John Hodgman Calls Obama A Nerd At Radio And TV Correspondents' Dinner (VIDEO)

Author and comedian John Hodgman--also known as the PC Guy-- was the headliner of this year's 65th annual Radio and TV Correspondents Dinner, and he delivered a humorous speech in which he teased President Obama for being a "nerd," saying that he hoped Obama could finally heal the "age-old conflict" between nerds and jocks.


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[bltmn]

Nerdom at its best.

[alienufo]

Shai-Halud
Thumper
Water of Life.

[mainemomma]

You are a geek! I would have been worried had POTUS answered these..

[TheImpaler]

I knew it too but I re-read "the Children of Dune" just last week.

[JimNauseam]

That's Shai-Hulud, offworlder.

[DiogenesOfAlaska]

Your precision with respect to the sources reminds me of the fact that while viewing the video of Hodgman's speech, I was anticipating his spitting on the ground between him and Obama - out of reverence to the infinite value of bodily waters :-)

[cyclobenzaprine9]

Better to have a nerd than a d.u.m.b. d.o.l.t. fratboy like the last potus.

[AZterritory]

I heart nerds.

[ricmarc]

am i the only one who would like both the obama and john's bits released on dvd?

[KillBillV2]

The first time I read that, it sounded d irty for some reason...h­ehe

[ricmarc]

jeez it does sound dirty!

[ricmarc]

if only he could have slipped in the litney of fear.

fear is the little death, fear is the mind killer

[DiogenesOfAlaska]

maybe it's because he was well aware that this stanza on fear is merely a variation on a theme invented by FDR. At least Obama is likely to know that fact about authorship.

[ricmarc]

dune jokes. i loved it.

[pdxsean]

Hodgeman is brilliant. I love the way he can make such hilarious commentary, and still tell a story that makes us see a bigger picture: we may want to judge Obama on what we thought he would do, but we'd be better off if we realized he's not quite what we had hoped for. That doesn't mean he's not on our side. It means we're picking out the bits we don't like and ignoring the majority that is consistent.

Nicely done. Thanks for the post.

[shel3364]

I thought this was really well done with a perfect ending.

[Ken Maddox]

It is very refreshing to have a president that can tell a joke, and can take one. The most refreshing things is having a president that understands the joke. Pres. Obama gets it! Wow!

[Beachchick]

John, you were great! Mr. President, the majority of Americans are your friend.

[getoffmedz]

John Hodgman, the pitchman union just called to say your 15 minutes is up.

heh

[rf-hawaii]

I suspect they're just starting.

As for you, Crusty ...

[Bitsko]

Mr. Hodgman's are high-larious. Check him out for serious laughs and frequent WTF moments.

[kissMYfish]

He may be a Nerd but he is still our President. I hope that you felt good talking about him. Who payroll are you on?

[deepintheheartoftejas]

I always hated those Mac vs PC commercials. I love Hodgman, so I wanted to buy a PC.