Sunday Funnies

Last night, President Obama attended the Gridiron Dinner in Washington, an annual occasion attended by Washington elites at which the powerful poke fun at themselves...usually. The President had a good routine, which brought laughter and applause from the crowd. A sampling of his jokes:

"As you may have heard, Bob [Woodward] invited Gene [Sperling] over to his place. And Bob says he actually thinks that I should make it too. And I might take him up on the offer. I mean, nothing says 'not a threat' like showing up at somebody’s house with guys with machine guns."

"Of course, maintaining credibility in this cynical atmosphere is harder than ever — incredibly challenging. My administration recently put out a photo of me skeet shooting and even that wasn’t enough for some people. Next week, we’re releasing a photo of me clinging to religion."

"With all these new faces, it’s hard to keep track of who is in, who is out. And I know it’s difficult for you guys as reporters. But I can offer you an easy way of remembering the new team. If [Texas Sen.] Ted Cruz calls somebody a communist, then you know they’re in my cabinet."

You can read the rest of the President's remarks here.

Awww, The Villagers Are Upset

The beltway media villagers are steamed that President Obama declined to attend last Saturday's white tie Gridiron Dinner in order to entertain them. The indignity! Who does the President think he is? The President? Via today's WaPo, some observations from the Obama-less dinner:

"Here's NBC's Andrea Mitchell in a bear costume. . .'Kiss the Dow goodbye and let the markets tumble'. . .ho ho, ha ha! Garcon, more champagne. . .now a quick peek backstage, where the Gridiron Club's members are donning costumes, downing drinks and simmering over the President's absense. They're 'very upset' and 'dissed'. . .Obama cited family commitments, but it's entirely possible that he didn't want to be seen in white tie and tails at a $300-a-plate dinner of lobster panna cotta, yukking it up with Beltway insiders, while the economy bottoms out."

Bullseye. The elitist Villagers are so clueless about how they're perceived and so wrapped up in their own self-importance. We'd like to see the President skip the other "dinners" (WH correspondent's dinner, Alfalfa club, etc.) coming up with the Villager mob. Let them eat cake.