What did you think of the 2015 White House Correspondents Dinner? Did the jokes go too far?

2015-04-26T01:16:53-04:00

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/26/white-house-correspondents-dinner-2015-video_n_7112482.html

Watch A Video Of Obama's Speech From The 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner

President Barack Obama brought the laughs on Saturday at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. Obama joked about climate change, the 2016 candidates and his own religion

Response by SGT Michael Touchet made Apr 26 at 2015 1:21 AM

2015-04-26T01:21:40-04:00

I watched the President's speech at the 2015 White House Correspondents Dinner tonight and I felt like the jokes went too far given the fragile state of our political system and the state of the world. It doesn't look as though we will be ending the partisan gridlock anytime soon. What say you all?

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 26 at 2015 1:49 AM

2015-04-26T01:49:04-04:00

There were a couple jokes that fell flat on account of them not being overly funny, but I didn't feel any lines were crossed.

Response by CPL J Sannizzaro made Apr 26 at 2015 1:56 AM

2015-04-26T01:56:42-04:00

President or not he is a politician. Given that, I'd rather a stupid joke, than a smart lie.

Do you really expect any better from them anymore?

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 26 at 2015 5:11 AM

2015-04-26T05:11:57-04:00

I am not much of a political guy, don't claim any party affiliation and I thought it was pretty funny. A lot of the content was beyond me because I don't follow politics closely but I loves me some Key and Peele and when the angry translator bit came on I laughed, I also liked that the President went angry himself at the end and the translator bounced. Pretty classic, the whole thing reminded me of a pretty tame roast.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Apr 26 at 2015 9:00 AM

2015-04-26T09:00:04-04:00

But, then, what can anyone really expect from the Divider-in-Chief?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 26 at 2015 9:30 AM

2015-04-26T09:30:21-04:00

When you're the President, there should be a night where you can poke fun at yourself and colleagues, especially when they make your job no easier than it isn't........so BUCKET!!!!!!!

Response by SGT Nia Chiaraluce made Apr 26 at 2015 10:53 AM

2015-04-26T10:53:15-04:00

I honestly found the humor refreshing with how far the media has put him under the microscope. None of the jokes were anything I haven't heard from other people just rephrased. I think they could have been funnier if humor was the goal.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 26 at 2015 11:04 AM

2015-04-26T11:04:07-04:00

I love Key and Peele, so seeing President Obama "use Luther, his anger translator" was pretty awesome.

Response by PO1 Glenn Boucher made Apr 26 at 2015 12:56 PM

2015-04-26T12:56:47-04:00

For me it's a huge waste of time and taxpayer money to support such an asinine night for people who think their funny enough to tell jokes. I don't care about who is bashing who, it's all asinine and a bit childish. If these clowns, Democrats, Repulicans and Independents, could put half the effort into doing their jobs as they do insulting one another I think our country would have far less issues. Oh and the celebrity knob bobbers are really getting out of hand too. Maybe they should try to really see what is going on and stop bobbing on the knob of whomever is in political power.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 26 at 2015 2:06 PM

2015-04-26T14:06:09-04:00

Too bad it is all staged and poorly delivered. Leave the jokes to Pryor and the Wayans.... that right there is a war crime.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 26 at 2015 2:22 PM

2015-04-26T14:22:19-04:00

Not really. His jokes were edgy, but that's what makes them so good. I watched the whole speech and I found it to be very funny.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 26 at 2015 7:27 PM

2015-04-26T19:27:37-04:00

Why are we worrying about whether the jokes went too far? Did we worry about that for any of the incumbent's predecessors?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 26 at 2015 9:11 PM

2015-04-26T21:11:34-04:00

I didn't watch, but on the news this morning, Obama was making a joke about how good the economy is now. He told a joke about a lady having millions of dollars and now she lives in the desert in a van. Everyone roared. I saw it as making fun of homeless people, which, of course, includes veterans. What are your thoughts?

Response by SPC Todd Hanson made Apr 26 at 2015 10:21 PM

2015-04-26T22:21:23-04:00

It was funny he can laugh at himself.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 27 at 2015 7:40 AM

2015-04-27T07:40:10-04:00

I thought the Luther Anger Consultant sketch was awesome.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 28 at 2015 6:36 PM

2015-04-28T18:36:22-04:00

I'm glad he did it, I wish he would do more to raise awareness about climate change.