I wouldn't watch this SH**HEAD dancing around and being "self-deprecating* if you paid me.
My son and alot of other good men and women were in Iraq hoping to stay alive at the same time these as**oles were wearing tuxes and living it up.
Life is good if you're a Republican I guess.
Disgusting.

When will we stop with this childish ritual? Ha ha ha, people are dying! All participants should be ashamed.

Uggggg... Rove is just so, so gross. No, creepy. No, icky. His preformance has an overall "ewwww" factor of like 26 to the 12th power.

The press made the clips of Bush looking under his desk for WMDs disappear so fast it made my head spin. Everyone in that room should have been in class instead studying journalistic ethics.

This is the funniest thing I have ever seen. Kudos to MC Rove who can take a joke. The way the left-leaning press and media portray him, you'd think he actually DOES bite the heads off small animals. Hey morons, HE'S HUMAN! Just like the rest of us. I don't remember Republicans and conservatives spewing so much hatred for George Stephanopoulos and James Carville. Just shows you how messed up the party of *compassion* really is.

I wish you would take that picture of Rove off the front page. It makes me want to puke. I can't think of another human being I would rather backhand.

Well isn't that just precious? Can't wait till ol' Turdblossom is gangsta' rapping in prison.

Wait.
Anyone who uses the term *kudos* might need to be slapped even more than Rove.
Along with any other *compassionate conservative* Bush loyalist.
These fat-cat, rich, oil-country invaders disgust me beyond words.
Iraq burns, people die, and they dance, drink and laugh.
Snort.

Ugh. Just as funny as the WMD joke. Cocktail weenies for everyone.

Maybe next year Rove and Bush could pretend to be wounded vets instead of rappers. I'm sure the press would find it hilarious.

I'm sure it's all in fun, but I would prefer that journalists not get chummy with the politicians.

that was pretty funny.

I agree. Truly disgusting. Films of drunken college frat parties are much funnier. So why were these people laughing? I'm not sure whether to be more disgusted with the crownd than with the "performers."

Note to Mr. "kudos" above: You might want to take your head out of your *ss sometime soon.

The correspondents' dinner needs to bring back Colbert.

Apparently the WaPo comments pages now accept standard punctuation marks. Rock on!

Hey, instead of these media dinners, how about rebuilding some houses in New Orleans?

The video is disturbing, but not as disturbing as the policies and tactics of Karl Rove. I heard on NPR that Karl Rove is an atheist and his stepfather who he dearly loved was gay.

I'm an atheist, the good kind. The kind that believes in truth and dignity towards others. He doesn't even believe in the wretched policies he helps put forth. It just makes me sick inside that someone can do the evil things he does and not even believe in them.

I would love to see a story on this subject.

You know Rap is dead when white Neo-con millionares in their 50's start mimicking it. Rove could probably put American Idiol in the grave with a single note.

Eisenhower predicted the corruptive power of the Military Industrial Complex. It seems we also have an equally corruptive fraternity of government and press elites. I don't care what party is in power, for the press to cavort with those it's supposed to watch is troubling. I wonder what Edward R Murrow would think?

Was the buffoon Bush still looking for WMDs under the seats? What a sorry spectacle.

Jeez, people, calm down. It's the one time of the year that correspondents and the administration get together and have a laugh. They're combative enough the rest of the time. I really don't think they're going easy on each other because of one dinner.
I'm not a Bush or Rove fan, but the hatred you people feel is kinda scary.

I'm glad that KR is able to have a blast while the troops are out there killing themselves for a vicious lie. Boy really, what a trooper! I couldn't agree more with all these postings, while he is sipping champagne and having a blast making a complete ass out of himself, thousands are dying because of him.

does that dinner raise money for anything? the ones i've been associated with generated money for scholarships, etc. if its' only purpose is to be some kind of self-congratulatory circle-jerk, it is kind of pathetic.

Wow - gray-haired white males "rappin'"!!!!!!!!! Wasn't this a scene in "Disorderlies"? In like 1985? *BARFS*

Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Bush and the Washington fraternity joke and cavort while soldiers die.

This Administration and the Media Elite, what an unholy alliance, even for an evening. It shows what a game all the ostensibly serious day-to-day issues and dialogue really are to these people.

I'm sure the parents, spouses and children of the 3200 US service people killed in Iraq, or the 20,000 maimed service people, or the 2 million people who have fled Iraq and are living in neighboring countries in fear of being deported, or the 50-60 people blown up in Iraq everyday are really yukking it up right now too.

These guys are indeed a barrel of laughs.

In response to Rick, if the Bush administration and the journalism establishment were taking their responsibilities seriously, this kind of dinner would not be a problem. Instead, they show their continuing contempt and disrespect for the intelligence of the American public.

Pete, well said.

I wish the media and pundits who have done - at best - a mediocre job of presenting and analyzing current events over the past decade would get over themselves. Stunts like this self-aggrandizing Annual MCD only send serious students of modern history and conscientious public citizens scurrying for other outlets from which to receive information. I come to the WAPO web site to share my opinions and consider those of others. I go to other serious journalism websites for news. I hope this will change soon, but this hope is not very optimistic. Please remove this story from your site.

Thanks.

Golly gee, what fun the Fat Man and his merry bunch were having at the Washington Press Dinner last night!

Yuking it up and dancing on the graves of the thousands of dead and wounded soldiers and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis! David Gregory should be ashamed of himself...

Where is Stephen Colbert when we need him?

Anyone read the book "Is Paris Burning?"

Oh, the hatred and contempt voiced here for Rove and company is what is "kinda' scary"?
Considering the death and destruction that these men have needlessly caused and the safe comfortable nights sleep they had last night while the 140,000 Americans they've sent to Iraq were in a war-zone, I find that point of view pathetic. How about all the people of Iraq who are living in danger of being bombed or have had to leave their homes and/or country?
I'll bet the National Guardsman from Iowa on his second tour in Iraq finds this video HILARIOUS.
"kinda' scary".
I'd piss on Karl Rove's grave if given the opportunity.

All of you people need to relax for a moment. This is just a one night thing where people can relax and have fun together. When Pres. Clinton was sending troops over to Bosnia no one was complaining about this Dinner. Just because you are all bitter, bitter people doesn't mean you can't see that something is funny and not look at everything through political glasses. You people are the ones that make me despise wanting to work in government. RELAX!!!!!!!

"I'd piss on Karl Rove's grave if given the opportunity."

I, on the other hand, wouldn't cross the street to piss on Karl Rove if he was on fire.

I'll "relax" when Bush is out of office and Rove is back to making more millions as a lobbyist. You're damned right I'm bitter.
Comparing Bosnia to the invasion of Iraq just shows who you are.
Your line is better Andy. Thanks for the chuckle.

Ah! One more opportunity for the liberal, leftist anti-war wackos to prove that not only do they lack a sense of humor to Vulcan-like degree, they also have no sense of proportionality. What a pious, self-rightous bunch of jerks!

To quote some of the other Responses:

"This Administration and the Media Elite, what an unholy alliance" - Doug

"I'd piss on Karl Rove's grave if given the opportunity" - Andy

"I can't think of another human being I would rather backhand" - SamBrown

"Films of drunken college frat parties are much funnier" - Bob Wellhoefer

For all that it is worth, I am glad that this correspondence dinner only occurs once a year. If it was held more than once, the slime from Ghostbusters II might emerge and cover the entire New England region and many parts of the Pacific Coast. If the polictical affiliations were flipped on this matter, I am sure no one would even give it a second thought, much like the gun that was found on the aid of Sen. Webb.

What a blast! wish I could have been there. People, lighten up.I have two family members serving in the armed forces.They give you the right to laugh if you really want to.

