Video- MSNBC WHCD Afterparty

I could have done with alot less K.C. (OMGWTF happened to him?) and more MSNBCrs. They were probably all too drunk from Rach's drinks. And how cool is that?

Video- President Obama and Jay Leno at White House Correspondents Dinner

I couldn't watch Leno, he just seemed to bomb from the get go. The President on the other hand did gangbusters, but seem to get tangled up with the visuals.

Overnight Thread and Distraction

Jay Leno to headline White House Correspondents' dinner

Man, talk about dialing down the edgy! Perfect progression- Wanda Sykes, Stephen Colbert and Jay Leno...

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Comedian Jay Leno will headline the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in May, the group said Friday. Leno agreed earlier this month to appear at the event, before NBC announced his return to hosting "The Tonight Show," the group said. The network's move was prompted by affiliates protesting the poor ratings of Leno's prime-time show.

The comedian will share the stage with President Barack Obama at the correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton. By tradition, presidents fire jokes at the news corps, political opponents and even themselves at the event, where politicians, journalists and celebrities rub elbows.

AUDIO: "My Tweet Spot": Potpourri of Tweets-- Now with visuals!

By GottaLaff



This is another of my radio segments, this time with some accompanying visuals... finally.

"My Tweet Spot" is a recap of the week in politics via Tweets from Twitter. Today's episode consists of a potpourri of various Tweets.

I do three per show (or here ) every Friday. Podcasts here.

Hope you like it!

Wanda Sykes: "Like I'm going to go in there, 'What's up n*****."

By GottaLaff

Via f***ing TPM:

From Extra, explaining how she was asked to keep her routine clean ...

"They told me not so say the F word or the N word... I'm offended they even told me that," Sykes told "Extra" moments before taking the stage. "What do they think? I'm some ignorant a**. Like I'm going to go in there, 'What's up n*****. Like what the f*** they think I'm going to do?"

What the f*** were they even thinking?! S***!

VIDEO-- Steele on Obama's joke: 'good love between two brothers!'

By GottaLaff



Two brothers? They must be adopted, because they are nothing alike:

[W]hen President Barack Obama gives you a shoutout for being "in tha heezy," you've got to at least rap back.

Sadly, the reply from a man who once bragged that he'd take the Republican party "off the hook" with a "hip-hop" makeover, didn't include a single rhyme.

Speaking to Politics Daily after the press dinner, Steele said, "It was good love between two brothers! This worm will turn. My time will come. Trust me."

Psst! Michael! I don't trust you. But at least you were good-natured about the jokes.

My W.H. Correspondents Dinner Tweet made it to Time Magazine

By GottaLaff

Tuh-weet! I'm famous!

Okay, I'm not, but how cool is this?

TIME.com is following several members of the Twitterati as they attend the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in the enormous subterranean ballroom of the Washington Hilton on Saturday night. (TIME picks the best Correspondents' Dinner hosts of the Bush era) [...]

Following are selected #nerdprom [tag given to a collection of Tweets about the event] tweets:
Meghan McCain, blogging for The Daily Beast, guest of ABC (12 noon)
Tonight I am going to be wearing tons of sparkles, tons of fabric, tons of hair and tons of makeup cause I like glamour and am not from DC! [...]

Newt Gingrich (3 p.m.)
Going to the white house correspondents dinner tonight — right now going grocery shopping — already did dry cleaner and shoe repair [...]

Howard Kurtz, Media correspondent, Washington Post (5 p.m.)
pics of the big afternoon pre-party on my Facebook page. Good day to put out bad news as all journos otherwise engaged. #Nerd Prom [...]

The Note, ABC News' Political blog by Rick Klein and others. (6 p.m.)
Thanks to paparazzi for not crowding me on #nerdprom red carpet — still schvitzy from metro [...]

Gottalaff, political blogger (6:25 p.m.)
#nerdprom Newtie gets screams, but for all the wrong reasons.

Ashton Kutcher, actor (6:30 p.m.)
Off 2 the White house correspondents dinner. I'll shootnlive vid if something exciting happens. Maybe Obama will take the pee challenge lol

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich arrives with wife Callista Bisek. Photo credit: Brendan Polmer/CNN

Wanda Sykes At White House Correspondents' Dinner

Part one above, part two below.

W.H. Correspondents Dinner Photo: The Odd Triple

By GottaLaff

TwitPic from White House Correspondents Dinner

White House Correspondents Dinner: Psyche! Sykes!

