December 2, 2009
Gibbs compares reporter to his bratty kid
White Press Secretary Robert Gibbs tells reporter to ‘take a deep breath’ before patronizing her.
July 7, 2009
Rubbing salt in old, Russian wounds
The president seems to have a knack for offending people while he’s trying to be cool and funny. Note to Obama: A joke like this only works when the audience thinks its funny.
May 15, 2009
Axelrod compares Carrie Prejean to a dog
Senior Presidential Adviser David Axelrod compared Miss California to a dog during a quiz show on NPR.
May 9, 2009
Laughing with Wanda Sykes at the Correspondents’ Dinner
Wanda Sykes made not-so-funny jokes about Rush Limbaugh being the “20th hijacker” and said she hoped his kidneys would fail at the Correspondents’ Dinner, and the president had no problem laughing.
March 19, 2009
‘Like Special Olympics, or something’
President Barack Obama just isn’t very good at telling jokes. Of course, this could mean it’s now OK for everyone to make jokes about the disabled.
November 7, 2008
Making fun of Nancy Reagan during first press conference
When asked if he’s spoken to any former presidents, Barack Obama began listing them off because he, “didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about you know doing any séances,” during his first press conferece as president-elect.