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WHCD: Have Camera, Will Make New Best Friends
By Melinda Henneberger - Politics DailyNormally, I am one of those people who would rather eat glass than approach a celebrity. But put a notebook or a camera in my hands and poof, I have no shame at all. ...
WHCD: Stars Speak to Ordinary Humans
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyHollywood power couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were super good sports at the White House Correspondents Dinner. When they entered the ballroom a horde of camera wielding folks asked for pictures with the stars--and both very pleasantly obliged. They seemed in no hurry, posed for all comers, and chatted with strangers. President Obama and his speechwriters knew going in that heavy doses of self-deprecating jokes make the best type of political humor. Even so, Obama was at ease poking at others: the press, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Joe Biden and Rahm Emanuel, among others. Obama's ...
WHCD: Snark after Dark
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyMaybe it was my imagination but it seemed like the White House Correspondents Dinner, aka the D.C. prom, had slightly more to do with journalism last night than usual. Not that there was a shortage of glitz – at one point I realized Steven Spielberg was next to me, one of many close encounters with celebs throughout the evening . But the scholarships, internships and awards that are the mission of the correspondents' association got a lot of attention because Michelle Obama and Brian Williams were involved in presenting them. And President Obama had supportive words for an industry ...
WHCD: Amber Who?
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyWell played, Obama administration! For a dinner that usually falls short even of its tragic nickname, "Nerd Prom," last night's dinner drew so many Hollywood heavyweights that we saw Amber Tamblyn wandering the halls unrecognized. Who didn't play it well by our scorecard? The press corps, which gave President Obama a standing ovation for his speech. At least pretend not to be fans, people. More From the White House Correspondents Dinner: A History by Walter Shapiro Have Camera, Will Make New Best Friends by Melinda Henneberger Stars Speak to Ordinary Humans by Lynn Sweet Snark after Dark ...
WHCD: A History
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyA long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away -- before Hollywood types like George Lucas and enough star power to light up the Golden Globes descended on Washington -- the White House Correspondents' Dinner had three purposes for the ink-stained wretches who actually cover government: 1) To pointedly ask top officials, "Why haven't you returned my phone calls?" 2) To watch a president painfully struggle to be funny without offending any important voting bloc. 3) To tally up the fashion errors of your strapped-for-cash newsroom colleagues as they struggle with the intricacies of rented tuxedos ...
Steele on Obama: 'My Time Will Come.'
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyPresident Obama used last night's Correspondents Dinner to poke fun at everyone from Dick Cheney to Rahm Emanuel to Vice President Joe Biden. RNC Chairman Michael Steele got some ribbing, but told "Politics Daily" he took no offense at all from the president's routine. "It was good love between two brothers!" Steele said, adding that he enjoyed seeing the president relaxed and enjoying himself. He then noted with a smile, "This worm will turn. My time will come. Trust me." Here are Steele's comments to us after the dinner: President Obama on Steele is at 4:35: ...
Video: The Comedian-in-Chief
By David Knowles - Politics DailyHere's President Obama appearing at last night's White House Correspondents dinner. Funny stuff. ...
LIVE: Twittering The White House Correspondents Dinner
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The 'Oscars for Ugly People' Hottest Ticket in Town
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyYes, we all know Washington is called "Hollywood for Ugly People." Who cares? Poor exfoliation isn't a crime and Dockers don't cause cancer. But can the legendary White House Correspondents' Association Dinner maintain its claim to the title as "the Oscars for Ugly People" if busloads of bona fide Oscar-goers attend? The answer to this existential question will be revealed on Saturday night, when the annual Washington event is rumored to be drawing dozens and dozens of beautiful, exfoliated Hollywood heavy-hitters. During the Bush administration, the dinner drew a handful of bold-faced names ...
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