Nothing was off-limits for President Obama Saturday night at the 2015 Gridiron Dinner. From the GOP Senator’s Iran letter to Hillary Clinton’s emails, the president lightheartedly joked about it all.
Clinton’s email scandal mostly just proves that he is no longer the tech-savvy candidate that he was back in 2008 when he beat her.
“It is amazing, though, how time flies. Just a few years ago, I could never imagine ever being in my fifties. And when it comes to my approval ratings, I still can’t. I mean, think about how things have changed since 2008,” Obama said.
“Back then, I was the young, tech-savvy candidate of the future. Now I’m yesterday’s news and Hillary has got a server in her house. I didn’t even know you could have one of those in your house. I am so far behind. Did you know that? I would have gotten one.”
He also hit Clinton on her high dollar speeches and hypocritical equal pay message.
“I think 2016 will come down to the issues. For example, equal pay. Did you know that the average male presidential candidate earns $150,000 less per speech than a woman doing the same job? It’s terrible. We got to fix that,” Obama joked.
Clinton wasn’t the only 2016 hopeful to get grilled at the dinner. All of the GOP potential candidates in attendance faced far harsher jokes from the commander-in-chief.
Scott also recently punted on a question of evolution, which I do think is a problem. I absolutely believe in the theory of evolution — when it comes to gay marriage.
And, finally, Governor Walker got some heat for staying silent when Rudy Giuliani said I don’t love America — which I also think is a problem. Think about it, Scott — if I did not love America, I wouldn’t have moved here from Kenya. Still trying to deal with the overstaying the visa thing. But hopefully the court is okay with the immigration initiatives.
Governors Walker and Perry are not the only possible 2016-ers here tonight. We also have Dr. Ben Carson. He wants to make it clear that being here was a choice. The fact is, Doctor, embracing homosexuality is not something you do because you go to prison. It’s something you do because your Vice President can’t keep a secret on “Meet the Press.”
Basically, as he said himself in the speech — “This lame duck stuff is fun.”
Read his full remarks from the 2015 Gridiron Club Dinner via the Washington Post.
