Obama bests washed up movie starlet Zach Galifianakis and shows, once again, why he is perhaps the most talented politician of our time. Highlights compiled by The Washington Post so you don’t have to endure the entire interview:
Boston Mayor Throws Out First Punch At St. Patrick’s Day Parade: St. Patrick’s Day celebrations kicked off in Boston yesterday when Mayor Marty Walsh landed the annual first blow on hometown celebrity Donnie Wahlberg.
SNOWDEN DROPS FOUR NEW SONGS AT SXSW
AUSTIN (The Borowitz Report) — N.S.A. leaker Edward Snowden surprised a standing-room-only crowd at this year’s SXSW by performing an impromptu set of four songs from his new CD, which was released online today.
The audience, which had gathered to hear Mr. Snowden answer questions about the N.S.A. and government surveillance, was instead treated to the first-ever live performance of songs from Mr. Snowden’s album, simply titled “Edward.”
“I made this music for you, my fans,” Mr. Snowden said, adding that he doesn’t “care about the haters.”
Listeners were divided about the quality of the eclectic four-song set, which spanned musical styles from alt-country to dub step. …
After performing the four songs, Mr. Snowden disappointed some in the audience by refusing to talk about government surveillance. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m proud of the whistle-blowing I did,” he said. “But today I just want to talk about my music.”
“London’s famous Globe Theatre announced plans to perform Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet’ in North Korea. Of course, ‘Hamlet’ is about a man on a murderous revenge mission inspired by his late father. Then Kim Jong Un said, ‘Where do they come up with this stuff?'” –Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon, reading a rebuttal from “Sam I Am” to Sarah Palin after she rewrote Dr. Seuss’s “Green Eggs and Ham” to criticize Obamacare: “I do not like the speech you spoke. The speech you spoke was quite a joke. I found your words were lacking taste. You first hit copy, then hit paste. I would not like this on a beach. So next time write your own damn speech.”
“The College Board says it’s revamping the SAT to focus more on what students will need in college. In fact, the SAT is now just one question: ‘How much money do your parents have?'” –Jimmy Fallon
“President Obama this week warned Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has sent warships to Crimea, that he is on the “wrong side of history.” Pretty strong words from a guy who still uses a Blackberry.” –Cecily Strong
‘While speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul criticized NSA privacy violations asking, ‘Will we be like lemmings, rushing to the comfort of Big Brother’s crushing embrace?’ Or will we be like Rand Paul, not quite understanding what lemmings do?'” –Colin Jost on Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update”
ramuel-m-raagas says
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day.
healthcare.gov is not the website for us Massachusetts residents.
Instead we are directed to
http://www.mahealthconnector.org/
In half an hour, Angry Ham’s Garage bar and restaurant will serve corned beef and cabbage. The bar is along Beacon Street between local routed 9 and 30 in Framingham (Worcester and Cochituate Roads).
I had the dish last night at Costello’s Tavern in Jamaica Plain along with a bottle of Smoke and Dagger.
J.P. Licks serves Irish-inspired (to the point of caricature, perhaps?) ice cream flavors this month. I doubt if we would eat the same sort of ice cream in Ireland itself.
jconway says
You honestly don’t believe that at this point do you?
Bob Neer says
He made Galifianakis look like a jackass.
As to “perhaps the most talented politician of our time” sure: many contemporary politicians would have made the ferns look good.