Friday, February fourteenth, the UN says at least 22 people have been killed in a village in the Northwest region of Cameroon. Over half of those killed were children. No one has claimed responsibility for Friday’s incident but the opposition parties blame the killing on the government.
President Obama predicted a Hillary Clinton presidency in WHCD joke
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In
his final performance as stand-up comedy’s commander-in-chief, President Obama
shticked the landing at Saturday’s annual White House correspondents’ dinner,
cracking wise about the election, his waning days as president and, of course,
Donald Trump.
“The
Republican establishment is incredulous [Trump] is the nominee,” joked the
president during his monologue before 2,600 dinner-goers at the Washington
Hilton. “Incredulous. They say he lacks foreign policy experience. But he’s
been meeting foreign leaders: Miss Sweden, Miss Argentina, Miss Azerbaijan.”
Trump
would succeed in closing the federal prison in Guantanamo, Cuba, the president
said, “because he knows a thing or two about running waterfront properties into
the ground.”
Noting
that former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg was at the dinner, Obama compared
him to Trump, another New York billionaire. Bloomberg “knows policy in depth
and he’s actually worth the amount of money he says he is,” said Obama, drawing
ooohs from the crowd.
Turning
on himself, Obama said: “I do apologise that I was a little late tonight. I was
running on CPT [coloured people’s time] — which stands for jokes that white
people should not make.
“This is my eighth and final appearance and I am excited. If this
material works well, I’m going to use it at Goldman Sachs next year [and] earn
me some serious Tubmans.”
He
added, “Next year someone else will be standing in this spot. And its anyone’s
guess who she will be.”
He
noted that on his recent trip to Great Britain, he had lunch with the queen,
saw a Shakespeare performance and played golf with Prime Minister David
Cameron. “Just in case anyone was wondering if I’m black enough, I think that
settles the debate.”
Commenting
on his family’s desire to finally leave the White House after two terms, Obama
quipped: “Someone jumped the White House fence last week. But I have to give
the Secret Service credit. They found Michelle and brought her back.
“And
yet,” he added, “somehow despite all the churn, my approval ratings keep going
up. The last time I was this high I was trying to decide on my major.”
Turning
to the contest among those vying to replace him, the president introduced
Bernie Sanders.
“Bernie,
you look like a million bucks! Or to put it in terms you’ll understand: 37,000
donations of $27 [Dh99.1] each.”
He
cracked that Sanders’s campaign slogan — “Feel the Bern” — was superior to
Hillary Clinton’s: “Trudge up the Hill.”
As
for Trump’s Republican challengers, Obama noted: “Ted [Cruz] had a tough week.
He went to Indiana... and called a basketball hoop a basketball ring. What else
is in his lexicon? Baseball sticks? Football hats? But sure, I’m the foreign
one.”
During
his two terms in office, Obama has been among the more adept at delivering his
comedy monologue, an annual ritual since John F. Kennedy began the tradition at
the dinner in 1962.
The
event once again was a mashup of Hollywood’s beautiful people,
famous-for-Washington types, business executives, sports stars, military
representatives and many well-connected nobodies. There were even a few actual
White House correspondents.
The
unusual diversity of the crowd led to some one-of-a-kind encounters. Secretary
of State John F. Kerry, Michelle Dockery of Downton Abbey, Spotlight actress
Rachel McAdams and MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell all gathered at one pre-dinner
reception. Vice-President Biden sat during the dinner with Kerry and actress
Helen Mirren (the vice-president typically doesn’t attend the dinner; it was
Biden’s first). At one point Biden greeted singer Gladys Knight by saying, “I
am the Pip!”
During
a pre-party hosted by ABC and Yahoo, former secretary of state Madeleine
Albright was mobbed by fans seeking photos while actress Anna Kendrick (Pitch
Perfect) was unnoticed off to the side.
Sanders
eschewed the standard tuxedo in favour of a suit and tie. He and his wife,
Jane, were guests of CBS.
Actress
Carrie Fisher brought her own guest, her French bulldog Gary, who was clad in a
studded collar.
Trump
declined to attend this year’s event, despite numerous invitations from media
organisations. His eldest sons, Eric and Donald Jr, attended in his place.
The
night’s Hollywood contingent included Will Smith, Bryan Cranston, Morgan
Freeman, Harry Potter star Emma Watson, Homeland and Billions
star Damian Lewis, Scandal star Kerry Washington and reality TV
personality Kendall Jenner. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was among the
professional athletes in attendance.
The
sponsoring White House Correspondents’ Association saluted Washington Post
reporter Jason Rezaian, who was jailed by Iranian authorities for 18 months
until his release in January. Rezaian, who attended the dinner with his wife,
Yeganeh Salehi, and brother Ali, received a standing ovation when he presented
a series of journalism awards. “This is a big and intimidating room,” he told
the crowd, “but it beats solitary confinement.”
The
first dinner was held in 1921, when a group of reporters who had covered Warren
G. Harding’s presidential campaign got together to fete the newly elected
president.
He
didn’t show up.
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