Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): President Obama took humour-laced shots at those things in Washington that rub him the wrong way - Republicans in Congress, the media, his critics - at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night.
He also directed plenty of friendly fire at himself, the Politico reported.
While he was kidding about himself, Obama sharpened his sword when it came to the GOP.
"Some folks still don't think I spend enough time with Congress. 'Why don't you get a drink with Mitch McConnell?' they ask," Obama said. "Really? Why don't you get a drink with Mitch McConnell?"
The line earned Obama one of his loudest applauses of the evening from the 2,700 in attendance at the Washington Hilton.
Along the same lines, Obama vowed to take his "charm offensive" on the road to "a Texas BBQ with Ted Cruz, a Kentucky bluegrass concert with Rand Paul, and a book burning with Michele Bachmann."
The campaign is long over but the president fired away at wealthy conservative businessman Sheldon Adelson, who spent much of 2012 working against Obama's re-election.
It wasn't all jokes, however. Obama offered some more somber thoughts about recent events like the Boston bombing to the star-studded crowd. (ANI)
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