Do you think any of the Presidents like this WH Correspondents dinner?

[LeftyAndProud60]

Obama looks like he wants to leave already.

[tabatha]

1. are you watching online ?

[LeftyAndProud60]

4. cspan and cnn.nt

[blogslut]

2. I'm sure he's fine

It's a distraction but it's also a chance for the CoC to show a human side. I would imagine that many presidents have enjoyed the opportunity to crack wise.

[VespertineIconoclast]

3. If I am recalling correctly...

the WH Correspondents dinner is one of the few times that President Obama put aside the niceties and took some much needed jabs at those individuals and groups that repeatedly tried to disrespect him. I maybe mixing up this dinner with another, but I remember President Obama getting some good ones in on Michael Steele and John Boehner in the past.

So yeah, they may not like having to spend their time there when they could be doing something else, but the dinner provides a much needed acceptable venue for presidents to vent some frustration (at least in the recent years).

[FLyellowdog]

5. Used to be a stag dinner.

I think I just heard that 1962 was first time women were allowed to attend. It was about damn time.

[HipChick]

6. and that;s only because Helen Thomas kicked up a huge fuss

[FLyellowdog]

7. Correctamondo. nt.

[Old Troop]

8. I think it's like every other event a President has to attend

gives him a stage and shows he's regular guy.