The spirit of that mission
The White House Scribblers Association issued a pompous “statement” saying don’t do it to us, do it to her.
#WHCA Statement to Members on Annual Dinner pic.twitter.com/8DKoHNxpNi
— WHCA (@whca) April 30, 2018
Everybody, including news outlets, is passing around a screenshot instead of just quoting the statement in full, which is a pain for people who can’t read screenshots. The bit where Wolf is thrown overboard is:
Last night’s program was meant to offer a unifying message about our common commitment to a vigorous and free press while honoring civility, great reporting and sponsorship winners, not to divide people. Unfortunately, the entertainer’s monologue was not in the spirit of that mission.
Do it to her, do it to her, do it to her. We’re the good ones, we’re the nice ones, we would never dream of pointing out that Sarah Sanders is a bad-tempered hack who works for an evil lying bully who is ruining everything.
It’s unreal. Even if the joke were about Sanders’ eye makeup, which it plainly wasn’t, it would hardly be harsh. “You’ve got perfect eye makeup, take that.”
I detest these roast things because they are so flamingly stupid in concept and practice. I’d much rather the host said “she’s a lying shitbag who works for an even lyinger, shittier bag” and left it at that.