Wanda Sykes destroys Rush Limbaugh @ White House Correspondents' Dinner

She was brilliant

It was the first time that I saw Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, and Newt Gingrich speechless. It was a beautiful sight!

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by: exfundie @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 11:13:42 AM CDT

Unfortunately this is read meat to Rush...

Anytime he's mentioned in the national press, especially like an event like this with all the DC and NY bobble-heads there, his popularity with his 25% pool of clueless idiots just goes up...

I'm sure he's having a fine old time with Syke's comments this morning!

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by: wagonjak @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 11:28:03 AM CDT

He will omly make a bigger ass of himselff

 If that is at all possible. If he responds at all, he gives credibility to all the truth Wanda said.  I look forward to seeing them dig that hole deeper and wider at the same time.

And you know that President Obama was going more, more, more on the inside.

If I make sense? it was quite by accident.

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by: HappyCat @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 12:07:03 PM CDT

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Obama made a self-referencial gay marriage joke at the same dinner.

David Axelrod is here. Yeah David and I have been, been together for a long time. I, I can still remember. I get a, sort of, I, I tear up a little bit, when I, when I think back to that day that I called Ax, so many years ago and said, 'You and I can do wonderful things together.' And he said to me the same thing that partners all across America are saying to one another right now: 'Let's go to Iowa and make it official.'

The comment/joke begins at about 3:55 into Obama's talk.  Video here.
My comment was Obama hasn't earned the right to use marriage equality references in self-promoting jokes, but I'm sure others will have different takes.

H/T Dan Savage for the video pointer, and Slog commenter cgd for the transcript.

Lurleen on Twitter

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by: Lurleen @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 11:39:57 AM CDT

I watched Obama's and Syke's stand-up routines

almost solely because I expected Wanda to crack wise on gay marriage or gay ANYTHING, and was looking forward to that.  What a vain hope.  I guess she's still a lot more comfortable with the "pulled out too soon" sort of jokes.  Oh well.

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by: Pollyanna @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 12:12:45 PM CDT

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I was disappointed

In the first video, when Wanda said, "I don't mind paying my fair share of taxes," that was a PERFECT opportunity for her to slip in, "And my wife agrees with me; we would LOVE to pay our FAIR SHARE of federal taxes." But it went by.

God save ornery old queens! - kevinchi

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by: Keori @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 15:30:52 PM CDT

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Here's the clip

Lurleen on Twitter

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by: Lurleen @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 12:28:57 PM CDT

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THAT pisses me off

President Separate-But-Equal has no place making jokes at the expense of his (former) supporters who have tire marks on their bodies.

God save ornery old queens! - kevinchi

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by: Keori @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 15:43:33 PM CDT

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If Obama actually supported our right to marry

this would be funny.  As it is, I find it presumptuous of him (to say the least) to use our relationships as fodder for jokes.  As always in this kind of context, it's the difference between laughing with us and laughing at us.  Since he is clearly not with us, he can't be laughing with us.  I don't think he intended anything malicious, but this is in fairly poor taste.

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.  -Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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by: QScribe @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 14:25:29 PM CDT

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I'm basically in agreement

with Lurleen, Pollyanna, Keori, and QScribe on this matter.  It feels like another insult from the guy who can't keep god out of the mix.  Could be funny if Obama had thrown any sort of crumb our way concerning our relationships, he hasn't tho has he.

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by: Karen in Kalifornia @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 19:16:37 PM CDT

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I dunno...

He's not making fun of it, as much as acknowledging it in a statement with a double meaning.

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by: SciFi Geek @ Mon May 11, 2009 at 11:59:01 AM CDT

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the insult comes

not from the clever acknowledgment with double meaning, but by the fact that he has the nerve to use the subject at all for personal mileage.  obama just keeps taking from us at best, shitting on us at worst.  when he shows that he's truly the "fierce advocate" he claims to be, then he can crack all the jokes he likes, and i'll laugh along with him. until then, no.

