# Baldwin might show up to the WH correspondents’ dinner as Trump **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 3, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263 "2017-03-03T02:33:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/1 "2017-03-03T02:33:32Z")
[Alec Baldwin says there’s a possibility he’ll show up to the correspondents’ dinner as Trump](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/03/02/alec-baldwin-says-theres-a-possibility-hell-show-up-to-the-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/) > [@](#): > > It’s March, and there’s still no word on which comedian will headline the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner. Usually the organization announces its big-name entertainer months ahead of the spring gala, which will be held this year on April 29. But this year is a tad unusual. > > The silence, of course, has only fanned the flames engulfing the rumor mill. Alec Baldwin, whose wildly popular impersonation of Trump on “SNL” is right up there with former player Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush, unsurprisingly is the crowd favorite. And the actor (and soon to be author) isn’t throwing any water on the whispers… Even if it doesn’t happen, I start grinning uncontrollably from ear to ear just thinking it might. Oh Lord, Trump will have a nuclear meltdown. He’ll probably sue. For sure, he’ll blame Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/2 "2017-03-03T03:13:16Z")
“Completely not funny. Nobody watched- bad ratings. Sad.” ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/3 "2017-03-03T03:24:09Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Even if it doesn’t happen, I start grinning uncontrollably from ear to ear just thinking it might. Oh Lord, Trump will have a nuclear meltdown. He’ll probably sue. For sure, he’ll blame Obama. If Baldwin can’t come as Trump, the next best thing would be Obama showing up as President Obama. They’re going to blame him anyway, and he’s really good at dissing Trump and always brightens up the Correspondents’ Dinners. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/4 "2017-03-03T03:38:41Z")
And have Obama bring [Luther, his anger translator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3gIYgSa4qw). ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/5 "2017-03-03T03:53:27Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > And have Obama bring [Luther, his anger translator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3gIYgSa4qw). Obama doesn’t need Luther any more. I want to see Luther just keep trying ineffectively to walk him back from saying whatever he damn well feels. Would be perfect. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/6 "2017-03-03T03:56:36Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > If Baldwin can’t come as Trump, the next best thing would be Obama showing up as President Obama. They’re going to blame him anyway, and he’s really good at dissing Trump and always brightens up the Correspondents’ Dinners. > [@Superdude](#): > > And have Obama bring [Luther, his anger translator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3gIYgSa4qw). Both fantastic ideas! But, hey–let Baldwin come, too. Obama can be the utterly gracious straight man, helping “Trump” with solid, sound advice. Meanwhile, the anger translator… yeah, could never happen. But what a great fantasy. ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/7 "2017-03-03T09:06:52Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Both fantastic ideas! But, hey–let Baldwin come, too. Obama can be the utterly gracious straight man, helping “Trump” with solid, sound advice. Meanwhile, the anger translator… yeah, could never happen. But what a great fantasy. How about Luther becomes the Trump translator, translating all of Obama’s good advice into selfish money-grubbing drivel? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/8 "2017-03-03T09:18:01Z")
Funny how all these predictions of Trumpo exploding and having a breakdown, screaming and sobbing, never seem to come to pass. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/9 "2017-03-03T09:44:41Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > Funny how all these predictions of Trumpo exploding and having a breakdown, screaming and sobbing, never seem to come to pass. I take it you haven’t been following his Twitter feed. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/10 "2017-03-03T16:02:06Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I take it you haven’t been following his Twitter feed. Here it is, [set to music](http://www.avclub.com/article/donald-trumps-tweets-turned-whiny-ass-mall-emo-250219). ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/11 "2017-03-03T16:11:40Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I take it you haven’t been following his Twitter feed. Indeed. But I am neither a fan of social media nor performance art. They seem to have got him the presidency though. What his critics fail to comprehend is _why_ he is so popular, when utterly denying that popularity: - “What a card!” said one, laughing joyously. “He’s a rare 'un, no mistake.” ``` "Of course, this'll make him more popular than ever," said another. "We've never had a man to touch him for that." "And yet," demanded Councillor Barlow, "what's he done? Has he ever done a day's work in his life? What great cause is he identified with?" "He's identified," said the speaker, "with the great cause of cheering us all up."* ``` Arnold Bennett : **[The Card](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Card)** ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/12 "2017-03-03T16:22:18Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > If Baldwin can’t come as Trump, the next best thing would be Obama showing up as President Obama. They’re going to blame him anyway, and he’s really good at dissing Trump and always brightens up the Correspondents’ Dinners. Obama is cool enough to know that you don’t do an encore after a mic drop. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/13 "2017-03-03T16:26:12Z")
