn't play close attention before I made the guest list - but Meyers had the best line last year of any I've heard when he told Obama, "If your hair got any whiter, the Tea Party would endorse it."
     
    Moderator1, Apr 30, 2012
    #71
  12. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Trump is such an easy target though...

    The Kimmel one that killed me was, "Remember when you said you were going to bring the country together? That was hilarious..."
     
    Mizzougrad96, Apr 30, 2012
    #72
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