Carol, I have the deepest respect and admiration for anyone who chooses to wear the uniform of our troops and put their lives on the line to defend our country. But I fail to see how U.S. troops fighting and dying in Iraq for no good reason whatsoever gives the average American any more "rights" than he or she had before this whole sorry spectacle started.
If the U.S. were invaded by a foreign country, or a foreign country were threatening to invade us, and our military was liberating our country from that foreign power, than you could legitimately say our troops were fighting for our "rights."
Just because our troops pick up a gun and kill somebody Bush says is our "enemy" does not automatically mean they are "fighting for our rights." I know this comment will start a s***storm, but I don't care. It had to be said.

Ah! One more opportunity for the liberal, leftist anti-war wackos to prove that not only do they lack a sense of humor to Vulcan-like degree, they also have no sense of proportionality. What a pious, self-rightous bunch of jerks!

Posted by: Stick | March 29, 2007 02:28 PM

Face it Stick, rightwingers aren't funny. They can be snide and sarcastic but they can never be funny. Ann Coulter, Dennis Miller, Rush Limbaugh, and the banal hijinx displayed last night are as humorous as it gets on the right. Oh wait I forgot about Larry the Cable Guy.

"War of aggression" does not equal "fighting for our rights."

So those press people attending the bash I will write off as the sell outs willing to chuckle while the people they are supposed to be reporting on do heinous deeds beyond compare in america...It's time for a changing of the guard and people to look to the true news of the Colbert Report, The Daley Show and air america radio...the band played on while the Titanic sank hopefully this will mark the sinking of the PNAC.

How do you support the troops other than by posting comments that won't at all influence the very people you despise and blame? I'm without comment about the party. I'm just curious about real action - if there is any, what is it?

They are as sick and sadistic as the low lives who voted for them.

I suppose I could overlook my discomfort at the press 'cavorting' with politicians IF they actually did their jobs the rest of the year by holding the pols feet to the fire. Instead I see a press that is, for the most part, timid and co-opted, a cadre of preening,careerists more interested in 'playing their cards right' to become media 'stars' than in ferreting out the truth of what is happening in the halls of power.
Excuse me, I feel nauseous.

That "performance" was just pathetic. Most telling is the fact that the M$M is falling all over itself with glee at KKKarl's hideous routine, while last year they declared unanimously that Stephen Colbert's brilliant satire wasn't funny. They have proven beyond the shadow of a doubt where their allegiances lie. A lower bunch of sycophantic toads than the WH press corpse would be impossible to find.

Republican humor?.... I guess Rove hired himself to be the comedian....Republican humor....pitiful...... disgusting... the worst ive ever seen......please God, wake me from this never ending nightmare......its gotta stop....

"War of aggression" does not equal "fighting for our rights." - F.Red

Since our 'imperialism' is so 'unjustified', I offer a ten step plan to make the world right for all the citizens of the world. Here are the ten steps that will lead to world peace in order of implementation:

1. We must remove ourselves from the Middle East, no ifs ands or buts. To make sure we never go back, the congress should pass legislation preventing our armed forces from any military action. This action will prevent us ever interfering with a civil or regional war ever again.

2. We must remove any and all troops from the continent of Africa, especially in the war torn regions. We don't want to be part of anymore civil wars.

3. We must remove all of the troops the Korean peninsula. Technically, both North and South Korea are still at war, a civil war. This is clearly a conflict that we have no business in.

4. We must remove ourselves from the United Nations Security Counsel. With our war mongering attitude towards the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. With the United States out of the world scene, there is no way any other nations will go up in arms with each other.

5. We must raise taxes on the top 1% of Americans. We all know it was the rich that got us involved in the Middle East in the first place. Instead of paying around 60% of the taxes, I propose that the richest Americans pay 90% of the taxes. Hey they can afford it right!

6. We must dismantle all of our nuclear weapons and any other large ordinance explosive device. Without our weapons, we can never start another war again.

7. We must dismantle the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA can't do anything but war monger.

8. We must give the government more say in the world of business. We should follow the leftist business model, more specifically the model put forth by one Hugo Chavez. Not only has he decreased his country's oil revenues by 25%, he is also keeping his people in check.

9. We must punish any company in the US that chooses to outsource its jobs to other countries. First it hurts our economy, second because it boost the economy of other countries. Raising Taxes is the only option.

