One of the targets of Daily Show comedian Hasan Minhaj at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night was Energy Secretary Rick Perry. Here’s Minhaj’s not-funny-at-all joke on Perry’s absence from the annual event, via Vanity Fair:
Hey, has anyone see Rick Perry since he became energy secretary? I have a feeling he’s sitting in a room full of plutonium waiting to become Spider-Man. That’s just my hunch.
Um, no. Sec. Perry’s father had just died so he obviously had more important things on his mind than the nerd prom:
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/858716942173077504
What kind of a**hole says something like that about a man who is in mourning over the recent death of his father? You are despicable!! #WHCD https://t.co/unlG1kY880
— Janice_TXBlessed (@JaniceTXBlessed) April 30, 2017
Minhaj is classless and clueless about Spider-Man:
Reasons this joke sucks: 1) Perry is actually mourning his dad's death, and 2) Spider-Man got his powers from a spider bite, not plutonium. https://t.co/9e61AUSUhR
— Michael Haugen (@HaugenATX) April 30, 2017
Sec. Perry took to Twitter on Saturday night while getting roasted in D.C. to share with all of us a little big about his amazing father:
Joseph Ray Perry flew 35 combat missions over Europe in WWII, then returned home to ranch and raise a family. pic.twitter.com/KcnXkuml2d
— Rick Perry (@SecretaryPerry) April 28, 2017
He became a father, grandfather, great-grandfather, County Commissioner and school board member. pic.twitter.com/iyI9vIrVut
— Rick Perry (@SecretaryPerry) April 28, 2017
95th Bomb Group
RAF Horham, UK
Dad is in the bottom right pic.twitter.com/eccyj4ECwV— Rick Perry (@SecretaryPerry) April 29, 2017
Dad was the last remaining crew member. He is third from left beside the pilot. His position was tail gunner on the B-17. pic.twitter.com/AXSMOacU5R
— Rick Perry (@SecretaryPerry) April 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/SecretaryPerry/status/858454075746267141
R.I.P.
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WATCH: @HasanMinhaj #WHCD2017 COMPLETE REMARKS here: https://t.co/NF2I9BcfpT #WHCD #NerdProm #HasanMinhaj pic.twitter.com/tST7VRSFte
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 30, 2017
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