News Source: The Journal-World
| about 1 year ago
Associated Press Writer April 27, 2008 Washington - President Bush poked fun at his potential successors Saturday night, expressing surprise that none of them were in the audience at the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner.
News Source: BBC
| about 1 year ago
The president said he was surprised they were not in the audience before making jokes at their expense. Referring to Republican candidate John McCain's absence, he said: "He probably wanted to distance himself from me." The annual dinner dates back...
News Source: Washington Post
| about 1 year ago
Leave it to Bush to shake up an event that, after 93 years, has become as traditional, perhaps even formulaic, in its trappings as a recipe: Start with Hollywood glamour. Add heaping spoonfuls of bona fide Beltway celebrity, and stir...Place in an...
News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner
| about 1 year ago
McCain attends OKC fundraiser The president admitted to being "a little wistful" in his final appearance at the dinner, showing video clips of his routines from previous years...Bush was followed by Craig Ferguson , the host of CBS ' "Late Late Show."...
News Source: USA Today
| about 1 year ago
President Bush poked fun at his potential successors Saturday night, expressing surprise that none of them were in the audience at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner. "Senator McCain's not here," Bush said of GOP nominee-in-...
News Source: Seattle Times
| about 1 year ago
Associated Press Writer Just a few months after he was sworn in as a U.S. citizen, Craig Ferguson is going face-to-face with President Bush and the rest of the Washington establishment. Ferguson, the host of CBS' "Late Late Show," is the featured...