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Not Obama’s Joke to Make

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Obama did his second White House Correspondents’ Dinner, as covered in the article, Did You Hear the Joke About the Predator Drone That Bombed? by Medea Benjamin and Nancy Moncias (AlterNet) One joke apparently stood out as out of line—as out-of-line as Bush’s jokes about not being able to find WMDs.

“‘Jonas Brothers are here, they’re out there somewhere,‘ President Obama quipped as he looked out at the packed room. Then he furrowed his brow, pretending to send a stern message to the pop band. ‘Sasha and Malia are huge fans, but boys, don’t get any ideas. Two words for you: predator drones. You’ll never see it coming.‘”

President Obama has shown a few times that he has a good sense of humor—that he’s quite quick and has a very American sense of irony. This joke is pretty good; it’s just not his to tell. Let Louis C.K. or Chris Rock tell it, Obama. You’re the President of the United States; you gave up your right to telling really good, crude, pub jokes when you swore yourself in. You’re the commander-in-chief of a military that has killed far more innocents with predator drones than actual enemies. You don’t have the right to joke about it, because it’s deadly serious.