10. We must stop medaling in other countries' affairs. This includes any aid for natural disasters and aid for refugees.

Of course all of these steps are preposterous. If you found yourself believing in any of these ten steps, you need to take a step back. Though it is tough to hear, and believe for some, the world is not just sunshine and puppies. The fact is the world is a very dangerous place now, but much more dangerous without American influence.

The "kudos" idiot in this thread, the "kinda scary" idiot, and one or two others don't even read like real responses from real people. They sound more like White House plants. Maybe they're not. But the false tone of their posts and their cheerleading sound like the sorts of responses that, say, hotels or airlines pay their works to make in threads that criticize their goods and services. "I have never found the White House Hotel to ever be anything other a sparklingly maintained place of joy. Kudos to their fresh and downy towels. Well worth the detour to Washington, D.C."

The "kudos" idiot in this thread, the "kinda scary" idiot, and one or two others don't even read like real responses from real people. They sound more like White House plants. Maybe they're not. But the false tone of their posts and their cheerleading sound like the sorts of responses that, say, hotels or airlines pay their workers to make in threads that criticize their goods and services. "I have never found the White House Hotel to ever be anything other than a sparklingly maintained place of joy. Kudos to their fresh and downy towels. Well worth the detour to Washington, D.C."

The fact is the world is a very dangerous place now, but much more dangerous without American influence.
Posted by: UNO | March 29, 2007 10:08 PM

The world is much safer now that UNO has valiantly vanquished ten strawmen all by himself. It's inspiring to think that one man, sitting in a pair of urine stained underwear and posting from his parent's basement can save the world.

BTW, Kudos to Anon for an insightful post. Although those commenters probably work at the Hotel California, you know the one where you can check in but you can never leave.

Uno,you're engaging in "Cheney Speak". That is when you imply that your political opponent espouses a belief he does not, then belittle him/her for it. That game has gotten tiresome after 6 years. How about if we turn the table and I state categorically that this is your real 10-point plan for saving th world:

1. We must keep our troops in the Middle East indefinitely. Congress should not question this president or any president about when and where to use troops.

2. If we commit ourselves to a military action and and determine that assumptions we made going in were wrong or that the situation on the ground has changed, that's a togh break. but we must soldier on.

3. Since we have kept troops in Korea for more than 50 years, there is no good reason not to keep troops in Iraq for at least that long.

4. The UN cannot take up arms against us so they can and should be totally ignored.

5. There is no need for the richest one percent of Americans to pay taxes. We should follow the lead of several States and use lotteries to shift the burden for public spending to the poor and the working poor.

6. We need more nuclear weapons on the ground and in space. The cost can be offset by lotteries..

7. Sure the CIA could invest in more analysts that speak Arabic, Farsi, Pashtu, etc. to improve the quality of the intelligence they provide. But if we beat detainees in secret prisons long enough, they'll learn English.

8. We must give the government more leeway in issuing sole source contracts. Putin gets to decide which companies make money and how much. The Administration should follow his lead.

9. We should reward companies that move US jobs overseas by giving them tax breaks and letting them compete for sensitive federal contracts. Oh wait. We already do that!

10. We must stop medaling in Louisianna's affairs. This includes any aid for natural disasters and aid for refugees.

This whole show is PATHETIC ! Country is in doldrums and people in charge seem to be having fun anyways.. Every one involved must be ashamed of themselves..

Once again, the streetwalkers who are passing themselves off as *journalists* applauded the Republican buffoons...

Exicom, I congratulate you on a brilliant response to UNO's inane straw man constructions. As for Rove's performance, it made me squirm. He should stick to building political support for destroying the world through Republican malfeasance. Leave the rapping and dancing to the pros.

these slogans!!
just how are we supporting the troops?Doesnt that mean support Bush and the rest of the criminals that are running this country??
The soldiers are fighting for our freedom and for us?
How does that compute out of the lies that started the Iraq disaster?
To see these pukes frolic blatantly stirrs fear in my heart for this wonderful country.Is there any hope we can survive these misfits for another 22 month?christel

Well said Exicon, and others.

