Journalists lampoon political insiders (Gridiron dinner)

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON -- John Kerry's wife sang about how happy she is that he wasn't elected. Karl Rove revealed his successful strategy for winning President Bush a second term. Wannabe presidential candidates pressed for advantage in the 2008 race. It was as close to "Saturday Night Live" as Washington gets, as journalists assumed the personas of politicians in song, dance and wisecracks at the Gridiron Club's 120th annual dinner.
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"Sixty-four teams start and they're whittled down to just one," {Gov} Richardson said in prepared remarks. "Kind of reminds me of what we've done with our allies."
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Following another close presidential election, the show poked fun at despondent Democrats and smug Republicans.

Prison-striped Democratic leaders were seen trying to figure a way out of "Gitmo," the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the government is holding suspected terrorists.

One sketch had Massachusetts Sen. Kerry singing a lament about "why, oh why, oh why did I ever lose Ohio?" while in the next scene wife Teresa Heinz Kerry appeared positively giddy over her husband's loss to Bush.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was rapped for his Iraq war planning. "Rummy, have you some spare Teflon coating that we could wear?" soldiers sang to the tune of "Mister Sandman." "You said we'd win Iraq with ease, Mr. Rumsfeld, we need Humvees."

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/03/12/journalists_lampoon_political_insiders/

[DeepModem Mom]

1. I'm not sure the soldiers' lack of protection is a laughing matter --

seems out of bounds to me.

[Rose Siding]

3. I can't laugh at this, either

The dems in Gitmo is offensive, too.

The Daily Show is irreverant, and I laugh at that. Maybe it's just knowing that gee-dub and pickles are in the audience lapping it up....

[tanyev]

2. Isn't it nice how the politicians and "journalists" can

get together and have a lot of laughs out of an illegal war, torture, fraudulent elections, etc.? Too bad the American people aren't in on the joke.

[deutsey]

4. Weren't they yucking it up last year

when Bush did a video in which he was trying to find WMDs under furniture in the White House?

Oh. My sides. They hurt.

But not from laughter.

:puke:

[UpInArms]

5. I guess I have lost my humor since December 12, 2000

I just don't find their humor at all amusing.

[MAlibdem]

6. seems like they could do better things with their time?

like accurately report the news?

[yorkiemommie1]

7. i'm so not laughing

and neither are the thousands of dead and wounded.

[UTUSN]

8. Yep, Thank Zeus Our Crack Free Press Can Relax

Odd how this current link doesn't mention Helen THOMAS. At least Shrub had to face her.

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