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Daily Beast Writer Hails Obama for 'Weaponizing Comedy' at White House Correspondents Dinner
NewsBusters ^ | May 3, 2014 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 05/03/2014 9:27:42 AM PDT by PJ-Comix

"You want to know the real reason why I wasn't in the  White House Situation Room on September 11, 2012? Because Michelle would have kicked me in my mom jeans if she caught me in that room in a bad situation with Beyoncé."

Don't expect President Obama to tell that joke tonight at the White House Correspondents Dinner tonight for two reasons. One reason is that it makes reference to his notable absence from the Situation Room during the Benghazi attack as confirmed by the "Dude" guy on Fox a few days ago and Obama prefers that we not be reminded of this. The other reason is that the joke would make fun of himself. According to Daily Beast writer Dean Obeidallah, previous presidents such as Reagan, both Bush's, and Clinton fell short in the comedy department  because they told self-deprecating jokes at those dinners. And although Obama had for awhile kept up the tradition by also made fun of himself, he somehow advanced humor by switching to attacking others by "weaponizing comedy." Here is Obeidallah, heaping comedic praise upon Obama for attacking conservatives:

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: barackobama; weaponizedcomedy
Obama can't seem to take a joke, even the sanitized ones he would tell on himself.
1 posted on 05/03/2014 9:27:42 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix

Bolsheviks always take themselves — and their cause — seriously.


2 posted on 05/03/2014 9:31:45 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: PJ-Comix

Not to worry....The White House Correspondents Dinner has seen its best days!!! Boring.....and no one except the DC elite low life gives a damn as to what serial lie teller Obama utters!!!

American voters, all....vote on Election day November, 2014 to destroy the Obamabot Democrat, “Traitor” Party!!!


3 posted on 05/03/2014 9:40:39 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is to defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!.)
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

King Obama is laughing. You are invited to join him.


4 posted on 05/03/2014 10:06:28 AM PDT by Yorlik803 ( Church/Caboose in 2016)
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