Lurleen on Twitter

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by: Lurleen @ Mon May 11, 2009 at 12:18:40 PM CDT

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The McCain Zinger

"...your wife will buy you a helicopter," I thought was way worse than the Limbaugh joke. And the Hannity line was priceless "I can break Sean Hannity by giving him a middle seat in coach." Perfect

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by: CPT_Doom @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 11:41:35 AM CDT

I heart Wanda

She is a national treasure, and all the more precious now that she is out!

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by: bkmn @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 11:59:35 AM CDT

Obama can joke about Iowa

AFTER he fulfills this personal promise.

Until then, nope- no creds.

REPEAL DADT NOW, Mr. President!

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."

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by: Louise @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 13:17:17 PM CDT

Radical Reich wants to attack Wanda's Applebee's spokeswoman gig

They have lengthy bitter racist homobigotted threads of over 500 comments on Breibat TV, and links to dump Wanda, so write Applebees to support our sister.

I'll probably stop in ocasionally, I've read here while I was away.

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small

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by: peteyPornpig @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 13:56:39 PM CDT

Breibart TV...typo

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small

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by: peteyPornpig @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 13:57:26 PM CDT

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Our favorite PornPig is back!

Welcome back Petey.... been too damn long!

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by: terrinoble @ Mon May 11, 2009 at 04:34:13 AM CDT

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PETEY!!!

**squeals and hugs you**

Honey, I've missed you!

God save ornery old queens! - kevinchi

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by: Keori @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 15:37:03 PM CDT

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Me too- OMGOMGOMG!!!

Petey, sweetheart- I have missed ya! :)

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."

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by: Louise @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 17:00:34 PM CDT

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thanks Keori and Louise...smooches back!

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small

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by: peteyPornpig @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 17:05:11 PM CDT

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Me too- I'm glad you're back

Auntie Miranda's missed you AND your dirty mouth too.  

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by: Miranda Writes @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 20:22:10 PM CDT

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Then you'll enjoy this new twist

There was a disguting mo'fo on Breibart at about 10;30pm who "compared Obama to the next JFK, and added God Bless the next Lee Harvey Oswald"...two of us reported this dickwad to the FBI and Secret Service.

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small

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by: peteyPornpig @ Mon May 11, 2009 at 00:47:08 AM CDT

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all of a sudden the moderators scrubbed the thread

I hope some moderator gets sh*t canned

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small

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by: peteyPornpig @ Mon May 11, 2009 at 00:50:06 AM CDT

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What a surprise!

NOT.......

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by: oddjob @ Mon May 11, 2009 at 03:20:53 AM CDT

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GOOD!!

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by: oddjob @ Mon May 11, 2009 at 03:20:28 AM CDT

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I know they had petit filets and sundried tomatoes

but in honor of Mother's Day and to keep my promise to Pollyanna, here is a link to my Seafood Newburgh/ Seafood and Asparagus casserole/crepes...

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."

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by: Louise @ Sun May 10, 2009 at 14:22:16 PM CDT

kidney fail

The comment about wishing for Limbaugh's kidneys to fail was in poor taste.  

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by: arsenalchick @ Mon May 11, 2009 at 00:48:40 AM CDT

I would have added liver too

and his deferment anal growths, grow to the size of volkswagon...bus.

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small

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by: peteyPornpig @ Mon May 11, 2009 at 00:52:04 AM CDT

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It's Not Like He's Not Asking For It

If Rush is STILL popping Oxycontin like candy, it's not like he's not asking for whatever health problems he'll have to deal with.  

And if that won't do him in, being a glutton WILL! LOL

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by: bluegrassfool @ Mon May 11, 2009 at 05:34:52 AM CDT

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Now there are 6 wanda and obama videos at breibart TV

One has about 950 comments
Here's what i posted over there, by the way i have screen shots and copies of posts to back up ALL OF IT.

"When you slugs on Breibart threaten the president, threaten shooting other posters, threaten bashing gays with baseball bats, and wish AIDS on me, not two weeks ago.....there's a word for you FAUX outrage about rush kidney joke....HYPOCRICY!"

btw... my sero status isn't known there, nor that I survived my lover's AIDS death.

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small

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by: peteyPornpig @ Mon May 11, 2009 at 14:38:35 PM CDT