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PUBLIC OPINION > Obama and Jimmy Kimmel Were Equally Funny at the White House Dinner

SodaHead News 2012/05/01 16:00:00
Jimmy Kimmel does comedy for a living, but he had some pretty stiff competition when President Obama took the stage at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. At one point, the president played a mock smear ad accusing himself of eating dog in Indonesia -- a poke at the Romney-Obama media dogfight. He joked about getting drunk texts from Hillary Clinton, alluding to a recent photo of her texting that went viral. He even faked a repeat of the "hot mic" slip up at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, asking "off the record" why he was wasting time there. We asked the public if he was funnier than Kimmel, the headlining comedian.

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Despite Kimmel's profession, he was neck-and-neck with the President. Granted, they probably both had some polished staff writers on hand, but that's beside the point. Both men delivered their spiels and delivered them well. One commenter who favored Kimmel wrote, "The pro beats the amateur nearly every time. Obama has good speech writers but JK has good comedy writers." One who favored Obama wrote, "Comedy is a bonus perk provided by a president. Kimmel is a professional funnyman -- different scale used here."

Conservatives Go With Kimmel

Okay, let's not act like politics didn't play a part on this. When we broke it down by political leaning, there was an obvious bias on both sides: 68% of conservatives went with Kimmel and 74% of liberals went with Obama. Libertarians and progressives were even more pronounced. If we're to judge by the moderate vote, it goes to Obama by about 10%.

Youth for Obama

It's well-known that Obama's campaign appeals to younger audiences, and the results are evidence that his staff is still doing a good job of keeping it that way. However, the cutoff age was about 25, which is just six years of voting-age constituents. Not enough to win an election but more than enough to get a spot on prime time. Next up, "Conan"?

Kimmel Does Well With the Ladies

For a guy who used to co-host "The Man Show" with Adam Carolla, Jimmy did pretty well with the female vote. We don't expect women were his primary audience then, what with the trampoline girls and all but he kept it (mostly) classy at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Maybe we should be more surprised that he lacked support in the male category.

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  • GUAPO~LMAO!~ 2012/05/01 20:39:43 (edited)
    GUAPO~LMAO!~
    +13
    Let's have some fun while millions of people don't have jobs, more people on welfare than ever and also food stamps and we owe trillions to China!!! Hahahahaha!!!! Let's have more fun!!!

    What in the f........ have we come to???? and the whole world is laughing at us!!

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  • Bob DiN C. C. R... 2012/05/02 05:44:30
    Bob DiN
    God forbid.
  • conservyT Bob DiN 2012/05/02 05:29:34
    conservyT
    +2
    obama in a Rockwell painting...

    obam in a Rockwell painting
  • C. C. R... conservyT 2012/05/02 12:23:31
  • conservyT C. C. R... 2012/05/02 21:05:55
    conservyT
    +1
    STOP obama NOW!
  • Ev Rom conservyT 2012/05/02 20:07:30
    Ev Rom
    Are those the Romney's friends who cooked the dog?
  • conservyT Ev Rom 2012/05/02 21:06:23
    conservyT
    +1
    You know who it is...
  • Ev Rom conservyT 2012/05/02 21:30:53
    Ev Rom
    yes The Ronmeys and Obama
  • conservyT Ev Rom 2012/05/03 03:59:20
    conservyT
    +1
    WOW YOU ARE SLOW...
  • Ev Rom conservyT 2012/05/03 04:16:50
    Ev Rom
    romney bbq dog

    Is this what they served at Ann Romney's birthday?
  • C. C. R... conservyT 2012/05/04 17:29:09
    C. C. Rider
    Ann Romney’s birthday bash/fundraiser will be held at the home of Fred Malek, . Also among his accomplishments: When Malek was in his twenties, he and four buddies were arrested for beating a dog to death and then skinning and roasting him on a spit. The men were discovered in a city park, covered in blood and acting “suspiciously.” HE was later arrested for the death, and eating the dog.
  • C. C. R... Ev Rom 2012/05/04 17:28:49
    C. C. Rider
    oh you mean the ones who hunted down a dog, beat it to death, skinned it and ate it, and then later were arrested for doing that> OH yea those the ones who are giving ole Annie baby a Bday party for her.

