PRES. OBAMA: 'BERNIE SANDERS, The Bright, New Face of the Democratic Party' WH Press Dinner

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Pres. Obama gave a nice shout out to presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders last night at the White House Correspondent's Dinner.

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1. Photos from the event..

MORE:http://www.bustle.com/articles/158025-9-photos-of-bernie-sanders-from-nerd-prom-thatll-make-you-mad-jealous-you-werent-there

[George II]

13. Nice tuxedo.

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20. Bernie does look great, Jane too. :)

[thucythucy]

2. That was great!

Especially the remark about Bernie looking like a million dollars.

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3. Sure was, thanks Pres. Obama! And Bernie looked pleased when standing during the applause.

~ Feel the Bern!

[Surya Gayatri]

4. Bright NEW face of the Dem Party (subtext: because he's only been a Dem for about 10 months. LOL!)

And, he's hardly a NEW or bright face to Washington politics.

The Pres. was having a good laugh at the Bern's expense. It was a ROAST, not a campaign blurb.

I guess this escapes some people:

[appalachiablue]

6. Obama's Remarks on Aunt Hillary & FB, Her Slogan like the Myth of Sisyphus- Great Comedy :)

WATCH, Pres. Obama Says BERNIE'S MESSAGE Has Really Caught on with Millennials- FEEL THE BERN!
Then Talks of AUNT HILLARY and Facebook, Her SLOGAN with image like the myth of Sisyphus.

*CSPAN VIDEO* "PRES. OBAMA BERNS HILLARY"
http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4591476/president-obama-berns-hillary

[George II]

15. What's with this disrespectful "Aunt Hillary" BS?

[appalachiablue]

19. BS? Pres. Obama said it in the speech, you saw it live or in the Cspan video above.

[Kittycat]

35. I've been waiting for someone to post it...

I didn't want to be the one! (About Sisyphus that is)

[appalachiablue]

40. It's really something! :)

[appalachiablue]

49. #44 meant for you, oops.

[appalachiablue]

44. Very clever, humorous roast and event. Just good fun, what a night!

Sisyphus, in Greek mythology, the cunning king of Corinth who was punished in Hades by having repeatedly to roll a huge stone up a hill only to have it roll down again as soon as he had brought it to the summit. ..Sisyphus was, in fact, like Autolycus and Prometheus, a widely popular figure of folklore—the trickster, or master thief. Clearly, he is everlastingly punished in Hades as the penalty for cheating Death; but why he is set to roll a great stone incessantly is a puzzle to which no convincing answer has yet been given. It appears to belong with other Greek imaginings of the world of the dead as the scene of fruitless labours.



http://www.britannica.com/topic/Sisyphus

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57. Obama Roasts Bernie and Hillary.

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63. WHCD, Full Transcript, TIME. (April 30, 2016).

President Obama fired off jokes at the expense of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, CNN and other Washington establishment figures Saturday night, at his final White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Below is the full transcript of his remarks, as provided by the White House:

(Entrance music: “When I’m Gone” by Anna Kendrick.)

THE PRESIDENT: You can’t say it, but you know it’s true. (Laughter.)

Good evening, everybody. It is an honor to be here at my last — and perhaps the last — White House Correspondents’ Dinner. (Laughter and applause.)

You all look great. The end of the Republic has never looked better. (Laughter and applause.)

I do apologize — I know I was a little late tonight. I was running on C.P.T.

— (laughter) — which stands for “jokes that white people should not make.” (Laughter and applause.) It’s a tip for you, Jeff. (Laughter.)

Anyway, here we are. My eighth and final appearance at this unique event. (Laughter.) And I am excited. If this material works well, I’m going to use it at Goldman Sachs next year. (Laughter and applause.) Earn me some serious Tubmans. That’s right. (Laughter and applause.)

My brilliant and beautiful wife, Michelle, is here tonight. (Applause.) She looks so happy to be here. (Laughter.) That’s called practice — it’s like learning to do three-minute planks. (Laughter.) She makes it look easy now. (Laughter.)

Next year at this time, someone else will be standing here in this very spot, and it’s anyone’s guess who she will be. (Laughter and applause.) But standing here, I can’t help but be reflective, a little sentimental. Eight years ago, I said it was time to change the tone of our politics. In hindsight, I clearly should have been more specific. (Laughter.)

Eight years ago, I was a young man, full of idealism and vigor, and look at me now. (Laughter.) I am gray and grizzled, just counting down the days ’til my death panel. (Laughter and applause.) Hillary once questioned whether I’d be ready for a 3 a.m. phone call — now I’m awake anyway because I’ve got to go to the bathroom. (Laughter and applause.) I’m up.

