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“What a beautiful evening. Everybody looks wonderful. It’s like Downtown Abbey, except less funny. This is my third appearance at this dinner as President and I predict you will laugh harder than ever. I’m not saying I’m any funnier. I’m saying weed is now legal in DC. I know that’s how you guys are getting through this dinner. That’s why you ate the food. This is also my first Gridiron with a new press secretary, Josh Earnest, who’s doing a great job. The other day, Josh came into the Oval and he said, ‘I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is that people are finally rallying around their charismatic African-American president. The bad news — it’s Clarence Page.” President Barack Obama.
Having said that we decided to discard all the extensive material we have on Gridiron and just bring you Clarence Page who sat down with Hollywood on the Potomac pre-dinner:
