Obama Jokes About Health Care, Bundy At Correspondents’ Dinner (VIDEO)

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President Obama on Saturday night made fun of himself and mocked some Republicans in his comedic speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.

He joked about the glitchy health care rollout and fit in multiple lines about Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.

Watch the highlight reel via NBC:

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  1. “…Orange really is the new black….” - now that was funny!

  2. that’s exactly the line I was going to quote. Oh, and “If the sentence starts with ‘Let me tell you what I know about The Negro’, we don’t really have to hear the rest of it.”

  3. Obama killed. Favorite part: during Biden video, Boehner explaining he’s got more important things to do than attend WHCD (while watching golf channel). Good one, Mr. Speaker.

  4. Best… line… EVER!

  5. Our President is pretty good at delivery. Joel McHale was good but wow some of that was uncomfortable. Kristie Kreme seemed to be having fun

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