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Bernie Sanders

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23. I watched it

Reply to sadoldgirl (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2016, 11:47 AM

May 2016

Was eating a bowl of macaroni and cheese for dinner as that is all I have around here right now (the 3rd is in a few days and that is when my >$1K disability payment comes in).

It made me feel like a less than as that is how I always feel around a bunch of rich people.

As for the jokes, etc., none of them were terrifically funny.

I appreciated that Bernie Sanders was there being he tends to not go to such events as is his norm.

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I just watched the Correspondents' Dinner. [View all] sadoldgirl Apr 2016 OP

He Zinged CNN pmorlan1 Apr 2016 #1

C-span often has transcripts of their programs. The one you want is here, but it appears to be... agracie Apr 2016 #8

Thank you so much pmorlan1 May 2016 #12

CNN didn't like hearing the truth about themselves. agracie Apr 2016 #2

Hey, Wolf...ask a follow-up question. Funtatlaguy Apr 2016 #3

I liked him a lot. TDale313 Apr 2016 #4

I think President and Larry like Bernie. I thought President opened with a One Two punch Hiraeth Apr 2016 #6

Also, the her trying to appeal to young people TDale313 Apr 2016 #7

yes, he was spot on. sly and subtle but, punchy whereas with Bernie it seemed like Hiraeth Apr 2016 #9

Nope. Thought the same. TDale313 Apr 2016 #10

yes, better said. respect. ~Hail fellow well met~ type of thing. Hiraeth Apr 2016 #11

I think so too. Ino May 2016 #24

yes, Biden seems can hardly contain himself for wanting to actually ENDORSE Bernie. Hiraeth May 2016 #25

Loved that. 840high May 2016 #14

It was fabulous, wasn't it. Cut her no slack. Hiraeth May 2016 #18

Just an FYI NV Whino May 2016 #15

I thought he said tuppence, too. But, in GDP seems they think he said Tubmans. Main thing Hiraeth May 2016 #17

And thank you for spelling tuppence correctly NV Whino May 2016 #21

Naw. It was 'Tubmans.' immoderate May 2016 #27

It was Tubmans. Riffing on the news that Harriett Tubman TDale313 May 2016 #30

I just finished watching the clip, and you're so right, the press WAS SQUIRMING. 2banon May 2016 #29

It was funny, not meant for those in the room. Kittycat Apr 2016 #5

Loved his final remarks to President Obama and Obama's gracious reaction to them. Stardust May 2016 #13

President Obama on CNN Treleana May 2016 #16

It always has been a tough crowd when they bbgrunt May 2016 #19

I thought his comments about msnbc being run by boko haram were hilarious. And tweety's expression jillan May 2016 #20

I just watched both Obama's and Gilmore's talks .......... they were hilarious. polly7 May 2016 #22

I watched it CountAllVotes May 2016 #23

The talk on CNN right after the dinner was interesting - girl "journalist" or whatever was all djean111 May 2016 #26

Full Transcript of Obama's WHCD speech here Lodestar May 2016 #28

I don't care much for the Correspondents' Dinner, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #31