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    Jimmy Kimmel to host 2012 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner

    President Obama at the 2011 dinner. (WHCA/Brendan Smialowski)

    Jimmy Kimmel has been named host of the 2012 White House Correspondents' Association dinner. The late-night host of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" will be the featured comedian at the 98th annual dinner on April 28, 2012.

    Kimmel's brand of humor is "sophisticated and edgy while appealing to a wide audience," said WHCA president Caren Bohan, a staffer at Reuters. He joins a long list of entertainers--from Bob Hope to Jon Stewart--to emcee the proceedings.

    In recent years, the event--part celebration of the White House press corps, part presidential roast--has become a celebrity-filled affair, guest lists peppered with A-list stars.

    At the 2011 dinner hosted by "Saturday Night Live" head writer Seth Meyers, Donald Trump showed up, and was promptly skewered by both Meyers and President Obama.

    "Donald Trump is here tonight," Obama said. "Now I know he's taken some flack lately, but no one is happier to put the birth certificate matter to rest than The Donald. And that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like, 'Did we fake the moon landing?' 'What really happened in Roswell?' And, 'Where are Biggie and Tupac?' "

    "Donald Trump has been saying that he will run for president as a Republican," Meyers said. "Which is surprising, because I had assumed he was running as a joke."

    As is tradition, Meyers roasted Obama, too.

    "When you were sworn in, you looked like the guy from those Old Spice commercials," Meyers said. "Now you look like Louis Gossett, Sr. Is this the 'change' you were talking about?"

    He added: "If your hair gets any whiter, the tea party is going to endorse it."

    You can watch Meyers and Obama's speeches from the 2011 event below:

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    7 comments

    • Joe  •  6 mths ago
      Good choice. Kimmel will hit every side and won't pull punches. He's been overshadowed by the two late night mainstays but his show is the only one on a network that's inventive.
    • anil  •  6 mths ago
      Time for another look at Obama's killer poker face.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Pleasanton, United States  •  6 mths ago
      How does one distinguish between humor and farce?
    • Thomas  •  6 mths ago
      One thing for sure..
      The White house can throw a great party!
    • wanderleg  •  6 mths ago
      Kimmel is as funny as a case of hemorrhoids.
    • It's Almost Time. It& ...  •  6 mths ago
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      This is interesting: obama’s new “CAN’T WAIT” slogan to deceive the “NAÏVE,” the MANY.
      OBAMA, THE SON OF SATAN, THE ANTICHRIST, Knows that he is a total failure, as well as his “Yes, We Can,” and that he has nothing but little time to fulfill his satanic agenda. ALL the MEDIA is owned by the satanic elite. Notice that asking for locations started right after Yahoo! and ABC News became partners. Yahoo! is asking for our locations so they can supply them to FEMA (for their CONCENTRATION/DEATH CAMPS). TAKING “TRICKS” FROM OBAMA MEANS GOING TO HELL. LETTING OBAMA "TREAT" MEANS GOING TO HELResearch FEMA (its coffins, trains, etc), TSA and HAARP. See for yourself.
      Our government is OUR worst ENEMY. Yes, Yahoo! and ALL the media work for satan, obama’s father. Wake up,.. Wake up now! obama IS EVIL, BE AWARE!
      And he is NOT an AMERICAN. Get it through your heads!!! They also need our locations for the “OBAMACARE” chip, THE MARK OF THE BEAST, the 666 obama’s mark, the “obamacare”. Do not let obama "trick or treat" you. You shall be sorry if you do.
      You take the mark, you will be given "HELL CARE", in HELL!!! You’ve been WARNED!!!
      Remember Ephesians 6:12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits which are under Heaven. OBAMA IS THE ANTICHRIST! Wake up now before is too late!!! Our LORD and SAVIOR is AT THE DOOR. HE IS HERE. WAKE UP, Wake up NOW! For you, “NAIVES” (the DIPUTS), your “SMART’ comments are VERY welcome, and don’t read the whole thing. It’s TOO much for your “eyes.” GOD BLESS YOU. HE IS waiting for YOU all. Don't wait too long. Time is short, at hand.
      ALLAH….. OBAMA….. ALA…..BAMA???!!! Allah is the muslim god. Obama is a muslim.
      ALA…BAMA, Alabama a muslim state? with allah for god and obama the antichrist?
      That means our forefathers new obama was coming from HELL to be the 44th “president.”
      This means the USA has been a satanic country all along? We have been living in the “resort” of HELL and we never knew….until now! DO NOT allow obama to TRICK or TREAT you. Those Americans who support the son of the devil, the antichrist, the beast are just asking for it.... TO SPEND ETERNITY WITH OBAMA IN HELL, where he came from.
      YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
      If you're STUPID, your NEGATIVE reply is very welcome. You have the right to be known, and don’t read the whole thing. It’s TOO much for your “eyes,” GOD BLESS YOU. HE IS waiting for YOU all.
    • Redwing  •  6 mths ago
      I didn't know Kimmel was a left wing nut. I thought he was intelligent.
      • bb 6 mths ago
        You should maybe not think too much, then. It seems to pain you. Just carry on and laugh at the nice man's jokes
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