Entertainment
Obama Jokes about Celebrities (and Vice-Versa)
David Jackson, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON (USA Today)—As usual, the Kennedy Center Honors weekend provided good opportunities for presidential humor — both by and about President Obama.
At the White House reception on Sunday, Obama trotted out a few good lines about the honorees, including Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks.
In his film career, “Tom has flown a rocket to outer space, he’s fallen in love with a mermaid, he’s faced down Somali pirates, (and) mooned the President of the United States,” Obama said, adding: “I’m glad he got that last one out of his system before this evening.”
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