Wanda Sykes managed to 'wow' about half the political spectrum in her spotlight role at Saturday night's White House Correspondents Association dinner, laying soft humor at President Barack Obama & Vice President Joe Biden while verbally bashing leading political conservatives.
The featured comedian referenced Rush Limbaugh in particular with the following, according to Deadline Hollywood Daily:
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"Rush Limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails. That's like saying, 'I hope America fails.' Or that 'I dont care if people are losing their homes, their jobs, our soldiers in Iraq.' He just wants the country to fail. To me, that's treason. He's not saying anything differently than what Osama Bin Laden is saying." "Rush Limbaugh [says] 'I hope the country fails." I hope his kidneys fail. How about that? He needs some waterboarding, that's what he needs."
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While the conservative reaction has been the predictably negative towards the performance, this blogger can't help but wonder what that reaction will be when they find out that Wanda Sykes is actually in the Fox family. She's set to front a Fox broadcast network talk show, airing Saturday late nights starting this fall.
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