2009 Radio and Television Correspondents' Dinner

Jun 19, 2009

Radio and Television Correspondents Assn White House Travel | DC Event

President Obama delivered a humorous speech about the role of media in American society, commenting on his administration's policies and foibles as well as the practice of journalism. At the end of his remarks he praised the work of journalists and new media outlets in bringing news of Iranian democratic protests to the world. Mr. Hodgman .. Read More
President Obama delivered a humorous speech about the role of media in American society, commenting on his administration's policies and foibles as well as the practice of journalism. At the end of his remarks he praised the work of journalists and new media outlets in bringing news of Iranian democratic protests to the world. Mr. Hodgman roasted the president for being a "nerd," referencing his place in popular culture and passion for comics and science fiction. The Radio and Television Correspondents' Association's 65th annual dinner also presented awards to journalists for their contributions to the news industry. Video clips of the winning entries were shown. The event included music from Sweet Honey in the Rock, the all-female African-American a capella group. A special video tribute of Tim Russert, Tony Snow and Bill Headline was shown.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:21 Unidentified Speaker FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES, GOOD EVENING. I AM BRANDON ARMSTRONG OF THE ONION NEWS NETWORK, THE WORLD'S...
00:03:01 Unidentified Speaker THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCED AN EMERGENCY SEE ECONOMIC PLAN TRADING THE BOLD RESERVES FOR CASH THEIR...
00:03:21 Unidentified Speaker I GOT $583 FOR CASH4GOLD.COM.
00:03:26 Unidentified Speaker FIRST, HOW MUCH AS THE GOVERNMENT EXPECT TO RECEIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR ALL OF THE GOLD? THUS OUR ESTIMATE...
00:03:41 Unidentified Speaker LAWMAKERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE PLAN TODAY.
00:03:45 Unidentified Speaker THE FACT IS, THEY WANT TO KEEP THE GOLD FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS OR BECAUSE THEY THINK IS PRETTY. THAT...
00:03:54 Unidentified Speaker THE PRESIDENT AGREES THIS SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY GOOD DEAL.
00:03:58 Unidentified Speaker IS THERE A CONTINGENCY PLAN IF THAT PROVES NOT TO BE THE CASE?
00:04:02 Unidentified Speaker WE CAN GET THE GOLD BACK WITH THE 12 DAY GUARANTEE. IT IS CERTIFIED BY THE JEWELERS VIGILANCE COMMITTEE....
00:04:13 Unidentified Speaker YOU MISSED THAT ONE. WE WILL LEAVE THE CRITICISM FOR TOMORROW. TONIGHT, LET US APPLAUD OURSELVES....
00:05:03 Unidentified Speaker LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, TONIGHT'S DINNER CHAIR.
00:05:09 Unidentified Speaker LET'S THINK THE ONION NEWS NETWORK FOR PRODUCING A SPECIAL REPORT. TONIGHT WE HAVE JULIE SMITH, WILLIAM...
00:06:26 Unidentified Speaker (music) WE ARE THE ONES. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING WE ARE THE ONES WE HAVE BEEN WAITING. WE ARE THE ONES...
00:10:52 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
00:11:02 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE FROM SWEET HONEY LATER...
00:12:34 Unidentified Speaker BILL HEADLINE WAS GREAT. THE GREAT THING ABOUT HIM, HE HAD THE MOST APPROPRIATE NAME FOR A JOURNALIST....
00:13:11 Unidentified Speaker TONY LEFT US NEARLY A YEAR AGO. PISSARRO IS STILL FRESH. SO ARE THE MEMORIES. WE REMEMBER TONY'S...
00:13:24 Unidentified Speaker SHIRLEY WALDO WANT TALK ABOUT THIS. NO. WITH THE FUNKY MUSIC WHITE GIRL.
00:13:33 Unidentified Speaker THERE WAS NEVER A DOUBT WHICH ONES MATTERED MOST.
00:13:36 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE THE BEST GIFT IMAGINABLE. WHY WALK TO THE DOOR AFTER WORK, THREE YOUNGSTERS RAISED MY WAY CALLING...
00:13:46 Unidentified Speaker WASHINGTON WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT TONY SNOW. IT IS A BETTER CITY BECAUSE OF HIS LEGACY. GOD...
00:14:02 Unidentified Speaker FROM NBC NEWS, THIS IS "MEET THE PRESS" WITH TIM RUSSERT.
00:14:08 Unidentified Speaker TODAY, A SUBJECT THAT CONCERNS EACH AND EVERYONE OF US. YOUR POCKETBOOK.
00:14:13 Unidentified Speaker I NEVER KNEW ANYONE WHO ENJOYED NEWS, WHO WAS MORE CURIOUS OR HAD MORE ENTHUSIASM ABOUT NEWS THAN...
00:14:40 Unidentified Speaker EVERY SUNDAY, WE INVITE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR VIEWS WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. MR. SECRETARY,...
