Cheney Yuks It Up at Gridiron Dinner
Tuesday April 3, 2007
On the heels of President Bush’s comedic act at last week’s Radio-TV Correspondents' Association dinner, Vice President Cheney tried his hand a stand-up comedy at the Gridiron dinner, the annual comedy showcase hosted by Washington's media elite.
A few highlights from the evening:
• Cheney: "The president is really sorry he couldn't be here tonight, but he had another obligation. His book club is meeting."
• Cheney: "I hate these white-tie getups. There's just no room for my shoulder holster."
• Referring to recent reports that Al Gore uses a higher-than-average amount of energy in his home, Cheney quipped, “Many argue that global warming is man-made, and it looks like they found the man."
• Mitt Romney: “I'm a little late. I bumped by head and broke my hair”
• Referring to Rudy Giuliani’s recent comment that he might let his wife attend Cabinet meetings, Romney, who is Mormon, said, "If I adopt the same policy, we're going to need a heck of a lot more chairs in the Cabinet room.”
• Romney on Gore: "Last couple of years, he's gotten as big as a house. I'm afraid lately he's been adding some rooms. He says we need to reduce carbon. He needs to reduce carbs.''
• Romney on Barack Obama: "Let's face it, Americans just aren't ready to elect a Hawaiian."
• Columnist Robert Novak appeared on stage in a Darth Vader costume, pretending to be Cheney singing "It's Not Easy Being Mean." He crooned, "If Scooter lied to make us free, it could make you wonder why." When another Gridiron actor bumped into Novak and said, politely, “pardon me,” Novak replied: “I’m working on it,” alluding to a potential pardon of Scooter Libby.
More Gridiron Highlights
Stand-Up Comity, One Night Only (Washington Post)
Cheney Competes for Laughs at Gridiron Dinner (The Politico)
Rahm Emanual: 'Pelosi's Valet' (Chicago Tribune)
• Related: Karl Rove's Rap | Colbert's Bush Roast | Funny Quotes
A few highlights from the evening:
• Cheney: "The president is really sorry he couldn't be here tonight, but he had another obligation. His book club is meeting."
• Cheney: "I hate these white-tie getups. There's just no room for my shoulder holster."
• Referring to recent reports that Al Gore uses a higher-than-average amount of energy in his home, Cheney quipped, “Many argue that global warming is man-made, and it looks like they found the man."
• Mitt Romney: “I'm a little late. I bumped by head and broke my hair”
• Referring to Rudy Giuliani’s recent comment that he might let his wife attend Cabinet meetings, Romney, who is Mormon, said, "If I adopt the same policy, we're going to need a heck of a lot more chairs in the Cabinet room.”
• Romney on Gore: "Last couple of years, he's gotten as big as a house. I'm afraid lately he's been adding some rooms. He says we need to reduce carbon. He needs to reduce carbs.''
• Romney on Barack Obama: "Let's face it, Americans just aren't ready to elect a Hawaiian."
• Columnist Robert Novak appeared on stage in a Darth Vader costume, pretending to be Cheney singing "It's Not Easy Being Mean." He crooned, "If Scooter lied to make us free, it could make you wonder why." When another Gridiron actor bumped into Novak and said, politely, “pardon me,” Novak replied: “I’m working on it,” alluding to a potential pardon of Scooter Libby.
More Gridiron Highlights
Stand-Up Comity, One Night Only (Washington Post)
Cheney Competes for Laughs at Gridiron Dinner (The Politico)
Rahm Emanual: 'Pelosi's Valet' (Chicago Tribune)
• Related: Karl Rove's Rap | Colbert's Bush Roast | Funny Quotes
Comments
As I understand it, conservatives aren’t allowed to have a sense of humor. They must have had someone else write their jokes for them.
Speaking of Novak in a Darth Vader costume, there’s a satirical interview with the CEO of Halliburton about how Cheney used the Darkside to create “DarkSourcing.”
http://cantankerousconsultant.blogspot.com/2007/04/darksoucing-interview-with-halliburtons.html