Highlights from the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Monday May 3, 2004
One month after turning in a disastrously unfunny performance at a Washington comedy showcase, President Bush headed for safer comic ground at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. A few highlights from Bush's speech:
"I was going to start off tonight by telling some self-deprecating jokes, but then I couldn't think of any mistakes I've made to be self-deprecating about." —Bush, poking fun at his performance in a recent news conference, in which he drew a blank when asked about mistakes he had made
"It really gets me when the critics say I haven't done enough for the economy. I mean, look what I've done for the book publishing industry. You've heard some of the titles. 'Big Lies,' 'The Lies of George W. Bush,' 'The Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them.' I'd like to tell you I've read each of these books, but that'd be a lie."
Read a complete transcript of Bush's remarks here.
Jay Leno Jabs Bush and Kerry
"Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, who provided the evening's entertainment, got off a few good zingers:
Leno: "John Kerry stands by his claim that some foreign leaders have told him they hope he wins. And of course President Bush said, 'Yeah, well, certain Supreme Court justices have told me I'm going to win.'"
Leno on Kerry: "He can become the first president in history ever to deliver the State of the Union — and the rebuttal."
Read more highlights from the White House Correspondents' Dinner here.
• Related: Bush: Comedian in Chief, Funny Quotes, Late Night Jokes
"I was going to start off tonight by telling some self-deprecating jokes, but then I couldn't think of any mistakes I've made to be self-deprecating about." —Bush, poking fun at his performance in a recent news conference, in which he drew a blank when asked about mistakes he had made
"It really gets me when the critics say I haven't done enough for the economy. I mean, look what I've done for the book publishing industry. You've heard some of the titles. 'Big Lies,' 'The Lies of George W. Bush,' 'The Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them.' I'd like to tell you I've read each of these books, but that'd be a lie."
Read a complete transcript of Bush's remarks here.
Jay Leno Jabs Bush and Kerry
"Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, who provided the evening's entertainment, got off a few good zingers:
Leno: "John Kerry stands by his claim that some foreign leaders have told him they hope he wins. And of course President Bush said, 'Yeah, well, certain Supreme Court justices have told me I'm going to win.'"
Leno on Kerry: "He can become the first president in history ever to deliver the State of the Union — and the rebuttal."
Read more highlights from the White House Correspondents' Dinner here.
• Related: Bush: Comedian in Chief, Funny Quotes, Late Night Jokes
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