Obama makes one joke using Netanyahu's name, Haaretz turns it into 'starring role'
I just watched President Obama's entire 22-minute response to the White House correspondents' dinner on Saturday night. I watched it because Haaretz tweeted out a headline that claimed that Prime Minister Netanyahu had a 'starring role.' The one and only joke at Netanyahu's expense was just past the 3-minute mark, and it was really more at House Speaker John Boehner's expense and not Netanyahu's.
"I am determined to make the most of every moment I have left,"
Obama said Saturday at the annual dinner that raises funds for
scholarships for budding journalists. "After the midterm elections, my
advisors asked me 'Mr. President, do you have a bucket list?' And I
said, 'Well, I have something that rhymes with bucket list.'"
Obama said that he still has tasks on hand,
including issuing veto threats and negotiating with Iran. "All while
finding time to pray five times a day," he quipped, "Which is
strenuous."
"And it is no wonder that that people keep pointing
out how the presidency has aged me," Obama continued. "I look so old
John Boehner’s already invited Benjamin Netanyahu to speak at my
funeral."
The good news is that Obama has finally found some decent joke writers. I'm not going to embed a 22-minute video so you can see one joke in the first three minutes, but if you have nothing better to do on a Sunday (unfortunately, I do), click through the first link above and you will find the video embedded.
Deja vu all over again: White House press secretary 'forgets' capital of Israel (with video)
Remember the incident a few months ago when State Department Press Secretary Victoria Nuland refused to say that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel? A similar incident took place with White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Thursday.
There was a bizarre scene during today’s White House briefing, when White House Press Secretary Jay Carney flat-out refused to say whether the capital of Israel was Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, despite repeated questioning from multiple reporters. The Washington Examiner’s Joel Gehrke reports:
Carney was caught flat-footed when asked which city is Israel’s capital. “I haven’t had that question in awhile,” he said after some hesitation. “Our position has not changed. You know our position.” The reporter said she didn’t know, but Carney moved on to another question.
That answer touched off a somewhat unruly scene, as WND’s Lester Kinsolving interjected that “she doesn’t know, that’s why she asked.” Carney moved on.
What will they do for an encore if God forbid Obama is reelected?
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