In fact, somebody recently said to me, Mr. President, you are so yesterday; Justin Trudeau has completely replaced you — he’s so handsome, he’s so charming, he’s the future. And I said, Justin, just give it a rest. (Laughter and applause.) I resented that. (Laughter.)

Meanwhile, Michelle has not aged a day. (Applause.) The only way you can date her in photos is by looking at me. (Laughter.) Take a look.
Here we are in 2008. (Slide is shown.)

Con't. http://time.com/4313618/white-house-correspondents-dinner-2016-president-obama-jokes-transcript-full/

[greymouse]

10. We aren't all geniuses like you, Surya

[Surya Gayatri]

22. Hey, thanks for the compliment. I've never been very confident about my own

native intelligence. Common sense, yeah, but genius IQ? Nah...

[George II]

17. It was high sarcasm on the part of President Obama. Well done, sir!

[Surya Gayatri]

25. And, you could tell that's exactly how the Bern took it--there was one big,

embarrassed grimace of a fake grin on his mug. (And, on Janey's, too).

[George II]

36. Sheepish grins, I'd call it. They both looked like they knew they were in "enemy territory".

[appalachiablue]

48. Some of that subtext and high sarcasm, great for a roast. A good time was had by all.

Except Hillary, where was her mug?


http://www.britannica.com/topic/Sisyphus

[roguevalley]

73. they take wasn't going to her.

[JDPriestly]

18. No, it doesn't. But Bernie has a great sense of humor and loves a good poke even at himself.

That is one of his big advantages over Hillary.

He has a really great sense of humor.

She has a cackle. -- Her laugh is a sign of bitterness.

She does't really have a great sense of humor like Bernie.

[greymouse]

23. Hillary especially likes to cackle about people dying

from her foreign messes, like Libya.

[ReRe]

31. Oh, but you forgot...

"We came, we saw, he died. " She had a funny then, you know.

[George II]

37. There goes that "cackle" reference. Sweet.

[A Simple Game]

45. Please give us an alternative description for her laugh and we may be able to get the

cackle image out of our heads.

Admittedly it will be hard when she laughs about people dying, but we promise to try.

[840high]

66. Talk to her - tell her

to stop cackling.

[glowing]

70. I do have to say, the whole "cackle" thing is very petty and doesn't play well with any woman...

At least not most women. First, it's a cacophonous word, so it makes people think "nasty" of the word. Its meant in a demeaning manner to offend women when they are defined by that word.

Say her laugh seems bitter. Say her laugh annoys you. There's not much people can do to change their voice or a laugh that they have had for years... Even maniacal chuckle sounds better than the word "cackle".

[johnp3907]

29. Spoilsport!

[Surya Gayatri]

30. Well, the misplaced hagiography was getting a bit out of hand...LOL!

[thesquanderer]

41. Actually, I'd say the subtext/joke was about the "bright new face" being 74 years old. (n/t)

[Surya Gayatri]

43. Well, there's that, too. But, out of respect for those who

are overly-sensitive to "ageist" references, I intentionally avoided that interpretation.

[liberalnarb]

51. It was playful and it wasn't at Bernie's "expense".

Sorry, but the President isn't quite as vicious as you.

[Duckfan]

5. But his line before that, on the topic of his last Dinner....

...the line was (paraphrasing) "the next person to be standing here...we all know who she is....."

Just more proof of where his priorities are.

[silverweb]

14. Let's prove him wrong!

[font color="purple"]Go, Bernie! Feel The Bern, Obama!

[Surya Gayatri]

33. Exact quote...FYI!

[Squinch]

55. That was awesome!

[dorkzilla]

7. I LOVE that Bernie wasn't wearing a tux

He really is one of us. Go Bernie!

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8. Got it, Bernie Looked Great!

~ BERNIE IS THE MAN!






~ THANK YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA! Class, humor and major style. Great event!

[greymouse]

9. and Jane looked lovely.

[appalachiablue]

11. Absolutely, Jane looked terrific and happy too. What a super night!

[SunSeeker]

46. Oh please. If he was "one of us" he wouldn't be hobnobbing with the rich & famous at the WHCD.

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He is a millionaire and has been for years. His real estate tax deductions alone show he has multiple valuable properties--that is why he dragged his feet to turn over his full 2014 returns showing his deductions, and still has not turned over his 2015 returns nor any other year but 2014.

I remember when Sanders supporters bragged about how he flew coach. But then he flew on a private chartered Boeing 767 with his wife and 10 relatives on a Roman holiday -- using campaign cash. Who among "us" would be able to do that?

[Squinch]

56. I was told yesterday on DU that the WHCD was a terrible oligarch institution that Sanders was above.

I guess they don't think that any more.

