Obama's Routine Got a Lift From 'Daily Show' Jokers

By PopEater Staff Posted May 3rd 2010 02:45PM

For those wondering how President Barack Obama was able to nail so many solid jokes at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner, we now have the answer: His speechwriters had some help from Jon Stewart's crew.

The official line on Saturday was that Obama's material was put together by his team of scribblers, led by Jon Favreau (not the actor-director). But Lloyd Grove of the Daily Beast reveals that Obama strategist David Axelrod told him that members of 'The Daily Show' staff put their two cents in, as well.

Some of the highlights from Obama's set:

"Obviously, I'm most pleased that Michelle accompanied me. She doesn't always go to these things. And there are few things in life that are harder to find and more important to keep than love -- well, love and a birth certificate."

"It's been quite a year ... lots of ups, lots of downs. Except for my approval ratings, which have just gone down. But that's politics, it doesn't bother me. Besides, I happen to know my approval ratings are still very high in the country of my birth."

"The Jonas Brothers are here ... Sasha and Malia are huge fans. But, boys, don't get any ideas. I have two words for you -- predator drones. You will never see it coming. You think I'm joking."

Obama even took a swipe at the night's headliner, 'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno, saying that Leno was "the only person whose ratings fell more than mine."

He added: "I'm also glad I'm speaking first, because we've all seen what happens when somebody takes the time slot after Leno's."

(We can only hope Conan O'Brien will be tapped to host the dinner in 2011.)

Among the 3,000 guests attending the annual gala were Chevy Chase, Alec Baldwin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Quaid, the Jonas brothers, Justin Bieber, Jessica Simpson, Michael Douglas and Steven Spielberg.

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Monday 03 May

By Songwriter88

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Michele looks so gorgeous! I love our First Lady

By msagro

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She's a nasty drag queen. But hey, to each their own (sicko)

By ebicious

He's a piece of crap. If he'd spend more time trying to be a decent president instead of "Mr. Hollywood" this country would be in a lot better shape.

By Kaptnkrk

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You are so full of SH.T

By IAN

piece of crap? no that was the last president.

Tuesday 04 May

By Mrs. E

All president engage in this event...why such harsh words for a man who has done so much..and you, who has done well, nothing?

By John

Totally agree, he doesn't need jokes, he is a joke! How about jobs and the economy?

By lms

Yea, Really, if not staying up later than 8 pm he should at least be flying back to the ranch every weekend!

You tell em, Ebicious!

By peggy

Jealousy will get you nowhere

Thursday 06 May

By Jabir

Have you noticed how things are turning around?Or are u just so resentful that you won't give credit where credit is due?This is an event that all Presidents attend;and Georgie Boy stepped on his tongue everytime.

Wednesday 05 May

By Sully

How surprising that his writers at his PR firm (The Daily Show) wrote the jokes and he just had to read his teleprompter........

it's so nice to have a President that can read

By lolabull

How predictable, Jon "Got Obama's C&B's in my Mouth" Stewart wrote some jokes for the man himself. Why not do something slightly less predictable, you know, something that we can't just simply read about in a Saul Alinski book or a piece of poetry from Frank Marshall Davis, or something as foolish as what Wanda Sykes would no doubtedly say and allow a person who actually LIKES America to hand you some bits next time?

By Brent007

I THINK MICHELE OBAMA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FIRST LADY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS EVER HAD.

By ANNA

WHAT ARE YOU TWELVE ? she looks ok but beauitful no. she may look beautiful to you,most children think that of their mothers

By Mary

Mrs. Obama is elegant and attractive. She and the President represent this country very well. Some appreciate it and some don't. But that's America.

Apparently Barry doesn't agree since he cheated on her. Ooops, didn't know about that? Don't worry, mainstream media will eventually get around to reporting it...

By bOB

OBUMMER'S JOKE WOULD BE FUNNY IF NOT FOR THE 10% UNEMPLOYED, MILLIONS OF HOMEOWNERS UNDERWATER, BANK FAILURES, BUSINESS FAILURES AND ABSYMAL FORIEGN POLICY. THE LIBERAL SOLD OUT IN THE POCKET MEDIA PROTECTS OBUMMER AND FIXED STORIES HEAP PRAISE ON THIS FAILURE. THE PUBLIC KNOWS BETTER AND WILL SPEAK IN NOVEMBER AND VERY LOUD. OBUMMER STOOGES OUT IN NOVEMBER AND NONE TOO SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did the country have a surplus or a deficit when Obama took office?Bank and business failures?Were they happening prior to Nov.4th?ForeignPolicy;can Georgie Boy go anywhere in the world where he won't get arrested for his imperialist agenda to rule the world?Plus he ruined it for his poor brother Jeb who was supposed to ascend to the throne in the name of the Bush Oil Empire.

By WHITEROSE

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If it had been a Republican president, and used joke-writers, the Left would be screaming foul. Still, they know this man[ he's not MY president]- can't talk intelligently without a tele-prompter, so they figured, they would give him stuff to read.
Bet Stewart had to change his underwear several times.
And all this guffawing and adulation while oil burns- something Obama knew about over a week ago and refused to do a thing.

I can't WAIT for 2012.

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