Wanda Sykes was the comedian this year at The White House Correspondents' Dinner, where the sitting president gets gently roasted and then he turns and does a little routine on the press, fellow insiders, and himself.
Remember the year when Stephen Colbert really roasted Bush II and all the talking heads on Fox were screaming that he was impudent and went way beyond the line of propriety?
There are three segments to this year's Dinner program.
Wanda started off pretty tame with jokes that were respectful and fun.
Then in the second half, she went after Rush Limbaugh in a way that he will twist and turn into weeks of continued diatribe on his radio show.
"I can break Sean Hannity by giving him a middle seat in coach."
Finally President Obama got the microphone. He first prodded Michael Steele, chair of the Republican National Party, who was in the audience, reminding him that the RNC is not eligible for a bail out and that Rush Limbaugh is not a troubled asset.
Larry Summers recently asked if he could chair the White House Council on Women & Girls.
The New York Times Blog has some more of the jokes, if you just want to read them.
OK, Michelle's arms were in site lines, Joe Biden's gaffes, and some fun was had. But nothing like what happened when Colbert did his performance. Take another look at that if you want to get sentimental for a time when the president was the laughing stock of the world, although frankly, I prefer it this way.
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