Randolph Freelander
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Just watched the videos of President Obama and Wilmore.
Man, that room was cold.
Man, that room was cold.
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EatinOlives
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They were what we call in this business butthurt.
LyleLanley
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What business are you in?
theignoramus
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Piers Morgan sending off early drafts of his Monday op-ed to his editors at the Daily Mail right now.
theignoramus
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To be fair, my twitter timeline is lit up with mad as fuck Black conservatives, lol.
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I guess I missed this. Any youtube vids with highlights out?
RastaMentality
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Why do you follow black conservatives
theignoramus
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For the laughs.
brainchild
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I love WaPro's feed on Larry
Beautiful
Cold and salty.
Banderdash
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I don't know boss... we (I'm white) start chuckling, or show amusement, and someone is going to scream about how we're smiling because we're remembering "the good old days" instead of just finding something funny...
RedAssedApe
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gonna miss barry. his delivery is spot on.
isn't she running for president on that abc show scandal? haha
This girl's reaction to that.
isn't she running for president on that abc show scandal? haha
C-SPAN have uploaded the full remarks on youtube:
Obama
Wilmore
I think we need to appreciate whomever was in charge of directing this event, the decision to not cut away from Wolf Blitzer for eight (8!) seconds after Wilmore skewered him was genius.
Cameraman: "Man Wolf looks pissed"
Director: "Stay on him"
Cameraman: "Like, did he die inside. He isn't moving"
Director: "Stay on him"
Cameraman: "I'm starting to feel bad about filming this now, I'm not Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler"
Director: "Stay on him"
Obama
Wilmore
I think we need to appreciate whomever was in charge of directing this event, the decision to not cut away from Wolf Blitzer for eight (8!) seconds after Wilmore skewered him was genius.
Cameraman: "Man Wolf looks pissed"
Director: "Stay on him"
Cameraman: "Like, did he die inside. He isn't moving"
Director: "Stay on him"
Cameraman: "I'm starting to feel bad about filming this now, I'm not Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler"
Director: "Stay on him"
brainchild
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C-SPAN have uploaded the full remarks on youtube:
Obama
Wilmore
I think we need to appreciate whomever was in charge of directing this event, the decision to not cut away from Wolf Blitzer for eight (8!) seconds after Wilmore skewered him was genius.
Cameraman: "Man Wolf looks pissed"
Director: "Stay on him"
Cameraman: "Like, did he die inside. He isn't moving"
Director: "Stay on him"
Cameraman: "I'm starting to feel bad about filming this now, I'm not Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler"
Director: "Stay on him"
I think the directing in general was superb. I have no idea how they were able to pinpoint everyone's reactions so quickly, but I'm impressed.
But yeah, the timing of the cuts were genius.
Rehearsals. They know whose name is coming up and where they are sitting.
But the not cutting away from Blitzer was just brutal. I'd usually chalk it up to lazy directing but eight seconds... that has to be intentional.
They got the scripts ahead of time, they know where to point secondary cameras fo' sho'.
Thanks for the links!
brainchild
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I mean, I understand that these things are rehearsed, but the execution of such a coordinated effort is really impressive to me because knowing where people are sitting before hand doesn't guarantee that you will get a good shot of their facial reactions once the room is full of people. There are so many variables to account for (angles, potential obstruction of view, etc) that it almost seems like magic to see them pull this off so efficiently.
brainchild
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That is quite curious now that I think about it, lol
Larry Wilmore was great for what he was supposed to do. Roast politicians, the President and the Press. He did not play it safe. The drone joke was 💯.
I am almost certain those most offended by the Nigga at the end are folks who probably grew up saying Nigger in secret and still say it.
The crowd is asskissers too. Cheered like crazy for the President but they cheer 1/10th as much for the comedians. Watch as Hillary will be cheered like crazy for her jokes next year but the comedian they get will get a silent room most of the time. I thought it was great. Will be a long time before we see as self deprecating and charismatic a president again.
