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Pastimes : Laughter is the Best Medicine - Tell us a joke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: William H Huebl who wrote (33613)	5/2/2005 8:06:33 PM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 62578

Saw a couple video clips of Laura Bush roasting her husband. Following URL is a story and pointer to a Video Clip which requires a RealOne Pass to view. Does anyone have a viewable videoclip of the whole performance. The stuff I saw on last night's news was absolutely hilarious. edition.cnn.com First lady treats husband to rib and roast Laura Bush takes stage for stand-up routine poking fun at George Sunday, May 1, 2005 Posted: 1454 GMT (2254 HKT) Laura Bush steals the mike from President Bush at the White House Correspondents dinner. VIDEO Laura Bush's comedy routine is a crowd-pleaser. PLAY VIDEO WASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Laura Bush stole the show with a surprise comedy routine that ripped President Bush and brought an audience that included much of official Washington and a dash of Hollywood to a standing ovation at a dinner honoring award-winning journalists. The president began a speech late Saturday at the 91st annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, but was quickly "interrupted" by his wife in an obviously planned ploy. "Not that old joke, not again," she said to the delight of the audience. "I've been attending these dinners for years and just quietly sitting there. I've got a few things I want to say for a change." The president sat down and she proceeded to note that he is "usually in bed by now" and said she told him recently, "If you really want to end tyranny in the world, you're going to have to stay up later. " She outlined a typical evening: "Nine o'clock, Mr. Excitement here is sound asleep and I'm watching `Desperate Housewives'." Comedic pause. "With Lynne Cheney. Ladies and gentlemen, I am a desperate housewife." The line earned particularly rambunctious applause from the area of the Washington Hilton hotel ballroom where actor James Denton from the hit ABC show sat. Laura Bush added that she and her husband obviously were destined to be together as a couple because "I was the librarian who spent 12 hours a day in the library and yet somehow I met George." The guest professional comedian, Cedric the Entertainer, next came to the microphone to deliver one-liners, but not before conceding the first lady was a hard act to follow.