By GottaLaff

Some memorable Wanda Sykes moments (some paraphrased):

"Maybe Rush was 20th hijacker, so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight... Too much?"

"McCain gave you grief about new helicopter. If you ask your wife nicely, Mr. McCain, she'll BUY you a new helicopter"

Re: Michelle Obama giving Queen iPod..."What're you gonna give the Pope, a Bluetooth? Give the Queen TEXAS"

Re: Michelle's bare arms... "Some of the previous 1st ladies needed sleeves... ponchos."

Re: Palin. "She pulled out [of the dinner] at the last minute. Someone should tell her, that's not how you practice abstinence"

"They never catch you [Obama] smoking, but they always catch you with your shirt off"

Sidebar: Ok, I really didn't need to see Greenspan fondling Andrea Mitchell's bare shoulder.

UPDATE, Tweet from Meghan McCain:

Omfg, wanda sykes just made a joke about obamas nipples...

Quote-O'-The-Day: President Obama at W.H. Correspondents Dinner

By GottaLaff

President Obama, re: the press--

Your ultimate success is essential to democracy...

Amen.

LIVE VIDEO STREAM of White House Correspondents Dinner

By GottaLaff

UStream removed.

Via Twitter, Keith at the Big Do


And this one, the best evil snapshot of the night

White House Correspondents Dinner on CSPAN

By GottaLaff

Live feed of the White House Correspondents Dinner here. CSPAN is currently airing red carpet arrivals.

Pres. Obama and comic actress Wanda Sykes are the highlights of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Watch live streams of arrivals and the dinner speeches. And follow Twitter users who are tweeting from or about the dinner — and send your own using #WHCD or #WHCA.

Anybody who's anybody will attend. Why, even Gonzo will be there!

Photo: Todd Palin and Greta Van Susteren at the Big Do

By GottaLaff

"Nerd Prom" is Twitter’s endearing little tag for the White House Correspondence Dinner Big Doin's. There are Tweets galore from anyone and everyone who is attending. Somebody TwitPic'd the following photo.

Warning: If the thought of Todd Palin and Greta Van Susteren together turns your stomach, look away now.

White House Correspondents Dinner: Who's Attending?

Greg's got the complete (extensive) list, but NBC is seriously representing-

NBC: Colin Firth, Jimmy Fallon, Mariska Hargitay. Mike Myers, William H. Macy, Jason Bateman, Natasha Bedingfeld, Connie Britton, Warren Buffett, Kyle Chandler, John Cusack, Ari Emanuel, Dr. Zeke Emanuel, Whoopi Goldberg, Rep. Jane Harmon, Felicity Huffman, Samuel L. Jackson, Jim Jones, Sen. Amy Klobucher, Denis Leary, John Lewis, Cheryl Mills, B.J. Novak, Gov. Ed Rendell, Wilbur Ross. Jeff Zucker, Steve Capus and Phil Griffin will attend, along with high-profile talent: Brian Williams, David Gregory, Al Roker, Ann Curry, Natalie Morales, Hoda Kotb, Amy Robach, Andrea Mitchell, Chuck Todd, Savannah Guthrie, Luke Russert, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, Ed Schultz,Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinkski , Norah O’Donnell, David Shuster, Contessa Brewer, Carlos Watson, Tamron Hall, Jim Cramer, Maria Bartiromo and Erin Burnett.

Thanks but no thanks: Palin pulls out of White House correspondents' dinner

By GottaLaff

Okay, so it's for a legitimate reason... for once. Her communications office actually got something right:

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will miss a chance to chat up President Obama this weekend because she's cancelling plans to attend the White House Correspondents' dinner, but she's got a good excuse.

Palin on Wednesday declared a state of emergency because of record flooding in Eagle, Alaska. "It's basically wiped out a town," Bill McAllister, Palin's communications director, told CNN.

Palin was slated to be a guest of Fox News at the annual dinner.

What, Keith and Rachel didn't invite her? That's not very inclusive of them.

The former Republican presidential candidate has also pulled out of co-hosting a Friday night dinner for the Republican Governors Association with South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. The dinner is a thank you to donors who have contributed at least $25,000 to the group. The dinner for 50 will be held at the Virginia home of Fred Malek, a major Republican fundraiser.

Next on the list was Tim Pawlenty, but he couldn't wangle it. How does it feel to be third choice, Jon:

The RGA is now hoping Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, another hot property in Republican circles, can attend instead.

Nick Ayers, executive director of the RGA, said, "We'll have a good group there." Nick needs to work on his acting skills. He didn't convince me at all.