White House Correspondents' Dinner: Obama Pokes Fun At Michael Steele (VIDEO)

More coverage of the White House Correspondents Association dinner: watch complete speeches by President Obama and Wanda Sykes, and see a slideshow of celebs and politicos.

President Obama had some fun with RNC chairman Michael Steele at tonight's White House Correspondents Association dinner, noting Steele's penchant for using street slang and telling him for the last time, the GOP cannot have a bailout and they cannot cite Rush Limbaugh as a "troubled asset."

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[Diepiriye Kuku-Siemons]

Both gentlemen speak Black vernacular (Obama did so at several points during this very speech), and his intro of Michael was in no way making fun of him, but playing the dozens with him. "Michael Steee's is in the house," President Obama says. It's pretty safe to say that Obama was not poking fun Steele's use of the language, rather, he really was addressing the topic at hand, and took the moment to say what he needed to say about Steele's party members.

[marymansour]

Major typo flub. Meant to say:

I loved this moment. Obama's brilliance and Steele's, frankly, good natured response.

[marymansour]

I loved this moment. Obama's brilliance and, frankly, good natured response.

[BUZZARDSTKE]

It was absouletly Brillant..­..didn't know Obama could talk St. slang....h­e definetly shows you the difference beteewn them doesn't it?......I betcha the GOP secretly wishes Obama was a Repub and in chrg of their party instead...­.

OF COURSE THEY WOULD NEVER, NEVER, NEVER ADMIT!!!

[GAPeach99]

Fav from the Prez: Michael Steele
Fav from Wanda: The President's nips -- Hilariously

[NewYorkMike]

Michael Steele is token not because of his viewpoint but because he only got the job to be the pointman in the opposition against BHO while deflecting any racist charges. If Clinton had won the nomination or McCain had won the election some one else would have been the chairman. Case Closed. He has no power and the fact that no Republican stood with him against Limbaugh is proof.

[lionsforlambs]

Right on!

[twiggy2]

that was really kool - two different men ,two different perspectives.

[mapleaforever]

Brilliant!!

[slobone]

Obama absolutely killed. It's worth checking out the whole thing on the C-Span website...

[morefromLA]

Michael Steele is the titular head of the Republican party. We all know who has the big t--s. Michael doesn't even control the money? He's the definition of a token. Do they at least allow him a hat allowance?

[elefantnhaus]

how did we elect somebody like this?

in my 32 years, i've gotten so used to dry, good-ol-bo­y-politics­, that this approach is completely blowing my mind.

i feel bad for the next prez, 4 or 8 years from now. barry's setting the bar really really high

[Skyhawk]

Rush a troubled asset? HAHAHA
They rw will go ape shiat tomorrow.

[iamvalid]

Michael Steele, you da man. You da republican man that can.
There be getto talk, jive talk, and ebonics.

Michael my man, you have started a new speak just for your party.

Michael don't yell and he don't squeek. Michael talks in Loser Speak.

[FebM]

Give the queen something American, Giver her Texas!!! OMG!

[kitten645]

Can we throw in Florida?

[RomeoinFl]

uhm no we can't

[queotic]

Florida voted for Obama in the election. The reason Sykes mentioned Texas is because their governor was advocating secession. Florida has done no such thing.

[noudidnt]

You mean Georgia, except for metro Hotlanta.

[Chety168]

Yeah, please give Texas away--just wait though till I get out of this hell hole first!!!

[samilli3]

President Obama he he he he......th­at was cold....an­d i liked it...lmao.­...