Isn't Hillary at the Correspondents Dinner?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

Bernie is there. Wasn't she invited?

[Democratic Divo]

1. Of course he is.

Someone needs to be the butt of the jokes.

[shraby]

2. Was that necessary?

[Democratic Divo]

7. Define necessary in this context. n/t

[Armstead]

12. Definition -- Not obnoxious

[Democratic Divo]

15. Define obnoxious in this context.

It's the correspondence dinner. Isn't it supposed to be about humor, or are we to take that too seriously as well.

[Armstead]

16. This is DU -- We have no sense of humor

(But humor is usually supposed to be clever)

[Democratic Divo]

17. I certainly got a chuckle out of it.

I'm so sorry it failed to make you laugh.

[Armstead]

19. Well if it made you chuckle, then it did it's job

We're all here for self-gratification, ultimately

[timmymoff]

79. Just like hillary and bill

depends on what the definition of is is .

[bobbobbins01]

8. New account, 10 posts, bashing Bernie...

Brock must have spent the whole million on you!

[Democratic Divo]

11. Whatever do you mean?

I love Bernie as a human being. I just think he's a terrible candidate.

[djean111]

27. Oooh - a "Bernie BUTt" - a twofer!

and 'bye

[Democratic Divo]

29. Goodbye to you as well.

I'm sure we'll all be saying goodbye to Bernie as soon as he realizes he has no chance.

[Warren DeMontague]

84. What so you suppose happens when brock's million dollars runs out?

A million dollars doesnt really go that far, you know.

[Democratic Divo]

85. I go back to the street corner. Either way, my hole gets filled. nt

[Warren DeMontague]

86. Way too much information

...

[Democratic Divo]

87. You asked. nt.

[Duckhunter935]

45. Lol

[bobbobbins01]

20. Herp!

Derp!

[Trust Buster]

23. Blatant hypocrisy. A Hillary supporter mentions someone's post count and Sanders supporters

alert and hide it. A Sanders supporter does the same and refuses to take equal responsibility. THIS IS EXACTLY WHY SANDERS LOST !!!!!!!

[Agschmid]

47. .... It happened again.

Lordy.

[bobbobbins01]

55. Um...we're not legion

I don't know, nor do I care what this random Sanders supporter you speak of did. I can't be a hypocrite for something I'm unaware of. But whatever, take your broad brush and shove it.

[Democratic Divo]

30. Everyone but this tiny minority of people can see what a hypocrite Bernie actually is.

That is why he will never win. The majority sees the truth and they're going with the more honest candidate.

[fun n serious]

41. That is MILD

Funny how you saw that as Bashing but not the OP....

[Lil Missy]

44. Here a week and comfortable enough to stir shit. Just sayin' n/t

[Democratic Divo]

51. I'm not sure I understand. Just sayin' n/t

[rurallib]

46. bye

[Democratic Divo]

49. Goodnight.

[Segami]

60. The only joke here is your post.

[Democratic Divo]

62. It seems to me that this is all a distraction from Bernie losing and the requisite weeping.

[99th_Monkey]

64. Actually Bernie faired pretty well,

much better than Hillary IMHO.

[Democratic Divo]

65. I think he skewered both of them pretty well.

But it's all in fun anyway. My favorite Obama lines of the night:

"We've got the bright new face of the Democratic Party here tonight, Mr. Bernie Sanders! Bernie, you look like a million bucks. Or to put it in terms you'll understand, you look like 37,000 donations of $27 each."

I wonder if most caught that the best zinger of that line was "new face" given how long Bernie's been in politics.

"I do apologize, I know I was a little late tonight. I was running on CPT -- which stands for jokes that white people should not make."

Yeah, it zinged Hillary but it was fun.

"I am a little hurt that you're distancing yourself from me, Bernie. That's not something you do to your comrade."

"Comrade." hehehehehe.

And my absolute favorite of Obama's lines of the night:

"There's one area where Donald's experience could be invaluable, and that's closing Guantanamo. Because Trump knows a thing or two about running waterfront properties into the ground."

[99th_Monkey]

68. That's a great list of choices for 'best lines'

The CPT one went right over my head initially, like huh? ... what's that about?
but my gf filled me in.

I thought that graphic shown of Hillary's campaign slogging up a steep hill was
a little odd, as in unflattering; but then he made up for it with his "Next year,
there will be another president standing here, and no one knows who she will be".

My favs included praising Biden for managing to "not shoot anyone in
the face", and the one about "not being this high since choosing my
major".

[Democratic Divo]

69. It was all pretty great! nt

[Trust Buster]

3. It's a free dinner. How could a Socialist resist ?

[Bjorn Against]

10. If I thought that kind of humor was funny I would listen to the Rush Limbaugh show

[Trust Buster]

14. I'm in a correspondents dinner kind of mood.....LOL

[Democratic Divo]

32. It is the White House Correspondence Dinner.

If there was ever a time to see humor in politics, this would be the time.

[Bjorn Against]

36. I can definitely see humor in politics

I just think that Jon Stewart or George Carlin style political humor is a whole lot funnier than Rush Limbaugh style humor.

[Democratic Divo]

39. I prefer Joan Rivers myself.

[LuvLoogie]

26. Hey!

[Carolina]

28. Um, no

It's not free. The cost per ticket is $300. The money goes to scholarships which are announced at the conclusion of the program. It is for WH correspondents and their guests; Bernie was INVITED by CBS.

[Agschmid]

31. Is that similar to how he was invited by the Pope?

[Carolina]

33. Brock-op

is that you?

[Agschmid]

37. Can't handle a joke?

Lol.

[Democratic Divo]

40. From what I can see, pretty much.

Hey Buddy, can you spare an invite?

