Obama’s always good but Larry Wilmore, doe…
I thought his performance was brilliant. The Colbert WHCD all over. The ppl in the room in stunned silence as many ppl at home get cathartic glee from their discomfort.
The President absolutely killed it with his speech, and the mic drop at the end was totally justified. Like Charlie Pierce says, Obama has no more fucks to give. We will probably not be lucky enough to have another smart, funny, and classy Presidential family in the White House in our lifetimes like this one. I can find things to disagree with in terms of policy, but on the whole, thanks Obama.
I thought he went pretty easy on Trump, but Trump has let his fool flag fly so much since last June that it might be the ultimate wisdom not to try to outdo the beclowning he’s practiced on himself. In general that was one of the truly laugh-out-loud funniest presentations I’ve ever seen. One aspect of his leadership I think we’ve mostly understood implicitly, which is that you can be funny and smart and get stuff done in the political world and do it with class and dignity. The rest of them carry on in a such a way you might doubt that, but Obama’s going to leave us with that standard and challenge. I hope the rest of the would-be leaders in this country have been taking notes all this time, because examples like that are all too rare. You don’t have to crawl to be a leader, or be an obvious hypocrite, or pander shamelessly. People actually prefer that you don’t, as far as I can tell. Pass the word. 
Let’s hope Hillary nominates him for the SC, so he really won’t be gone.
Taking into account, what was happening behind the scenes while President Obama was giving his speech and gutting Trump, I have to wonder what small miracle he pulled off during this half hour.
Probably just world peace (whirled peas) or something smallish like that.
He nailed it with class as usual. He will be missed. And the GOP should just take a look, if only for a moment, at what a gifted President he is and how he got the “last laugh.”
Reading another blog last night, I learned the pet names for his sons - Usay and Quday.
I think that’s hilarious.
Obama definitely got a few zingers in about Trump though (and others, of course). Very enjoyable.
Be sure to evacuate low-lying areas first, because there’s sure to be a flood of
Well said. Some of the jokes went over their heads and some landed like a bomb on their heads. I am sure Wolf Blitzer will never be the same. The President, however, was stellar. I was a bit depressed last night at the realization it was his last WHCD.
I got the impression that he and Michelle were pretty happy that was the case.
ETA: The big surprise last night was the bit with Boehner! Loved that someone handed him a glass of red wine, and he offered Obama a cigarette. Very funny.
I doubt that is something the President would want. Sitting around waiting for an interesting case. I;d rather see him free to do great things and I have no doubt the true greatness of this President is still to come
Amen and without a doubt. Well said my friend
What I found to be a turnoff is how it has become a celebrity fest and all these celebrity posing and taking pictures.
“Eight years ago I said it was time to change the tone of our politics. In hindsight, I clearly should have been more specific.”
Swoosh!
President Obama’s best barbs at these functions are when he needles the media for their focus on the trivial, the tawdry, and the sensational at the expense of intelligent, probing coverage of issues of vital importance.
Like last night when he all but accused them of enabling Donald Trump’s candidacy with their incessant, mindless herd-like coverage of his juvenile antics and outbursts, it was as if he knew his words to the media circus were to no avail. His frustration was palpable and poignant.
I am so going to miss President Obama!
I don’t necessarily think it was his funniest remarks at the WHCD, but he still did a great job. Some of my favorite bits were him making fun of “Aunt Hillary” using Facebook, saying Bernie Sanders shouldn’t give him shade because they were “comrades” and this quote:
If this material goes well, I’ll use it at Goldman Sachs next year. Earn me some serious Tubmans.
One of Mr. Obama’s Bloomingdale comments will certainly burn Trump, “A billionaire who’s worth as much as he says he is…”
“GOP Chairman Reince Priebus is here tonight. Glad to see you fell you’ve earned a night off. Congratulations on all your success. The Republican Party, the nomination process, it’s all going great. Keep it up.”
Priceless.