Saturday night at the White House Correspondent's Dinner - AKA the Nerd Prom, Donald Trump was the subject of many fine jokes, but Mr. Trump did not seem to find them all that funny.
Side shots of him on C-Span and MSNBC's cameras showed a man who initially smiled as the president began to make jokes about him, but as the night wore on, and the jokes became sharper; delivered during an outstanding performance by Seth Meyers, Trump appeared to be less than amused.
Some of my favorite lines:
Obama: (from AP) Regarding Trump's decision to fire actor Busey instead of rock singer Meat Loaf from the Celebrity Apprentice earlier this month, Obama quipped: "These are the types of decisions that would keep me up at night. Well handled, sir."
Meyers: "Donald Trump often talks about running as a Republican, which is surprising, I just assumed he was running as a joke."
and... “Donald Trump said recently he has a great relationship with the blacks, though unless the Blacks are a family of white people, I bet he’s mistaken.”
The next day Trump wasted no time telling anyone who would listen that the event was "inapproriate and calling Seth Meyers, "a stutterer" thereby showing that The Donald is not much of a good sport.
Blogs and media were awash in coverage, here are some with additional information:
The Political Carnival:
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2011/05/01/donald-trump-pouts-whines-and-reacts-to-president-obamas-jokes/
Daily Kos:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/05/01/971878/-Obama-Eats-Trump-For-Dinner
Politico:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/54037.html
Trump also decided to blast David Letterman for his jokes about The Donald, and oddly, speaking about himself in the 3rd person:
From the New York Post, "I was disappointed to hear the statements you made about me last night on your show that I was a 'racist,' " Trump wrote to Letterman. "In actuality, nothing could be further from the truth and there is nobody who is less of a racist than Donald Trump."
Read more here:
Full video:
President Obama at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner
Seth Meyers remarks at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner
Twitter was full of great tweets about Trump's seemingly ill-advised decision to attend the event and his subsequent pouting about being the butt of many a joke:
ChicoDelainky ChicoDelainky
If you're going to dish it out, Donald, then you better learn to take it, & that goes for the fox you have on your head as well!
(I actually thought it was a weasel, but you know, potato, potatoh...)
LaMiaVerita LaMiaVerita
And the White House Correspondents Dinner? "Many a true word is spoken in jest." You can quote me. ..
whisper1111 mike fogelsanger
trump to star in new reality show "celebrity laughingstock"
One more note about nasty Donald (the press seems to think he is fair game, which seems reasonable given his endless attention-seeking stunts for media attention):
Former Employee Says Trump Harassed Gay, Female Workers
Yikes! And....euwwwww....
Mr. Trump, you have been exposed to be the chump we always suspected you were. But I had a great time watching the event, I laughed enough for both of us. Hee!
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