Baldwin + McCarthy should both show up. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/14 "2017-03-03T17:02:04Z")
Obama should only come if Bush and Clinton come too. And maybe Carter. Bush Sr is probably too ill to come, more’s the pity. A triple/quadruple act of former presidents would be even better than Baldwin turning up. They could poke fun at each other and not mention Trump at all, which would infuriate him more than being made fun of. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/15 "2017-03-03T18:34:24Z")
Baldwin _may_ show up? Ten miles of barb wire, one hundred attack dogs and an armored division couldn’t keep him away! ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/16 "2017-03-05T02:15:45Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > Funny how all these predictions of Trumpo exploding and having a breakdown, screaming and sobbing, never seem to come to pass. [Heh…](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-flashes-anger-sessions-recusal-russia-stories-tense/story?id=45908106) ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/17 "2017-03-05T08:34:42Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > [Heh…](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-flashes-anger-sessions-recusal-russia-stories-tense/story?id=45908106) That is him showing anger over his staff, not him going ballistic because he was insulted or slighted or touchy over anything. Without going through the dumb list of presidents, I see Nixon, LBJ and even — very oddly — Reagan were known for explosive tempers. And apparently poor old Hil too: It’s a difficult job. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/18 "2017-03-06T00:34:42Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > That is him showing anger over his staff, not him going ballistic because he was insulted or slighted or touchy over anything. > Without going through the dumb list of presidents, I see Nixon, LBJ and even — very oddly — Reagan were known for explosive tempers. > And apparently poor old Hil too: It’s a difficult job. Touchy over anything? You mean like the ‘presidential’ speech to Congress that was overshadowed by the Sessions recusal and, as the media is reporting, ‘stole his thunder?’ Funny, but I doubt Nixon, LBJ, or Reagan would have been tweeting their every paranoid delusion if they had had the technology. (Of course, they probably would have had to confiscate Ronnie’s phone in the later years, but then he’d probably have forgotten to tweet anyway.) So what’s the point here? Others have done it, so it’s OK for Trump? We’ve never seen such an extreme ball of egocentrism, misanthropy, and flat-out gullibility in the White House. It really doesn’t make anything better that other presidents have gotten angry before (duh). ---
**Author:** ![NetTrekker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nettrekker/32/2909_2.png) [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/19 "2017-03-06T00:57:43Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > If Baldwin can’t come as Trump, the next best thing would be Obama showing up as President Obama. They’re going to blame him anyway, and he’s really good at dissing Trump and always brightens up the Correspondents’ Dinners. That would certainly play into the Republican narrative of the media’s liberal bias. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263/20 "2017-03-06T03:07:06Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > That is him showing anger over his staff, not him going ballistic because he was insulted or slighted or touchy over anything. > … Apparently, Trump is pissed off bigly. And not just on Twitter. > [@](#): > > President Trump spent the weekend at “the winter White House,” Mar-a-Lago, the secluded Florida castle where he is king. … > > Trump was mad — steaming, raging mad. > > Trump’s young presidency has existed in a perpetual state of chaos. The issue of Russia has distracted from what was meant to be his most triumphant moment: his address last Tuesday to a joint session of Congress. And now his latest unfounded accusation — that Barack Obama tapped Trump’s phones during last fall’s campaign — had been denied by the former president and doubted by both allies and fellow Republicans. > > When Trump ran into Christopher Ruddy on the golf course and later at dinner Saturday, he vented to his friend. “This will be investigated,” Ruddy recalled Trump telling him. “It will all come out. I will be proven right.” > > “He was pissed,” said Ruddy, the chief executive of Newsmax, a conservative media company. “I haven’t seen him this angry.” > … > > [More](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-fury-the-president-rages-at-leaks-setbacks-and-accusations/2017/03/05/40713af4-01df-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumptumult-830pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-might-show-up-to-the-wh-correspondents-dinner-as-trump/781263.md?page=2)