    Ann Romney’s birthday bash/fundraiser will be held at the home of Fred Malek, . Also among his accomplishments: When Malek was in his twenties, he and four buddies were arrested for beating a dog to death and then skinning and roasting him on a spit. The men were discovered in a city park, covered in blood and acting “suspiciously.” HE was later arrested for the death, and eating the dog.
  • ☆ Queen... Ev Rom 2012/05/01 22:57:43
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    +2
    raved by mistake, i take it back...but as long as I'm here, I would say that if George Bush was laughed at for doing a hell of a better job than this clown, can you just imagine how they're laughing now?
  • conservyT ☆ Queen... 2012/05/02 05:44:39
  • Ev Rom ☆ Queen... 2012/05/04 19:46:53 (edited)
    Ev Rom
    +1
    A better job? LMAO he destroyed this country.
  • Sherloc... Ev Rom 2012/05/02 00:21:35
  • C. C. R... Ev Rom 2012/05/02 01:33:40 (edited)
    C. C. Rider
    HE still has it wrong BUSH was the king of the food stamps and the GOP has made sure we remain the laughing stock over seas and here.



  • conservyT Ev Rom 2012/05/02 05:26:36
    conservyT
    +2
    NO YOU ARE WRONG ONCE AGAIN!

    The World RESPECTED us before obama took office; GET IT RIGHT!
  • Ev Rom conservyT 2012/05/02 20:18:10
  • conservyT Ev Rom 2012/05/02 21:09:21
    conservyT
    +1
    Well as a Mexican myself, I know obama is the mistake here.
    And in all fairness, Mexico has ALWAYS hated the U S because of the territory matters.
  • Ev Rom conservyT 2012/05/02 21:58:13 (edited)
    Ev Rom
    that is not true, I used to travel a lot before Bush and American tourist were treated like royalty.

    Seem you have never been to Mexico because a lot of Mexican would love for the US to take over Mexican territory to improve it. But they say once they did that they know they would want to kick Mexicans out.
  • conservyT Ev Rom 2012/05/03 04:02:06
    conservyT
    +1
    Make excuses, that is what you people are good at...

    yawn
  • Mr Wayne Ev Rom 2012/05/02 17:02:28
    Mr Wayne
    What about those of us that hated Bush too?
  • ☆ Queen... GUAPO~L... 2012/05/01 22:56:10
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    +4
    I thought his sick and disgusting dog joke was over the top....he is so disgusting, makes me want to puke
  • GUAPO~L... ☆ Queen... 2012/05/01 23:01:06 (edited)
    GUAPO~LMAO!~
    +4
    That guy has no class whatsoever and doesn't even act presidential, but what do we expect.... his parents didn't have any class either.
    Agreed.. that dog joke was over the top, he is a sick individual.

    http://images.sodahead.com/pr...
  • ☆ Queen... GUAPO~L... 2012/05/01 23:07:04
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    +1
    couldn't agree more....the comment about eating dogs was repulsive...as he is to me
  • Ev Rom ☆ Queen... 2012/05/01 23:44:05
    Ev Rom
    +1
    Birds of feather eat dogs together?

    seems your friends the Romney's don't care too much for dogs either, are you repulsed by them?

    "If you thought Mitt Romney's dog problem -- strapping family dog Seamus to the roof of a station wagon for a 12 hour trip -- couldn't possibly get any worse ... it has.

    A dog barbecuer is hosting Mrs. Mitt Romney's birthday party at his mansion. No word on what they'll be cooking on the grill.

    "After his drunken frat boy prank of standing by while a buddy beat a dog to death before they skinned and cooked it, we went on to help Richard Nixon with his "Jew hunting" in the Federal government"

    "unsavory" hardly describes his character.

    What the heck is it with the Romney's and dogs?

