The 2012 dinner was held this past Saturday night at the Washington Hilton. CBS White House Correspondent Nora O'Donnell chose this gown for the event.
Her White House reports should display such clarity.
At any rate this year's entertainment kicked off with President Obama's attempt at stand up comedy. It was less comedy and more insulting your opponents and perceived enemies in a venue which supposedly allows the suspension of proper social behavior and commentary.
Jimmy Kimmel's comic comments, for the most part, fell flat and the audience several times indicated Kimmel's comments hit below the belt. It's one thing to use human foibles for the purpose of adjusting personal behavior or philosophy. It's a different approach to purposely hurt the feelings and belittle others in an attempt to make yourself important. Mark Twain and Will Rogers knew the right way to use humorous commentary or satire in the political realm. Don Rickels could do it show business circles. But Messrs. Obama and Kimmel come off as celebrities using personal insults to settle differences. Somehow the whole event was insulting to the country and diminished the Office of the President at the same time.
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