Wanda Sykes was hilarious at President’s Dinner
Another year at the White House Correspondents dinner for Journalists and another controversial edgy comedian takes the podium. Last year the right was in an uproar over Steven Colbert who took some deep jabs at President Bush (who everyone seemed to forget about this year).
Now all the talking heads on TV are going after Wanda Sykes head. But not her liver I don’t guess. Why is it that no one is realizing she is a comedian. She is not stooping down to Rush Limbaugh’s level because he is NOT a comedian as funny and entertaining as he may seem to some wackos. Rush Limbaugh is a talking head slash pundit or political commentator or talk show host who should be held up the standards that everyone is holding Wanda Sykes up to. Why is it that Wanda says something everyone goes bananas and Rush says something no one fears.
I don’t think people should be wishing someone ill health.. death.. or pain of any kind. I think the context and the joking manner was different than someone like Bill O’Reilly or a non-comedian saying it. The View commented on Wanda and even Whoppi said “it wasn’t funny”. But what about the entire speech? I mean seriously. If no one laughed as they say during that part of the speech they sure loved all of it before that and after that from what I saw. It’s funny on some shows the Miss California speech had boos and others had claps as if they edited the sound to make it look on some shows that Miss. California had supporters. Perez Hilton says there were more people booing in the audience though. Which makes me skeptical of any kind of sounds in the background unless you are actually there in person.
Let’s not forget how great the speech was. I thoroughly enjoyed it and had to watch it several times as it was very entertaining. If you have not watched the entire video (parts 1 and 2) make sure you do because what the media shows are just small cuts.
Wanda Sykes goes on tour this Summer as part of the True Colors comedy leg. Wanda recently came out (again) for gay rights because of Proposition 8 in California and has since been a strong advocate and help to gay rights.
Congrat’s on your new born baby
In other big news today Wanda Sykes’ wife gave birth to twins Daughter Olivia Lou and Son Lucas Claude.
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