By POLITICO STAFF | 5/11/09 12:52 PM EDT
Highlights from Wanda Sykes’ stand-up act at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner:
“People love you — even the media. You guys have been favorable towards the president. You know, it’s funny to me that they never caught you smoking, but they always catch you with your shirt off.
“Now, I know you’re into this transparency thing, but, uh, I don’t need to see your nipples.
“Is there a beach at Camp David? What the hell?
“You don’t have no nipple portrait of Lincoln.”
***
“This is amazing, the First Black President – I know you’re biracial – but the First Black President! You’re proud to be able to say that – The First Black President. That’s unless you screw up. Then it’s going to be, ‘What’s up with the half-white guy, huh? Who voted for the mulatto, what the hell?’”
***
“You just hang out. I think you hang out too much. What was that, you and Joe Biden out getting a hamburger? The two of you can’t hang out together. I mean, whose idea was that, Nancy Pelosi’s: ‘Hey, Why don’t you boys go out and get a bite?’”
***
“God forbid that Joe Biden falls into the hands of terrorists. God forbid if it’s ever a hostile situation. We’re done. Oh, they won’t even have to torture him. All they have to do is go, ‘How’s it going, Joe?” ….
“’What did you do, did you waterboard him? No, I just said, ‘nice weather,’ and he’s still talking. Can’t listen to him anymore, it’s like torture.’”
***
“What’s up with all these governors not wanting to take the [bailout] money. Who turns down money? Maybe you should give Oprah to give it away. Oprah would say, “OK, governors, look under your seats!”
***
“Gov. Palin, she’s not here tonight, she pulled out at the last minute. Somebody should tell her, that’s not really how you practice abstinence.”
***
“How dare you people give [Michelle Obama] grief about showing her arms. The country’s broke! Sleeves cost money!
“She has beautiful arms. Some of the previous first ladies — they needed the sleeves. Some of them needed the ponchos. [Audience hoots.] I didn’t name any names!
“But you do no need to keep your arms to yourself sometimes. You went over to London, touching the queen. You can’t do that! You’re over there patting the queen on the back like she just slid into home plate. ‘Way to go, Queen!’”
***
"Mr. President . . . you've had your fair share of critics. ... Rush Limbaugh, one of your big critics, boy — Rush Limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails. So you’re saying, ‘I hope America fails.’ You’re like, ‘I don’t care about people losing their homes, their jobs or our soldiers in Iraq.’ He just wants our country to fail.
To me, that’s treason. He’s not saying anything differently than Osama bin Laden is saying. You know you might want to look into this, sir, because I think Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker but he was just so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight
“Too much?
“You’re laughing inside, I know you’re laughing.
“Rush Limbaugh — I hope the country fails. I hope his kidneys fail, how about that?
“He needs a waterboarding, that’s what he needs.”
Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22322.html
Video Source: C-SPAN
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Federal Reserve Could Become A Supercop Makes Zero Sense
Trying to figure out how it makes sense to have a private company watch over other private companies. If anything is sounds like the Federal Reserve is too big. Government is growing by leaps and bounds yet they can't figure that out. They all have to be stuck on stupid for even making this suggestion.
AP sources: Obama wants Fed to be finance supercop
May 9, 7:29 AM (ET)
By ANNE FLAHERTY
(AP) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gather in...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve could become the supercop for "too big to fail" companies capable of causing another financial meltdown under a proposal being seriously considered by the White House.
The Obama administration told industry officials on Friday that it was leaning toward making such a recommendation, according to officials who attended a private one-hour meeting between President Barack Obama's economic advisers and representatives from about a dozen banks, hedge funds and other financial groups.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other officials made it clear they were not inclined to divide the job among various regulators as has been suggested by industry and some federal regulators. Geithner told the group that one organization needs to be held responsible for monitoring systemwide risk.
"Committees don't make decisions," said Geithner, according to one participant.
Officials from the Treasury Department and National Economic Council, which hosted the meeting, told participants that the Fed was considered the most likely candidate for the job, according to several officials who attended or were briefed on the discussions.
The administration officials said a legislative proposal would likely be sent to Capitol Hill in June with the expectation the House Financial Services Committee, led by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., would consider the measure before the Independence Day recess.
The officials requested anonymity because the meeting had not been publicly announced and they were not authorized to discuss it.
A Treasury Department statement provided to The Associated Press on Friday confirmed Geithner's position that he wants a "single independent regulator with responsibility for systemically important firms and critical payment and settlement systems."
A spokesman said Geithner also is open to creating a council to "coordinate among the various regulators, including the systemic risk regulator."
The Fed itself hasn't taken a position on whether it should have the job, although Chairman Ben Bernanke has said the Fed would have to be involved in any effort to identify and resolve systemwide risk.
http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20090509/D982MI580.html
AP sources: Obama wants Fed to be finance supercop
May 9, 7:29 AM (ET)
By ANNE FLAHERTY
(AP) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gather in...
Full Image
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve could become the supercop for "too big to fail" companies capable of causing another financial meltdown under a proposal being seriously considered by the White House.
The Obama administration told industry officials on Friday that it was leaning toward making such a recommendation, according to officials who attended a private one-hour meeting between President Barack Obama's economic advisers and representatives from about a dozen banks, hedge funds and other financial groups.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other officials made it clear they were not inclined to divide the job among various regulators as has been suggested by industry and some federal regulators. Geithner told the group that one organization needs to be held responsible for monitoring systemwide risk.
"Committees don't make decisions," said Geithner, according to one participant.
Officials from the Treasury Department and National Economic Council, which hosted the meeting, told participants that the Fed was considered the most likely candidate for the job, according to several officials who attended or were briefed on the discussions.
The administration officials said a legislative proposal would likely be sent to Capitol Hill in June with the expectation the House Financial Services Committee, led by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., would consider the measure before the Independence Day recess.
The officials requested anonymity because the meeting had not been publicly announced and they were not authorized to discuss it.
A Treasury Department statement provided to The Associated Press on Friday confirmed Geithner's position that he wants a "single independent regulator with responsibility for systemically important firms and critical payment and settlement systems."
A spokesman said Geithner also is open to creating a council to "coordinate among the various regulators, including the systemic risk regulator."
The Fed itself hasn't taken a position on whether it should have the job, although Chairman Ben Bernanke has said the Fed would have to be involved in any effort to identify and resolve systemwide risk.
http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20090509/D982MI580.html
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