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babylonsister

(171,079 posts) Sun May 4, 2014, 10:51 AM May 2014

President Obama Zings CNN, MSNBC, Fox News At White House Correspondents' Dinner

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President Obama Zings CNN, MSNBC, Fox News At White House Correspondents' Dinner
The Huffington Post | by Catherine Taibi

Posted: 05/03/2014 11:01 pm EDT

President Barack Obama began his 2014 White House Correspondents' Dinner speech Saturday night by taking a few stabs at CNN, MSNBC and Fox News.

Obama said that although he was happy to be at the party, he was still a bit jet lagged from his recent trip to Malaysia.

"The lengths we have to go to to get CNN coverage these days," he said, slamming the network for its non-stop coverage of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight. "I think they're still searching for their table."

Next up was MSNBC. Obama called out the network for its fallen ratings in recent months.

"MSNBC is here," he began. "They're a little overwhelmed. They’ve never seen an audience this big before."

But perhaps the network Obama devoted most of his jokes to was Fox News.

The president took a shot at Fox News for its outrage and criticism of him after his appearance on "Between Two Ferns" in March.

"To be fair, I am not the first person on television between two potted plants," Obama said, pointing to a photo of "Fox & Friends'" Elisabeth Hasselbeck seated between her co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade.

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President Obama Zings CNN, MSNBC, Fox News At White House Correspondents' Dinner (Original Post) babylonsister May 2014 OP

Did you see Wolf Blitzer sit there with his stone face the whole time? What a creep. nt Snotcicles May 2014 #1

maybe he laughed when someone explained it to him? spanone May 2014 #2

You'd think Cirque du So-What May 2014 #4

The person you would least want to have a beer with. nt Snotcicles May 2014 #13

To be fair Cirque du So-What May 2014 #3

True enough. She certainly has found... 3catwoman3 May 2014 #15

"To be fair, I am not the first person on television between two potted plants," Obama said, Sunlei May 2014 #5

I literally LOL'ed at that one IcyPeas May 2014 #7

... progressoid May 2014 #6

Thanks for posting the video! Pres. O touched on every current issue including Rand Paul & his.. Sunlei May 2014 #8

It'll be much harder to say Hillary is from Kenya Paulie May 2014 #9

"The Koch brothers bought a table here tonight, as usual they used a shadowy RW group to buy it. Sunlei May 2014 #11

The CNN bit was hilarious. ProSense May 2014 #14

The President hit it out of the park again. Pisces May 2014 #10

The audience's laughter seemed to speak "you nailed it". pacalo May 2014 #12

Oooops! I missed that one.. mahalo babsis! "potted plants"! Cha May 2014 #16

Snotcicles

(9,089 posts)

1. Did you see Wolf Blitzer sit there with his stone face the whole time? What a creep. nt

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sun May 4, 2014, 11:00 AM

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spanone

(135,857 posts)

2. maybe he laughed when someone explained it to him?

Reply to Snotcicles (Reply #1)

Sun May 4, 2014, 11:08 AM

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Cirque du So-What

(25,962 posts)

4. You'd think

Reply to Snotcicles (Reply #1)

Sun May 4, 2014, 11:10 AM

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he was on Jeopardy again or something.

Snotcicles

(9,089 posts)

13. The person you would least want to have a beer with. nt

Reply to Cirque du So-What (Reply #4)

Sun May 4, 2014, 04:24 PM

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Cirque du So-What

(25,962 posts)

3. To be fair

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Sun May 4, 2014, 11:09 AM

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I consider Hasselbeck's IQ to be in the potted-plant range as well.

3catwoman3

(24,026 posts)

15. True enough. She certainly has found...

Reply to Cirque du So-What (Reply #3)

Sun May 4, 2014, 07:19 PM

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...her comfort zone sitting between Doofuscy and Killjoy.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

5. "To be fair, I am not the first person on television between two potted plants," Obama said,

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Sun May 4, 2014, 11:15 AM

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OBAMALOVE!!!

IcyPeas

(21,899 posts)

7. I literally LOL'ed at that one

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Sun May 4, 2014, 03:00 PM

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progressoid

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6. ...

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Sun May 4, 2014, 11:20 AM

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Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

8. Thanks for posting the video! Pres. O touched on every current issue including Rand Paul & his..

Reply to progressoid (Reply #6)

Sun May 4, 2014, 03:15 PM

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"let me tell you about the Negro", republican rancher hero.

Paulie

(8,462 posts)

9. It'll be much harder to say Hillary is from Kenya

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Sun May 4, 2014, 03:27 PM

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Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

11. "The Koch brothers bought a table here tonight, as usual they used a shadowy RW group to buy it.

Reply to Paulie (Reply #9)

Sun May 4, 2014, 03:47 PM

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HELLO FOX NEWS!"

ProSense

(116,464 posts)

14. The CNN bit was hilarious.

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Sun May 4, 2014, 04:58 PM

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Pisces

(5,602 posts)

10. The President hit it out of the park again.

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Sun May 4, 2014, 03:29 PM

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pacalo

(24,721 posts)

12. The audience's laughter seemed to speak "you nailed it".

Reply to Pisces (Reply #10)

Sun May 4, 2014, 04:14 PM

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Obama's timing & delivery were excellent.

"Anyway, while you folks focus on the horse race, I'm gonna do what I do: I'm gonna be focused on everyday Americans. Just yesterday I read a heartbreaking letter ... you know, I get letters from folks around the country every day; I get ten that I read. This one got to me. A Virginia man has been stuck in the same part-time job for years, no respect from his boss, no chance to get ahead. Uh, I really wish that Eric Cantor would stop writing me."

(audience roars with laughter)

"You can just pick up the phone, Eric."

On House Republicans' refusal to extend unemployment benefits:

"I'm beginning to think they have a point: 'If you want to get paid while not working, you should have to run for congress, just like everybody else.'"

Cha

(297,497 posts)

16. Oooops! I missed that one.. mahalo babsis! "potted plants"!

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Sun May 4, 2014, 09:41 PM

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