[Agschmid]

43. Let me check with my agency...

If they have anymore I'll let you know, we can say you were invited by MSNBC.

That being said I am suspicious of your low post count... Clearly.

[Democratic Divo]

48. Who isn't? n/t

[Kip Humphrey]

77. You are trying to introduce facts to the fact-free again. I tell you it won't work so "cut it out."

Because Bernie is the most honest, authentic, consistent candidate of the highest integrity, Hillarians MUST try at all costs (@$12/hr) to tear Bernie down because of this glaring antithesis to Hillary in character.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

59. I guess there are no speaking fees so she won't be there

[sufrommich]

4. Hillary Clinton is busy running for president,

Bernie not so much.

[Carolina]

24. No, she's

dining with Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldmann-Sachs

[Agschmid]

34. And Carl Ichan.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

82. Obama IS president

and he's still at the dinner

[Maru Kitteh]

5. I think it's pretty clear she'll catch it next year, when we'll hear: "Ladies and Gentleman -

Madame President."

I hope Tina Fey hosts the first one, or Wanda Sykes returns.

[LiberalFighter]

6. This will be the only time Sanders will be there.

[Beacool]

9. She usually skips them.

[KingFlorez]

13. Give it a rest

Why would she be there? She's running against Trump and can't afford to waste time. It's not like she needs to be seen all the time like some other people do.

[TheCowsCameHome]

22. Bwahahahahaha.

Lame excuse of the day.

She knows she'd be the designated pinata of the evening

Thanks for playing.

[KingFlorez]

42. Pinatas can't win delegate leads

Game over.

[Agschmid]

50. Dammit.

I guess I'll have to put hot sauce back in my bag.

[lunamagica]

78. Pinata? "It's anyone's guess who she will be." Ouch

[Beaverhausen]

21. If she was there Sanders' supporters would

...Find some reason to criticize. She's damned if she does and damned if she doesn't.

[Agschmid]

35. Yup.

[Trust Buster]

25. If she were there, Sanders supporters would interrupt the dinner and hide behind the

First Amendment to justify their rudeness.

[MineralMan]

38. It's Obama's dinner.

Next year, shell be the guest of honor...

[KoKo]

53. No...it's the Washington Correspondent's Dinner. Their Choice..n/t

[Democratic Divo]

67. Isn't it always the president? nt

[riderinthestorm]

52. She obviously wasn't invited nt

[Democratic Divo]

66. He was invited by CBS.

Do you honestly believe she couldn't have gone if she had really wanted to? I'm sure he probably hit some paper pusher up at CBS just like he hit up Sorondo. Bernie is probably a scalper's best friend.

This was all in fun. Obama skewered both of them and everyone else and that's precisely what the event is for. People read too much into this.

[Lil Missy]

54. She's busy hiring more staff. She has no need to please Bernie supporters by going.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

56. Lol.

[Nye Bevan]

57. I know, right? No Vatican. No White House Correspondents' Dinner. What a loser.

About the only thing she's good at is picking up millions more votes than her nearest competitor.

[Tarc]

58. "It's anyone's guess who she will be."

Bernie just got some shade thrown his way.

[beedle]

61. Actually she was there

but it was just really hard to see her hiding behind Obama.

[SaschaHM]

63. No one who actually stood a chance of winning the race was there.

I'm glad Bernie went. Maybe they will lift him up to the podium so he can see what he will never experience in his lifetime.

[Ino]

72. Just like the day Bernie was meeting the Pope...

Hillary had better things to do. She works hard for the money.

Hillary Clinton is also not expected to be in the crowd Saturday, but that didn't mean she and her campaign let the opportunity go to waste.

Last night in Washington the Hillary campaign made use of the fact that the 'Scandal' cast would be in town for the dinner and held a closed-door fundraiser for the Democratic frontrunner.

On the invitation, which was leaked to the Sunlight Foundation's Party Time blog, cast members Guillermo Diaz, Tony Goldwyn, Katie Lowes, Jeff Perry and Bellamy Young were to be joined by Clinton aides Huma Abedin and Jake Sullivan for a $5,000-a-ticket reception.

Obama really skewered her. That, plus Biden's recent nods to Bernie, makes me think the White House doesn't really like The Hillary much.

[SaschaHM]

73. Grasp at whatever straws you like.

The White House has made nods to both candidates throughout this cycle. Trying to parse them one way or another would be a foolish game. Obama likes his "comrade" and he also likes the person ready to be president on day one. As to his routine, why would he dedicate most of it to a dead bird.


Also, Hillary was not at the fundraiser and I know for a fact that Tony Goldwyn and Huma Abedin attended both since it ended at 8:30 and they didn't start eating at the WHCD until 9+.

[Ino]

74. Fundraiser was on the 27th

I guess that fact escaped you.

Why would he dedicate most of it to a dead bird? Lift him up to the podium? Silliness.

This is why I don't normally engage with Brockwurst. Buh-bye [URL=http://www.sherv.net/][IMG][/IMG][/URL]

[SaschaHM]

75. Send Daddy another $27 dollars in spite of me. Must be hard losing.

[JI7]

70. She plans to be there for the next 4-8 years

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

71. It's an occasion for humor.

And the last humorous Correspondents Dinner for the next 4-8 years.

[bobGandolf]

76. Next to impossible.....

coming on DU, and finding a post that hasn't been infected with a Hillary/Bernie insult.

[JoePhilly]

80. She'll be replacing Obama on stage next year.

No need for her to hog the spot light.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

81. maybe

maybe not

[Warren DeMontague]

83. Obama paid respect to her, and got some zingers in on her, too

Specifically about how her campaign comes off like something thrown together by your well-meaning but massively out of touch grandparents, who still cant figure out how to operate the cable box.