Mainstream media has given up even a pretense of representing a "free press." Americans must demand increased PBS funding AND an intact curtain between politics and PBS.

Freedom of the press is a sacred right. How many constitutional rights are we going to apathetically let go of?

It's both sad and appalling to see "America's watchdogs" fraternizing with politicians in good times. However, it's deeply horrifying when gas is $3.00 a gallon; the rich are becoming grossly rich and the middle class are becoming poor; expensive health insurers do not provide actual health care; Bush's "no child left behind" policy further handicaps American education; America is hated more deeply than ever the world over; our youth are lost; and, most of all, when we are killing and being killed in a war that serves only the Bush family ego and their rich friends' pocketbooks. It is shocking to see these would-be dictators make light of the deplorable state they have sunk the nation to.

And, not for nothing, but under the best of circumstances their behavior would be ridiculous. Are the old white men we've placed in charge really that juvenile, un-evolved and "shut down" as human beings? THAT'S "kinda scary" -- although it explains a lot, including but certainly not limited to the juvenile comments and weak arguments posted by their few remaining supporters.

Thank you.

Where is Colbert when we really need him? This spectacle was neauseating, serving only to illustrate the weird symbiosis between Rove and his captive press. We are well and truly screwed.

He had better practice his act with him in chains and prison stripes - he will be needing that one. Treason has consquences, as do other felonies.

Ex-Sen. Thompson's wife is very pretty. I wonder how old she is.

David -- Thompson's wife is prettier than you know. See her at last year's bash before her hubby's White House ambitions infringed upon her fashion choices: http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2006/05/01/in_depth_showbiz/photoessay1562186_0_6_photo.shtml

Somehow one had to know he'd fit right in with Rush, Newt, Rudy, etc. Wonder how many Mrs. Thompsons there were before her.

Karl Rove Rapping - may God bless his porky ass! So how many troops died today? Hell, who cares! They are 2nd page news anyway, as everyone is curious about the Rove Rap, now that's front page. Some people were meant to sacrifice others were meant to party. Party on dudes!

Its a shame when someone cannot enjoy themselves and have fun without people makeing a big thing of it.

I hope that EVERY SINGLE SOLDIER in Iraq and Afghanistan, every single American Soldier and every single BRITISH soldier and every single soldier if there are any left from Bush's so-called "Coalition of the Willing"; I devoutly hope that EACH ONE OF THEM watches this shameful video from first to last. Then, that someone says to them, THIS, boys and girls, sons and daughters, THIS is what you are here in harms' way for, fighting and dying and KILLING for. THIS, and nothing else. While your families and communities suffer, lose jobs, can't pay their mortgages, go heavier into debt, THESE are the people having FUN at your families', your friends', your communities' expense -- and YOURS.
LET US HOPE THAT AFTER THAT, THE SOLDIERS EITHER LAY DOWN THEIR WEAPONS AND REFUSE TO FIGHT AT ALL -- OR TURN AROUND AND FIRE THEM IN THE OTHER DIRECTION -- NOT AT THE "FOREIGNERS".

Two days later and I still haven't recovered from the searing sight of the Face Of The Republican Party, Karl Rove, dancing at that infamous annual dinner that documents the whoring collusion between the White House and the permanent inside-the-beltway population of laughing hyenas who pass themselves off to the rest of the world as the MSM.
A picture is worth a thousand words, all the Dems have to do to win the White House back in 2008 is to CONSTANTLY show the photo of Bush's Frankenstein's Monster, making obscene, horrifying gestures.

Whats with Roves hair, why do men who can't grow it on top think that growing long in the back some how balances it all out. He looks like Ebenezer Scrooge on crack. Turd-blossom is right he can take any turd in this administration and shine it up real good so brain dead people like his master and Bryan2369 and Matt believe
anything he says.

Looks like Rick's Mastered the Snake Style.
Next lesson "Nirvana"....

Gearge "lookin for Lincon"

I have never hated Karl Rove more than after watching this video. Hip Hop is DEAD.

Wait a minute! The dude is a catoon; no?

What a shame!