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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-30-11 10:24 PM
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Obama Zings Trump at White House Correspondents’ Dinner (NYT)
Obama Zings Trump at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
By HELENE COOPER


Chris Kleponis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

President Obama with the first lady, Michelle Obama, at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on Saturday.Joe Biden. Michele Bachmann. Tim Pawlenty. Donald Trump.

Many of President Obama’s friends and foes alike got shellacked — as expected — on Saturday night when Mr. Obama took to the stage at the gussied-up White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton. But none so much as Mr. Trump, reality television star, birther, and Republican presidential aspirant.

As a hair-gelled, grimly unsmiling Mr. Trump sat at a nearby table — a guest of the Washington Post — Mr. Obama ripped one punch after another at the real estate tycoon.

“Donald Trump is here tonight,” the comedian in chief said, grinning. “Now, I know that he’s taken some flak lately, but no one is prouder to put this birth certificate to rest than The Donald. Now he can get to focusing on the issues that matter. Like, did we fake the moon landing? What really happened at Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?”

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/30/obama-zings-trump-at-gala/
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-30-11 10:27 PM
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1. He went easy on him
..still ... zap!
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-30-11 10:28 PM
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2. heh heh heh
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Pisces Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-30-11 10:28 PM
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3. That is great!! He deserves it.
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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-30-11 10:28 PM
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4. FWIW, I got stuck in traffic by his motorcade
Some jokes would have helped pass the time.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 12:52 PM
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7.  I got stuck by stuff around the Hilton, bklynite, lucky to avoid motorcade.
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 12:41 PM
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5. I am starting to enjoy how Prez O keeps his powder dry until his target is in the room with him.
Then...BAM! Sliced, diced, and fricasseed.
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Pisces Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 12:44 PM
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6. I like that too. Right to their face, not like the cowards who talk a big game.
Obama is letting them know, I'm not a punk and don't try me. He cut Trump down to size in the best way possible.
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1stlady Donating Member (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 01:09 PM
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8. I love Obama!!
He knows exactly when to strike his enemy, not at press conferences like a coward, but directly in their face!!! Donald Trump looked like the biggest fool last night, he is a laughing stock now!! I noticed everyone looking at him when he was leaving like he was a social pariah!! GObama!! Seth was amazing too, I loved it!!
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 04:17 PM
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9. And they all run away and attack him from their safe places afterwards
President Obama is full of surprises. He's not easy to read at all.

He's the smartest man in the room. Any room.
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demtenjeep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 05:54 PM
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10. and he proved that he hears all the criticism
and takes it to heart.


I love this president!
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