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Obama critics should view his self-deprecating humor

President Barack Obama was in a good mood during the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, DC. It was Obama’s eighth and final WHCA dinner.
President Barack Obama was in a good mood during the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, DC. It was Obama’s eighth and final WHCA dinner. Olivier Douliery TNS

Note to all local Barack Obama-haters. Would that any of them had the level of humor -- especially self-deprecating humor -- that the president demonstrated at the recent annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. Try catching his 30-minute performance via multiple sources and Google.

Bill McGrath

Bradenton

This story was originally published May 4, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Obama critics should view his self-deprecating humor ."

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