Bush Pokes Fun At Candidates

(CBS)  President George W. Bush poked fun at his potential successors, expressing surprise that none of them were in the audience at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner.

"Senator McCain's not here," Bush said of Republican nominee-in-waiting John McCain. "He probably wanted to distance himself from me a little bit. You know, he's not alone. Jenna's moving out too."

Bush then referred to scandals that have dogged the campaigns of the two remaining Democratic candidates, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, in explaining their absence: "Hillary Clinton couldn't get in because of sniper fire and Senator Obama's at church."

The president admitted to being "a little wistful" Saturday night in his final appearance at the dinner, showing video clips of his routines from previous years. He finished by conducting the U.S. Marine Band in a medley of patriotic marches.

Bush was followed by Craig Ferguson, the host of CBS' "Late Late Show."

The Scottish-born Ferguson was expected to find middle ground between the tepid impersonations of last year's entertainer, Rich Little, and the merciless satire that Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert delivered in 2006.

The guest list for the dinner includes plenty of VIPs from outside Washington: Actors Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, John Cusack, Pamela Anderson and Claire Danes, singers Ashlee Simpson and the Jonas Brothers and author Salman Rushdie were among the invitees. Washington's power elite was still well represented, with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff in attendance.

The White House Correspondents Association was formed in 1914 as a liaison between the press and the president. Every president since Calvin Coolidge has attended the dinner.

[kansas1946]

Yeah, George, you are just a million laughs. The American public is just laughing its a** off.

[venkata4--2008]

He could have actually said, poor candidate who ever is going to take over this mess, Economy, Iraq war, 9 trillion internal debt & 400 billion budget deficit and recession.

[leftyintexas]

Please oh please vote for Obama our blood shed at the world trade tower is insufficient to the call of Obamas pastor who carries the voice of America that Obama must win! We were D_A_M_N anyway according to Obamas pastor who we knew spoke with Obama often about what happened to us. They must of had a good laugh as one by one we jump out the window and hit the bottom with the sounding of bursting balloons. Oh they must of had a real good laugh for us whites. Hey go ahead now and vote OBAMA! He will laugh at you to! Will you laugh with him to in remembrance of us?

Posted by Victimsof911 at 11:36 PM : Apr 27, 2008

As a favor to you, because I like you sooo much. I promise you that my wife and I will vote for Obama if he gets the nomination in November. We voted for him in the Texas primary all ready. We agree with you that Obama will make a great President. Thank you for your support.

[pensacola88]

G.W. Bush is still our president. He came in with shock and awe, and wants to go out with a laugh.

[citizenusa-2009]

**** BUSH!!...and I say that "wistfully"..

[honestabe8]

Rich, well connected Frat Boy punk...go off and F''ing die.

[honestabe8]

Rich, well connected Frat Boy punk...go off and F''ing die.

[honestabe8]

Luckily, he was able to get away from his National Guard duty to do the dinner

[abbe91]

"US policies and actions in the Middle East are just as much to blame for 9/11 as those terrorist who flew those planes. Rev Wright told the truth and sometimes the truth hurts.
Posted by vmcneal2 at 08:54 AM : Apr 28, 2008"

Heard about Mukasey lately ? and his claim about wiretapping w/o warrant which amounts to say that
911 happened because of the incompetence of the Bush administration ?

[vmcneal2]

Please oh please vote for Obama our blood shed at the world trade tower is insufficient to the call of Obamas pastor who carries the voice of America that Obama must win! We were D_A_M_N anyway according to Obamas pastor who we knew spoke with Obama often about what happened to us. They must of had a good laugh as one by one we jump out the window and hit the bottom with the sounding of bursting balloons. Oh they must of had a real good laugh for us whites. Hey go ahead now and vote OBAMA! He will laugh at you to! Will you laugh with him to in remembrance of us?


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Posted by Victimsof911 at 11:36 PM

US policies and actions in the Middle East are just as much to blame for 9/11 as those terrorist who flew those planes. Rev Wright told the truth and sometimes the truth hurts.