The Comedian In Chief: Barack Obama At The White House Correspondents Dinner

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Some highlights:

You might have heard we passed a health care bill. And some Republicans have suggested that the bill contains a few “secret” provisions. That’s ridiculous. There aren’t a few secret provisions in the health care plan. There are like hundreds. And tonight, in the interest of transparency, I’d like to share a couple. Let’s see here. This provision is called the “Bay State of Denial.” It reads, “This bill shall cover short-term memory loss related to the passage of Massachusetts health care reform.” Good news, Mitt, your condition is covered! This next provision is called the “Jersey Shore-Up.” It reads, “The following individuals shall be excluded from the indoor tanning tax within this bill: Snooki, J-Woww, the Situation, and House Minority Leader John Boehner.” This provision ought to put a common misconception to rest. It says right here: “If you do not like the ruling of your death panel, you can appeal it.”

Some of you are seasoned veterans who have been on the political beat for decades. Others here tonight began their careers as bloggers not long ago. But I think it’s fair to say that every single reporter in this room believes deeply in the enterprise of journalism. Every one of you, even the most cynical among you, understands and cherishes the function of a free press in the preservation of our system of government and our way of life. And I want you to know that for all the jokes and occasional gripes, I cherish that work as well. In fact, tonight, I wanted to present you all with a bipartisan, Congressional resolution that honors all those wonderful contributions that journalists have made to our country and our world. Unfortunately, I couldn’t break the filibuster.

And the winner of the night:

“I am glad that the only person whose ratings fell more than mine is here tonight. Great to see you, Jay. I’m also glad that I’m speaking first — because we’ve all seen what happens when somebody takes the time slot after Leno.”

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Greg May 2, 2010 at 12:27 PM

This is really great

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preschool-toys May 2, 2010 at 12:45 PM

Presidents can’t watch TV, they have to lead a country! Relax, having a president make a joke at your expense is a pretty huge honor.

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james May 2, 2010 at 1:17 PM

obama’s the man. best president in the world!

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dre May 2, 2010 at 1:24 PM

hillarious

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fish May 2, 2010 at 1:37 PM

Look out Will Smith! Barack’s after your job! Someone please photoshop Barack into some Fresh Prince episodes!

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Wade May 2, 2010 at 2:48 PM

HAH! That was awesome. Thanks for the share.

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chuck May 2, 2010 at 3:56 PM

I like how they cut Jay leno off at the end. SWEET!

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erin May 3, 2010 at 2:27 AM

I was thinking the very same thing! best part.

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Anonymous May 3, 2010 at 8:05 PM

they didn’t cut him off they just didn’t show the video he was referring to so it sounded like they were giving him the old heave-hoe

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Hampus May 2, 2010 at 5:06 PM

Best C-SPAN Broadcast EVER!

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Reif May 2, 2010 at 10:23 PM

I honestly wasn’t sure if this was real at first! Seemed like I was watching an SNL skit.

I’m glad we have a likable president, to say the least!

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Joke Buddha May 3, 2010 at 1:50 AM

He really knows how to make the audience to enjoy the speech! Very well Mr. President!

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carolyn benfield May 3, 2010 at 8:43 PM

i don’t finding anything about obama amusing. i will decide on my on about how i feel about his policies. tired of every thing wrong bush’s fault. cannot he take responibility for anything?

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Grad May 4, 2010 at 3:14 AM

I can’t say I agree with everything he has done. But thank god we have a president who can stand up and sound intelligent, even when he’s making jokes.

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Trok May 4, 2010 at 3:14 AM

It was a great rip on Jay Leno. There must be little else that will make you feel like an ass more than the President himself calling you one. Hope Jay enjoys his seat on the bench right next to Kanye.

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Eru May 11, 2010 at 2:17 PM

LOL…Nice videos :)

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Inez Deborah Emilia Altar May 20, 2010 at 8:55 AM

So he´s funny too, good I think President Obama so far seems to try to do everything right

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Inez Deborah Emilia Altar May 20, 2010 at 8:59 AM

So he´s funny too, I am not sure I managed to view the details, my mother´s computer had to have what was apparently a hacker´s illicit download removed, and the public library computer I am using has some problem displaying the text, it looks to me so far President Obama tries to do everythiung well.

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hgh May 17, 2011 at 5:57 AM

the speech looks nice to watch….
thanks for posting

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