Wanda Sykes' Comedy Act at Correspondents' Dinner Mostly Funny, Controversial Jabs Against Rush Limbaugh, Hits Sean Hannity On Waterboarding

Well, Wanda Sykes will be in the news tomorrow and I am pretty sure she will be the first topic "GOP leader" Rush Limbaugh rants about on Monday. Personally, I have never been a big Wanda Sykes fan and she did not do herself much good tonight at the Correspondents' Dinner in Washington D. C. Her comedy was pitchy at times and some of her jokes were funny, some offensive, while others fell flat. What else did you expect to hear from Ms. Sykes? She is cutting-edge and a no-holds barred comedian. In essence, whoever booked her got what they deserved. She hit all the Obama naysayers squarely in the eyes -- Sean Hannity, Dick Cheney and yes, Rush Limbaugh, who she said was the 20th September 11th terrorists who missed the flight because he was strung out on Oxycontin. Ouch.

This routine will undoubtedly be criticized by the right wing and yes, Rush Limbaugh will rant about being called a terrorist on Monday morning. To his comments about his desire to see President Obama fail was met with a stinging and over-the-top response from Sykes -- "the President ought to look into treason against Rush Limbaugh and that he was no better than Osama bin Laden." She said she "hoped his kidneys failed." Ouch. That was a very uncomfortable moment for the President and First Lady and I am sure this will stick in the minds of many. Sykes also sensed that she had shocked the crowd with that remark. She said, "Too much? But you're laughing on the inside..." In actuality, it wasn't funny at all. But the White House Correspondents' Association should have known that Wanda Sykes was a very tart-tongued comedian who goes for the jugular.

Let's backtrack a little. Sykes started off her routine speaking admiringly of the president and then wife Michelle, and lobbed gently funny, but soft hits their way -- about Obama's basketball prowess, and Michelle's bare arms and their history-making presidency.

"This is amazing, you're the first black president. I'm proud to be able to say. But that's unless you screw up. And then it's going to be, 'What's up with that half-white guy? Who voted for the mulatto. What the hell?' " She also poked fun at Nancy Pelosi, saying it was the House Speaker's idea for Obama and VP Joe Biden to grab hamburgers for lunch the other day. "You guys can't hang out out together. What'd she say, 'Why don't you boys go out and get a bite'? You know she was a Hillary supporter."

Then the "oh my God moment started" as her tone changed dramatically and she started hitting on former President George W. Bush. "I gotta say, he broke a lot of stuff. You thought you were moving into a new home, and you've got a fixer-upper. And there are a lot of things that need to be fixed." About the criticism Obama received from animal rights activists concerning his choice of a pedigreed pup," Sykes said, "The man has to rescue a country that's been abused by its previous owner. Let him have a dog."

On the subject of Dick Cheney, Sykes commented, "Oh my god, that's a scary man. Scares me to death. I tell my kids if two cars pull up, and one has a stranger, and the other car has Dick Cheney, you get in the car with the stranger." And she criticized the former VP for "trying to defend torture".

Of course, the right wing will find a reason to blame President Obama, as evidenced from the fact that he laughed during her Oxycontin jab, but again, the blame for anything Sykes said that was shocking lies at the feet of the WHCA and the folks who didn't bother to do their homework before they asked her to perform. Wanda Sykes says what's on her mind, with no reservations. Well, I guess she won't be the headliner at any other political functions in Washington D. C. in the near future.