[dorkzilla]

58. He flew couch?

I can usually manage to fly a small arm chair, but to get a couch airborne is really quite a feat!! So he's one of us and also a genie who can fly furniture AND carpets!

Cool!

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68. +1 Beat me to it!

Flying couch, the only way to travel!

[SunSeeker]

71. Actually he flew a privately chartered Boeing 767 while munching on lobster.

And his supporters paid for it.

[Surya Gayatri]

69. "If he was 'one of us'"...indeed. More perspective on his populist "street cred" here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511874510#post19

"Man of the People" shows off his street cred.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511874510#post16

Look at ME...! I'm so "people-y" that I refuse to rent a tux for the evening.

Here's the Bern "flying couch":

[Lucky Luciano]

12. I didn't see Bernie. I only saw some striking woman sitting behind some old dude.

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16. SO, you didn't see Bernie stand up, wave to the Pres. & audience in the Video.

The 'old dude' you're referring to must be Steny Hoyer then (?).

[Lucky Luciano]

21. Guess my joke fell flat!

Bernie is the old guy I was referring to. Behind him is the elegantly beautiful woman I was referring to!

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24. And the woman is ..who?

[greymouse]

27. appa

The woman is Mrs. Bernie.

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32. Another good one of them. Hardworking, Lucky soul mates! :)

[Lucky Luciano]

28. First woman above the cnn moniker in the lower right corner...

...with the frozen image in the video before you hit play.

[greymouse]

26. I laughed :-)

One thing I never see mentioned by the ageists is the average age of the Democratic candidates is 71. Take that, you bigots.

[FoxNewsSucks]

34. "Bernie you look like a million bucks. . .

. . . or 37,000 donation of $27 each."

or FOUR Goldman Sachs speeches. <---how that line should have ended.


The Democratic Party needs more bright new faces, not just Sanders, if the Party wants to keep liberals and attract new members.

[appalachiablue]

39. Amen! Bernie & many, many new faces comin' up! You know it, REAL Progressives!

[Fritz Walter]

38. Am I the only one

...who heard the comment about going to speak at Goldman Sachs (after he finishes his term in office), and collecting lots of Tubmans?

Bern!

"Obama out!" (Mic drop)

[Lodestar]

42. One of his best lines!...n/t

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64. Full Transcript, TIME. #63.

"Anyway, here we are. My eighth and final appearance at this unique event. (Laughter.) And I am excited. If this material works well, I’m going to use it at Goldman Sachs next year. (Laughter and applause.) Earn me some serious Tubmans. That’s right." (Laughter and applause.)

[840high]

67. One of my fav lines.

[SunSeeker]

47. LOL Obama was being sarcastic. You know that, right?

[appalachiablue]

50. Sure, of course. It was a roast, with some of that subtext and high sarcasm for emphasis.

People understand, they get it. No reason for you to worry at all.

[SunSeeker]

54. I see. Your OP was just pretending it was a compliment.

No worries.

[appalachiablue]

59. Oh I wouldn't think that. You should relax more, not keep going through

this, you know that right? Leave your worries behind, it's only a White House annual tradition, so much that it's been running on cable all day.
Nothing but an elegant, good humored evening really. No reason for people's 'mugs' and minds to become twisted or ugly right? Easy does it.

[SunSeeker]

60. Please don't worry about me. I'm fine.

I'm not the one taking this so seriously that I felt compelled to post an OP about it that pretends the President meant to say something he did not.

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62. I'm sorry, I thought I made that clear. I don't pretend, ever, as you've claimed

twice. Understand that ok? And relax, it's a fun event and all over the board and news today. It's all good.

[liberalnarb]

52. The whole speech was sarcastic.

It was the White House correspondents dinner. The "Aunt Hillary" thing sarcasm to. And, I've bad news for you, "Next year someone else will be up here and you can guess who she will be." was also sarcastic.

[SunSeeker]

53. No, the whole speech was not sarcastic.

He did deliver some serious lines when discussing journalists who were honored that night. When going for laughs, he used many types of humor, not just sarcasm. His zinger about "whoever she may be" was a shot at the hopeless GOP candidates (and Sanders).

[liberalnarb]

61. The ending was serious.

But the "whoever she may be." was a shot at the hopeless gop candidates, not Sanders. She is the frontrunner. Most people (including the President) assume that the Dem Nominee will win. It was a joke. Hillary supporters took it as a pat on the back, it wasn't.

[Duppers]

65. K & R

[Uncle Joe]

72. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, appalachiablue.

[appalachiablue]

74. A special event and evening, haven't watched in a couple years.

[Uncle Joe]

75. ...