So what unno tink bout di Wanda Sykes jokes?

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[Phatty]

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What shi did seh?

[diabolical_Tanya]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sykes, who served as mistress of ceremonies, jabbed at Limbaugh for suggesting that he wants Obama to fail.

&quot;So you’re saying, 'I hope America fails.' You’re like, 'I don’t care about people losing their homes, their jobs or our soldiers in Iraq.' He just wants our country to fail.&quot;

&quot;To me, that’s treason,&quot; she added. &quot;He’s not saying anything differently than Osama bin Laden is saying. You know you might want to look into this, sir, because I think Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker but he was just so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight.&quot;

Responding to the crowd's reaction, Sykes asked, &quot;Too much?&quot;

But she quickly added, &quot;You’re laughing inside — I know you’re laughing.&quot;

She didn't stop there. &quot;Rush Limbaugh: 'I hope the country fails.' I hope his kidneys fail, how about that? He needs a waterboarding, that’s what he needs.&quot;

Limbaugh wasn't the only Republican roasted at the dinner — former Vice President Dick Cheney was also a monologue target.

&quot;Dick Cheney, oh my God, he's a scary man, scares me to death. I tell my kids, I says, 'Look, if two cars pull up, and one has a stranger, and the other car has Dick Cheney, you get in the car with the stranger.'&quot;

Sykes also had former GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in her cross hairs. The Alaska governor canceled her dinner appearance after severe flooding hit her state.

She sent her husband, Todd, instead, but that didn't prevent a few jokes about her teenage daughter's out-of-wedlock pregnancy.

Still, some Democrats were also comedically targeted.


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&quot;I think you hang out too much,&quot; said Sykes of Obama. &quot;What was that, you and Joe Biden out getting a hamburger? The two of you can’t hang out together. I mean, whose idea was that, Nancy Pelosi's? 'Hey, Why don’t you boys go out and get a bite?'&quot;

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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[diabolical_Tanya]

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President Barack Obama mocked his own administration and gave playful digs at his critics and Republicans at a black-tie dinner Saturday night attended by a mix of politicians, celebrities and journalists.

The Republican party was a favorite target for Obama, speaking at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney couldn't make the dinner, Obama joked, because he was writing his memoir, &quot;How to shoot friends and interrogate people.&quot; It was a reference to Cheney's support of harsh interrogation and his accidental shooting of a hunting companion

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The president directly addressed Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, who was in the audience.

&quot;Michael for the last time, the Republican Party does not qualify for a bailout. Rush Limbaugh does not count as a troubled asset, I'm sorry,&quot; said Obama, referring to recent economic steps of the White House and the radio personality's public criticism of the GOP party leader.

Teleprompters and Biden
But Obama targeted his own miscues as well.

&quot;No president in history has ever named three commerce secretaries this quickly,&quot; Obama said. The president's two top choices for the position dropped out.

He playfully ribbed his frequent use of a teleprompter and Vice President Joe Biden's knack for speaking off the cuff. And about the Democratic party, he said his administration has helped in &quot;bringing in fresh, young faces — like Arlen Specter.&quot; The 79-year-old Pennsylvania senator switched parties last month.

Obama noted that he and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had been political rivals, but he assured the audience &quot;these days, we could not be closer.&quot;

&quot;In fact the second she got back from Mexico, she pulled me into a hug,&quot; the president said, playing off the threat of a spreading swine flu virus that has targeted Mexico the most.

Obama also turned serious and talked of the financially struggling media industry, praising journalists for holding government officials accountable. &quot;A government without newspapers, a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts is not an option for the United States of American,&quot; he said.

'Way to go, queen!'
The president wasn't the only one to tell jokes.

Tart-tongued comic Wanda Sykes, the dinner's entertainer, poked fun at Obama giving the Queen of England an iPhone during a recent visit. &quot;What are you going to give the pope, a Bluetooth,&quot; asked Sykes. And she questioned first lady Michelle Obama having patted the queen on the back &quot;like she just slid into home plate — way to go, queen!&quot;

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The $200-per-ticket dinner attracted plenty of VIPs from outside the Beltway.

Among those attending were Eva Longoria Parker, Ashton Kutcher, Christian Slater, Natalie Portman, Sting, Mariska Hargitay, Steven Spielberg and Jon Bon Jovi. Also there was Richard Phillips, who was held hostage by Somali pirates after his cargo ship was attacked.

Proceeds from the dinner will help feed the hungry and fund journalism scholarships. The association will donate more than $23,000 to the charity So Others Might Eat, including money raised by skipping formal dessert for guests.

[mangoskin]

Re: So what unno tink bout di Wanda Sykes jokes?

a smart move to get plenty publicity
I liked the palin abstinence joke

[j-kid]

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/09/wanda-sykes-video-of-whit_n_201280.html

[churchgirl]

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I thought it was all pretty funny. I liked Prez O's Hilary and Steele jokes especially.

[Magician]

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I like the one bout Bush being quiet after he left Washington &quot;He's like a houseguest who break something in your house and leave town quick before you find out&quot;

I think it was mostly good apart from that Limbo kidney joke. That was a little sick.

[ILP]

Re: So what unno tink bout di Wanda Sykes jokes?

i've never been a fan of wanda sykes.
i dont find her humor funny.
but people seem to, so...

[jah_yout]

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i'm very uncomfortable with politicians playing stand-up comedians...
well, wanda is one but i don't think the government is a platform for jokes...
i'll go watch a chris rock tape if i want jokes;

i just don't think it's appropriate...how long will it be before one of them crosses the line &amp; say something they regret...like obama with the special olympics crack;

i don't defend it- yes call me tightup--
mi nuh inna di skin teet ting wid di politician dem

[julie*mango]

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Her voice annoys me...takes away from any funny jokes she may tell.

[RichD]

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I dont like here..i find her mostly corny

[halfwaytree]

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I agree that the kidney remark was in bad taste and childish. I'm surprised the President kept on laughing after that (joke?).

[RichD]

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he is very polite

[blugiant]

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wanda sykes joke funnee like ar

mii wanda iff wanda ann ellen degenerate laff att dem own jokes wen wen kleeninn kkarpets