The annual White House Correspondents Dinner was held on Saturday night. The featured celebrity speaker was Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost.
Let’s be clear, the dinner that allows journos to pat themselves on the back for what fine work they do (ahem!) and raises money for journalism majors in college, was mostly a campaign event for President Biden’s re-election this year.
Once upon a time, the dinner was a source of entertainment for political junkies. The celebrity speaker would roast the president and journalists would be mocked for their egos and sense of self-importance. It’s long been dubbed Nerd Prom. I no longer use that term because it’s an insult to nerds.
Colin Jost ended his time entertaining the crowd by paying tribute to his grandfather, a firefighter for 40 years. He died this year at age 95, Jost said. Jost wanted Biden to know that his grandfather voted for him….
