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nolabear

(41,984 posts) Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:12 PM Apr 2019

You might want to look in on the Correspondents' Dinner. Chernow is great!

In fact he’s gotten some fine zingers in at 45 while talking about the vital importance of the press in the world and the 1st Amendment in America.

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You might want to look in on the Correspondents' Dinner. Chernow is great! (Original Post) nolabear Apr 2019 OP

Yes - He's great! And I know you meant ZINGERS. IndianaDave Apr 2019 #1

NO. Did you miss him hurling Weird Al across the podium? nolabear Apr 2019 #2

I completely missed that! IndianaDave Apr 2019 #7

Only caught a few minutes. cwydro Apr 2019 #3

Still going on malaise Apr 2019 #4

I enjoyed him more than the pundits did. Screw them. BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #5

My fave takeaway was "This too shall pass. Don't take that idiot too seriously." nolabear Apr 2019 #8

I missed that. That's fantastic. cwydro Apr 2019 #9

Pretty darn good Mersky Apr 2019 #6

IndianaDave

(612 posts)

1. Yes - He's great! And I know you meant ZINGERS.

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:15 PM

Apr 2019

nolabear

(41,984 posts)

2. NO. Did you miss him hurling Weird Al across the podium?

Reply to IndianaDave (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:18 PM

Apr 2019

I’ll fix that.

IndianaDave

(612 posts)

7. I completely missed that!

Reply to nolabear (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:50 PM

Apr 2019

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

3. Only caught a few minutes.

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:20 PM

Apr 2019

Was he the one telling the story about his son asking him about being the “enemy of the people?”

He was hitting hard. Sorry I couldn’t see it all.

malaise

(269,028 posts)

4. Still going on

Reply to cwydro (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:30 PM

Apr 2019

now - very good

BigmanPigman

(51,608 posts)

5. I enjoyed him more than the pundits did. Screw them.

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:47 PM

Apr 2019

The only negative was that they thought he was done too early and got up and clapped but he still had about 4 minutes left. He felt rushed through it, I felt, and read it a little fast at the end.

nolabear

(41,984 posts)

8. My fave takeaway was "This too shall pass. Don't take that idiot too seriously."

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:52 PM

Apr 2019

It was lovely to hear smart perspective and someone reminding the press that it is indeed a noble profession.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

9. I missed that. That's fantastic.

Reply to nolabear (Reply #8)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:56 PM

Apr 2019

Glad I read this.

Mersky

(4,982 posts)

6. Pretty darn good

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:49 PM

Apr 2019

I recommend folks watch it. A fast paced rundown of what's wrong with trump's relationship with the truth and free press.

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