“Over the weekend, of course, down there in Washington, D.C., they had the big White House Correspondents' Dinner. Do you know who was really funny? President Obama. So funny, in fact, he has already been promised 'The Tonight Show' in five years.” KnowsYearsFactsShowsBigsCoursesHousePresidentWhiteFiveDinnerFive YearsTonightWhite HouseDo You KnowPresident ObamaWeekend Author:David Letterman
“Now look at the crowd. We’ve got everybody here tonight: Black, white, Asian, Latinos—and guess what? President Obama says we can all stay! God Bless America!” LooksAmericaBlackPresidentWhiteCrowdsTonightBlessPresident ObamaAsianLatinoGod BlessBlack WhiteGod Bless America Author:Pitbull
“I was planning on writing a detailed review of several books on web security tonight, but the Obama collapse has superseded my best-laid plans. Here’s another open thread for this important topic, as America wrestles with the issue of whether it would be a good idea to elect a President with a 20-year history of associating with people who hate America.” PeopleWritingYearsImportantBookIdeasWould BeAmericaHatePresidentIssuesPlansSecurityPlanningTonightReviewsGood IdeasCollapseThreadTopicsBest Laid Plans Author:Charles Foster Johnson
“Kim Kardashian tweeted that she is supporting President Obama in the midterm elections. I think it worked because all of the polls are predicting that after tonight Barack Obama will still be president of the United States.” ThinkingStillsStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesElectionBarackTonightPresident ObamaPollsKimPredictingMidtermsMidterm Elections Author:Conan O'Brien
“Former President Bill Clinton is on the program tonight. He says that while his wife runs for president, he would like to stay out of the limelight. Well, he's certainly come to the right place. He'll be fine here.” WellsRunningPresidentWifeFineProgramBillsClintonFormerTonightRight PlaceLimelightPresident Bill Clinton Author:David Letterman
“Our guest tonight is Michelle Obama, first lady of the United States. She's here to announce her run for president.” FirstsStatesRunningPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTonightGuestsFirst Lady Author:David Letterman
“It's an important moment [win an Emmy]. I just feel like I want it to happen tonight, either for myself or Viola [Davis] so we can get past it, so it's not big news anymore. I mean, it is 2015. We have a black president.” WantFeelsMeanImportantMomentsBigsHappensPastBlackPresidentNewsTonightViolaImportant MomentsBig News Author:Taraji P. Henson
“President Bush had an opportunity tonight to say, 'Look ... things aren't going very well in Iraq and we did make some miscalculations and misjudgments there,' but he is so stubbornly arrogant - he just sticks with that same formula that he has in talking about the war on Iraq that just defies the reality that we all see on the ground.” WellsLooksWarRealityOpportunityPresidentTalkingSticksIraqTonightFormulasArrogantPresident BushMiscalculations Author:Mike McCurry