On Obama âRemember when the country rallied around you in hope for a better tomorrow? That was a good one.â â Kimmel. âWhatâs the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? A pit bull is delicious.â â Obama. âI have not seen âThe Hunger Games.â Not enough class warfare.â â Obama. âThis is how you know the countryâs in bad shape. The president is starving. North Korea is sending him food aid.â â Kimmel on Obamaâs weight. âThereâs a term for President Obama. Not two terms.â â Kimmel. On Romney âWe both have degrees from Harvard. I have one, he has two. What a snob.â â Obama, referring to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. âItâs nice to be here in the nice, vast Hilton ballroom. Or as Mitt Romney would call it, a fixer-upper.â â Obama. âHe was so incensed that he asked if he could get some time on the Merv Griffin show.â â Obama on Romneyâs response to his appearance with Jimmy Fallon. On Republicans âI guess it wasnât Rickâs year. Rickâs year is 1954.â â Kimmel, referring to candidate Rick Santorum. âItâs great to see the Gingriches here. I guess that means the check cleared.â â Kimmel on candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife. âThe reason he [House Speaker John Boehner] smokes so many cigarettes is because his tears keep putting them out.â â Kimmel. On Democrats âUggie [the dog] is amazing. He can roll over on command. Heâs a Democrat.â â Kimmel. âWe used to march. Now we Occupy.â â Kimmel on Americaâs weight problem. âThree Hillaries? That sounds like President Clintonâs worst nightmare.â â Kimmel on Press Secretary Jay Carney knowing multiple Hilary Rosens. On the Media âIâd like everyone to look under their seats. Under each youâll find a copy of Keith Olbermannâs resume.â â Kimmel. âWhatâs black and white and read all over? Nothing anymore.â â Kimmel. âThereâs no one linking to as much hard-hitting journalism as youâre linking to.â â Obama addressing Arianna Huffington. On celebrities âIf youâre looking for the biggest threat to America, itâs right there -- Kim Kardashian.â â Kimmel. âEverything that is wrong with America is here in this room.â â Kimmel, after listing off the politicians, members of the media and celebrities in attendance. âJimmy got his start on "The Man Show." In Washington thatâs what we call a congressional hearing on contraception.â â Obama http://www.latimes.com/news/politic...ndents-dinner-20120428,0,4320517.story?page=2
Here are a few more from Kimmel: To Obama: âI know you wonât be able to laugh at my jokes about the Secret Service, so cover your ears, if thatâs physically possible.â âIf you told me when I was a kid I would be standing on a dais with President Barack Obama, I would have said, âThe presidentâs name is Barack Obama?ââ âDemocrats would like you to stick to your guns. And if you donât have any guns, you can ask Eric Holder to get some for you.â âItâs great to see the Gingriches here, because that means the check cleared.â âIâd like everyone to look under their seats. Youâll find a copy of Keith Olbermannâs resumeâ and âI didnât know Current TV existed, because I donât get Channel 1,000,000.â