White House Correspondent’s Dinner: The Jokes and the after-jokes

by Chris Fellingham on 13th May 2009 at 23:16

THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT’S DINNER!!

While few might live up to the notoriety of Colbert’s terrifying Satire (youtube it!) Obama was not found wanting on the jokes, with Limbaugh a recurrent theme throughout the night.

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by Chris Fellingham on 12th April 2009 at 12:40
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A round-up of the crazy-end of the Right wing media by the Daily Show.

And I’m going to include this nugget from Sarah Palin

I know the truth about my family. I know details about whether Levi Johnston was allowed to live with my teenage daughter or not. By the way, it would be over my dead body that a kid would live with my teenage daughter.

What are the chances this comes back to bite her?

Some transatlantic comparison from Charlie Brooker:

The Onion provides a new critique of the Bush years

by Chris Fellingham on 10th March 2009 at 21:36

Check it out

Here’s a snippet:

According to White House security documents, Sasha told Secret Service agents that the ghostly twins spoke to her in unison and repeatedly beckoned her by chanting the phrases “come play with us,” “come play with us, forever,” and “Daddy’s making fajitas.”

That said, I can’t hide my disappointment that Cheney isn’t mentioned.