I am almost certain those most offended by the Nigga at the end are folks who probably grew up saying Nigger in secret and still say it.
The crowd is asskissers too. Cheered like crazy for the President but they cheer 1/10th as much for the comedians. Watch as Hillary will be cheered like crazy for her jokes next year but the comedian they get will get a silent room most of the time. I thought it was great. Will be a long time before we see as self deprecating and charismatic a president again.
Melkezadek
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I know it's cliche at this point, but man I'm going to miss Obama. I don't think we're ever going to get another like him.
Mrs. Manky
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I'm sure people are tired of the crying MJ meme, but fuck it:
I'm beginning to get the feeling that the real audience for the WHCD isn't the press anymore.
I'm beginning to get the feeling that the real audience for the WHCD isn't the press anymore.
I'm sure people are tired of the crying MJ meme, but fuck it:
I'm beginning to get the feeling that the real audience for the WHCD isn't the press anymore.
Colbert proved you could get an online audience, Obama ran with it
UnemployedVillain
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got em
This fucking guy
I saw this before watching Obama's piece, and assumed the mic was added for the .gif.
I'm going to miss this president so damn much.
andthebeatgoeson
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Wolf has been skewered repeatedly, rightly so, every year. Either him or CNN and they always get that reaction from him. Doesn't seem to have a great time at the event, just there because of his hair.
its not even rehearsals they just hand them the script beforehand and so they prepare a list of needed shots. there are many they dont end up getting, as well
wolf blitzer is probably one of the biggest names in cable news so he was just a big old target. he has a lot of pull, has big guests on the show, and actually has exclusive news pieces at times. hes like CNNs frontman
Larry Wilmore basically treated the dinner like a roast
wolf blitzer is probably one of the biggest names in cable news so he was just a big old target. he has a lot of pull, has big guests on the show, and actually has exclusive news pieces at times. hes like CNNs frontman
Larry Wilmore basically treated the dinner like a roast
tearsintherain
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damn Obama is right, Michelle hasn't aged at all. What is her secret
not even an Obama supporter but he was funny as hell
not even an Obama supporter but he was funny as hell
BlueTsunami
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He killed!
Also, Rachel McAdam 😍
Also, Rachel McAdam 😍
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Obama's delivery is so good. But to be frank, I'd really want to see Trump doing this. He'd just go on without a script and rant.
The US is never getting a president with Obama's cool factor again.
edit: HAHAHA, BIDEN SITTING NEXT TO HELEN MIRREN! Fucking Joe.
Being black
Obama's delivery is so good. But to be frank, I'd really want to see Trump doing this. He'd just go on without a script and rant.
The US is never getting a president with Obama's cool factor again.
edit: HAHAHA, BIDEN SITTING NEXT TO HELEN MIRREN! Fucking Joe.
I'm just wondering how awkward Hillary would be up there. Then again, most presidents have been extremely forced up there.
Samurai G0SU
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My favorite WwhiteHouse Corespondent Dinner moment is still:
President Obama's Anger Translator:
http://youtu.be/G6NfRMv-4OY
Hahah that was good
Joel Was Right
If you smell burning, it's probably the generators acting up. Report it anyway.
Nowhere near as good as previous dinners.
brainchild
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Doesn't need to be when he can deliver so much ether. The salt from the crowd balanced out any lack of humor in his jokes, IMO.
As he should've. Everyone else just pretends that that's what they're doing.
Me too 😂😂😂😂😂
Abstrusity
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I don't think Wilmore is that funny, either. He did have some jokes I grinned at, but otherwise it was tepid. I'm not a very big fan of groaner type jokes, though.
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UnemployedVillain
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Yup, no surprises there as to the racial breakdown of the "outrage"
brainchild
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I had to do the same, lol
You have to admire him, though. He knew EXACTLY what he was doing and he powered through it like a fuckin champ. I had the biggest shit-eating grin on my face the entire time it cut to the audience.
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