    39% of US households own at least one dog. For most of them, the dog is part of the family, not luggage and surely not a creature to be beaten to death and cooked on a spit. 33% of households own at least one cat, and I suspect most cat owners will also be creeped out by Romney's attitude toward animal abuse and cruelty to pets"
  • ☆ Queen... Ev Rom 2012/05/01 23:54:53
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    +1
    There was a wind barrier and the dog was not harmed in any way.....Romney is not my first choice, but he's a hell of a better choice than what we have now....Romney did NOT abuse his pet..I personally would not do what he did, but there was no harm done to the dog...I'd bet he LOVED it. There's not a dog I know who doesn't love a car ride, and to be up top, protected would be heaven...
  • Ev Rom ☆ Queen... 2012/05/02 00:15:27
    Ev Rom
    +1
    but you are not repulsed by someone who is similar to Obama... right.

    Dont mind they associate with a person who stood by while they beat a dog to death, bbq'd it and ate it.

    If it were Obama there would be no end to the tears of rage and disgust from you cons.
  • Ev Rom ☆ Queen... 2012/05/02 00:18:18
    Ev Rom
    +2
    LMAO, you know how the dogs love riding on top of car with a "wind barrier" I think this was my best laugh of the day.

    fake rage.

    its great to see how the excuses for a repulsive republican just trickles out of you guys once they get busted.
  • ☆ Queen... Ev Rom 2012/05/02 02:14:52
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    +1
    if I'm a repulsive republican, you are a lying liberal
  • Sherloc... ☆ Queen... 2012/05/02 00:24:35
  • C. C. R... ☆ Queen... 2012/05/02 01:43:14
  • ☆ Queen... C. C. R... 2012/05/02 02:14:01
    ☆ QueenAline
    +1
    and you know this because you saw this happen...right? Keep believing the BS the MSM wants you to hear...Is that all you have? The act of eating dog is still disgusting and far worse than transporting your dog in a safe, acceptable crate.
  • C. C. R... ☆ Queen... 2012/05/02 12:26:42
    C. C. Rider
    Saw it happen? LMAO Romeny admits to it. LOL And lets not forget ole Annies B day bash coming up. Seems the dog eating toture gang want to get together again. And THAT my dear was done in America.

    Ann Romney’s birthday bash/fundraiser will be held at the home of Fred Malek, Also among his accomplishments: When Malek was in his twenties, he and four buddies were arrested for beating a dog to death and then skinning and roasting him on a spit. The men were discovered in a city park, covered in blood and acting “suspiciously.” Malek was later arrested for this.
  • C. C. R... ☆ Queen... 2012/05/02 12:27:43
    C. C. Rider
    Wind barrier? LOL With your posts we need a BS BARRIER...
  • GUAPO~L... Ev Rom 2012/05/02 00:35:36
    GUAPO~LMAO!~
    +2
    I rather have somebody put a dog on top of a car roof rather than to eat it.
  • ☆ Queen... GUAPO~L... 2012/05/02 01:31:16
    ☆ QueenAline
    +1
    these people are sick...just sick
  • C. C. R... ☆ Queen... 2012/05/02 18:14:28
    C. C. Rider
    The romneys are the sickest. The make no secret they run with dog eaters that abused one to death in American and they were alot older then some young kid on foreign soil.

    Ann Romney’s birthday bash/fundraiser will be held at the home of Fred Malek, Also among his accomplishments: When Malek was in his twenties, he and four buddies were arrested for beating a dog to death and then skinning and roasting him on a spit. The men were discovered in a city park, covered in blood and acting “suspiciously.” Malek was later arrested for this
  • Ev Rom GUAPO~L... 2012/05/02 02:19:07
    Ev Rom
    look at the company the Romney's keep, not too far off from Obama.. BBQ dog anyone? Looks like dems and republicans love abusing dogs.


    BBQ dog
  • Ev Rom GUAPO~L... 2012/05/02 02:21:48
    Ev Rom
    Id rather have neither, typical of a con to see things the "republican" way

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