Obama’s WHCD Monologue Now Top C-SPAN YouTube Video of All-Time

[Mr. Sparkle]

Obama’s WHCD Monologue Now Top C-SPAN YouTube Video of All-Time
By David Cohen on May 3, 2011 4:27 PM

C-SPAN said its YouTube video of President Barack Obama’s appearance at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner is now its most viewed ever, approaching 6 million views at the time of this post, despite only being available since late Saturday night.

The public-affairs network’s previous No. 1 YouTube video, of Obama’s inauguration speech in January 2009, has totaled more than 4.7 million views in two-and-a-half years.

Obama used the WHCD pulpit to poke fun at the debate over his birth certificate, entering to “I Am a Real American” by Rick Derringer and showing footage from The Lion King as his “birth video.”

Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mzJhvC-8E

[shireen]

1. first time i'm watching it and don't understand why

people were saying that Trump was being sullen when Obama was poking fun at him. I watched his face closely, and he seemed to be smiling and even waved back at the president. Did i miss something?

[pacalo]

2. I thought the same thing, shireen. It was Seth Meyers' jokes that stung Trump &

caused his stony glare. I think what stung him the most was that the crowd roared with laughter -- particularly at Seth's first two jokes about him. Trump later said that Seth "stuttered" but he only slightly stumbled a couple of times during the entire 20-minute delivery.

Here's the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YGITlxfT6s&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[shireen]

3. thanks.

:hi:

[Honeycombe8]

5. Trump initially tried to take the jokes in good humor....then he changed dramatically....

At some point (I think it was still during Obama's jokes, near the end of them), Trump didn't smile anymore. He hardly even moved. He sad stone faced and almost glared at the stage, as joke after joke pounded him into the ground.

But at first, he gave a mild performance of amusement. But it was mild. There wasn't exactly a laugh or anything.

I think what it was was that he knew he was being pounded but couldn't do anything about it, he couldn't even walk out w/o looking like a coward. And the jokes went on and on. He really took a beating (deservedly so). And it showed in his face that he was getting pounded.

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. Rec....

:kick:

[Honeycombe8]

6. That's great. The WHCD was hysterical! If anyone likes to laugh, they'll love viewing it.

I've watched it several times. I actually guffaw even though I'm watching it alone. I can't help it!! It's funny stuff!!!

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Love the Rick Derringer I Am A Real American song video...