00:15:01 Unidentified Speaker IS FAIR, YES.
00:15:05 Unidentified Speaker I FELT LIKE I WAS HITTING A HOME RUN OFF THE BEST PITCHER IN THE LEAGUE.
00:15:10 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE NOT HAD SO MUCH SINCE MY LAST INTERROGATION. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
00:15:25 Unidentified Speaker TONIGHT, WE DEDICATE THIS DINNER TO THE HEADLINE, TONY SNOW, AND TIM RUSSERT. THESE WERE FINE JOURNALISTS....
00:15:46 Unidentified Speaker LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, THE COURT LATER CHAD PROGRAM OF FOX NEWS.
00:16:03 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST TIME TO PRESENT WHAT TO WATCH SOMEBODY FROM FOX FOR A FEW MINUTES. [APPLAUSE]...
00:17:14 Unidentified Speaker THE AWARD WE PRESENT TO YOUR HONOUR'S A WOMAN WHO WAS AN ABSTRACTION TO MOST OF YOU, BUT STILL IS...
00:20:09 Unidentified Speaker YOU CAN EE MIKE IN THE FOREGROUND.
00:20:10 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE 30 SECONDS. WE'RE JUST GETTING BE ASSEMBLED -- AND GETTING THE ASSEMBLED PEOPLE. HANK PAULSON,...
00:20:30 Unidentified Speaker JOINING US FROM CAPITOL HILL , EXPLAIN WHERE THINGS ARE AT NOW AND WHERE WE SHOULD BE LOOKING THE...
00:20:37 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS. THERE IS A DRAMATIC SCENE THAT PLAYED OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE ENTIRE...
00:21:35 Unidentified Speaker MIKE, CONGRATULATIONS.
00:21:47 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, BILL. MR. PRESIDENT. MR. WITT. DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. THIS IS KIND OF A SURPRISE. I DID...
00:23:19 Unidentified Speaker CONGRATULATIONS, MIKE. SPECIAL THANKS TO BUILD PLANTS FROM CBS. -- BILL PLANTTE FROM CBS. OUR NEXT...
00:24:20 Unidentified Speaker WE WANT TO START BY SAYING THAT OUR FAMILY IS SO GRATEFUL TO TIM RUSSERT. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ...
00:25:41 Unidentified Speaker IN THE FALL OF 2008, GARON PRODUCED A REPORT ON A DAY OF DESPERATION FOR THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES NEAR...
00:26:31 Unidentified Speaker YOU WOULD EXPECT US TO BEGIN TONIGHT'S PROGRAM ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. THAT CAN WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES,...
00:26:57 Unidentified Speaker IT WAS THE PROMISE OF FOOD THAT BROUGHT THEM HERE, TO THE REFUGEE CAMP. AFTER WAITING FOR HELP FOR...
00:27:11 Unidentified Speaker TO THE SCENE HERE NOW IS ABSOLUTELY CHAOTIC. CHILDREN ARE BEING TRAMPLED IN THE RUSH AS PEOPLE PUSHED...
00:27:54 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
00:27:55 Unidentified Speaker YOUR WELCOME. THEY WERE TOLD THEY WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE SITUATION. THE DESPERATION WAS SO MUCH...
00:28:42 Unidentified Speaker CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER. [APPLAUSE]
00:29:03 Unidentified Speaker NICOLE, CHRISTINE, AND THE, -- EVA, I'LL NEVER FORGET WHEN I WOKE UP IN THE SPRING OF 2003 AND TURNED...
00:31:23 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE AGAIN. ALSO, A SHOUT OUT FOR MIKE AT NBC. AT A SPECIAL THANKS TO...
00:31:54 Unidentified Speaker THANKS, CHAD. IT IS MY PLEASURE AND HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, BARACK...
00:32:13 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS TO ALL OF...
00:41:37 Unidentified Speaker TO ALL OF THOSE WHO SAY THERE IS NO PLACE FOR EMPATHY ON THE BENCH, I SAY THIS. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND...
00:45:14 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US TONIGHT. NOW, IT IS TIME TO ENJOY THE EXPERTISE...
00:46:15 Unidentified Speaker MUCH BETTER. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOHN HODGMAN. I AM A VERY FAMOUS TELEVISION PERSONALITY. THANK...
00:56:23 Unidentified Speaker YOU STUMPED ME ON THAT ONE.
00:56:27 Unidentified Speaker THE ANSWER IS CRON.
00:56:33 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE]
00:56:37 Unidentified Speaker I SEE. HAVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CHOSEN A CHURCH IN WHICH TO WORSHIP CRON YET? [LAUGHTER] AMERICA...
01:00:16 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, JOHN. PLEASE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR JOHN. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT OBAMA...
01:01:01 Unidentified Speaker PRESIDENT OBAMA LEAVING THE TABLE THERE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER IN WASHINGTON D.C. THERE ARE SEVERAL...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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