Posted on 05/04/2014 9:52:05 PM PDT by Nachum
There was insult aplenty at Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Dinner thanks to headlining comedian Joel McHale.
Spurring a mixture of laughter and groans from his audience, McHale succeeded in creating an awkward mood. Here is a mix of his jokes that brought scattered laughter and plenty of jeers.
To Obama:
Good evening, Mr. President — or as Paul Ryan refers to you, yet another inner-city minority relying on the federal government to feed and house your family.
I’m a big fan of President Obama. I think he’s one of the all-time great presidents — definitely in the top 50. Please explain that to Jessica Simpson. You’re right. That was low.
[I]t’s amazing that you can still bring it with fresh, hilarious material. And my favorite bit of yours was when you said you’d close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. That was a classic. That was hilarious, hilarious. Still going.
Mr. President, you have to admit, and you already have, the launch of HealthCare.gov was a disaster. It was so bad. It was bad. Look, I don’t even have an analogy, because the website is now the thing people use to describe other bad things.
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The George Clooney joke was the best one...
That’s all it is to them - one big f’n joke.
What, no Benghazi jokes?
Christie caught it hard. I liked the one about transportation into DC. Is Christie mad at us? or something like that.
“McHale Burns Obama With Brutal ‘HealthCare.gov’d,’ Gitmo Jokes”
you would never guess that by reading the Washington post’s version of the event.
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