Every year, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner boasts an eclectic guest list, and last night’s was no exception. Stars of the political world — including Colin Powell and Chris Christie — were joined by Hollywood stars including George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Spacey and Lindsay Lohan. Late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel provided after dinner entertainment, but — as last year — the best jokes came from Barack Obama.
He poked fun at himself:
‘Some have said I blame too many problems on my predecessor. But let’s not forget, that’s a practice that was initiated by George W Bush.’
The Republican primaries:
‘[Mitt Romney] took a few hours off the other day to see The Hunger Games. Some of you have seen it. It’s a movie about people who court wealthy sponsors and then brutally savage each
other until only one contestant is left standing.
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