This is an annual journalists' dinner, started in 1920, and traditionally held on the evening of the last Saturday in April at the Washington Hilton (although it was held last night this year).
As you've probably heard, this year was a star-studded black-tie dinner. Celebrities generally don't come. But this year was different as Hollywood schmoozed with Washington. Ashton and Demi were there. Sting and Jon Bon Jovi were there. Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria, Christian Slater, Steven Spielberg, Michael Bloomberg, Colin Powell, Tyra Banks, Chris Tucker, George Lucas, The Rock, Alan Greenspan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alecia Keys, John Boehner, Glenn Beck, Donatella Versace....
And that's not even mentioning the press.
Barack Obama brought down the house a number of times.
Obama: "I would like to talk about what my administration plans to achieve in the next 100 days... During the second 100 days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my first 100 days... I believe that my next 100 days will be so successful, I will be able to complete them in 72 days -- and on the 73rd day I will rest."
YouTube - OBAMA @ WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER (Mar 09, 2009), Part 1
YouTube - OBAMA @ WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER (Mar 09, 2009), 2
But it's lesbian comedian Wanda Sykes that the conservative talk-show hosts will be buzzing about tomorrow. "Controversial" Wanda... Slamming Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh (yeah, and even Joe Biden).
Sykes: (to Obama) "Rush Limbaugh, one of your big critics. Boy, Rush Limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails. Yeah... It's like I don't care about people losing their homes, losing their jobs, our soldiers in Iraq. He just wants the country to fail. To me that's treason. He's not saying anything differently than what Osama bin Laden is saying. You know, you might want to look into this, sir, but I think maybe Rush Limbaugh was the 20th highjacker but he was just so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight (as the audience laughs and groans)... too much...?"
Sykes: "Dick Cheney... he's a scary man... scares me to death. I tell my kids, I say, 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."
YouTube - {Part 1} Wanda Sykes @ White House Correspondents Dinner
YouTube - {Part 2} Wanda Sykes @ White House Correspondents Dinner
As you've probably heard, this year was a star-studded black-tie dinner. Celebrities generally don't come. But this year was different as Hollywood schmoozed with Washington. Ashton and Demi were there. Sting and Jon Bon Jovi were there. Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria, Christian Slater, Steven Spielberg, Michael Bloomberg, Colin Powell, Tyra Banks, Chris Tucker, George Lucas, The Rock, Alan Greenspan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alecia Keys, John Boehner, Glenn Beck, Donatella Versace....
And that's not even mentioning the press.
Barack Obama brought down the house a number of times.
Obama: "I would like to talk about what my administration plans to achieve in the next 100 days... During the second 100 days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my first 100 days... I believe that my next 100 days will be so successful, I will be able to complete them in 72 days -- and on the 73rd day I will rest."
YouTube - OBAMA @ WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER (Mar 09, 2009), Part 1
YouTube - OBAMA @ WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER (Mar 09, 2009), 2
But it's lesbian comedian Wanda Sykes that the conservative talk-show hosts will be buzzing about tomorrow. "Controversial" Wanda... Slamming Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh (yeah, and even Joe Biden).
Sykes: (to Obama) "Rush Limbaugh, one of your big critics. Boy, Rush Limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails. Yeah... It's like I don't care about people losing their homes, losing their jobs, our soldiers in Iraq. He just wants the country to fail. To me that's treason. He's not saying anything differently than what Osama bin Laden is saying. You know, you might want to look into this, sir, but I think maybe Rush Limbaugh was the 20th highjacker but he was just so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight (as the audience laughs and groans)... too much...?"
Sykes: "Dick Cheney... he's a scary man... scares me to death. I tell my kids, I say, 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."
YouTube - {Part 1} Wanda Sykes @ White House Correspondents Dinner
YouTube - {Part 2} Wanda Sykes @ White House Correspondents Dinner