Yet there you are… RT @HowardKurtz Huge press corps on red carpet. Bigger spectacle every year. Faintly ridiculous, I know #whcd
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) April 27, 2013
As you’ve heard, tonight is “Nerd Prom” in Washington, D.C., or as others call it, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. How nerdy is it? C-SPAN is broadcasting live from the red carpet and has even declared #nerdprom to be the official hashtag of the event. Like CBS News’ Mark Knoller last night, Howard Kurtz of the Daily Beast can’t help but notice just how glitzy the event has become — so much so that no one’s really sure what it’s for, anyway. Maybe next year they’ll tone it down. But this year? Squee!
https://twitter.com/mcbridetd/status/328264302073106432
At Beast party people are taped dancing next to Obama cutout and then given a flip book. V popular #whcd
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) April 27, 2013
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are you 8 or what RT @HowardKurtz: At Beast party people are taped dancing next to Obama cutout and then given a flip book. V popular #whcd
— Tejas Conservative (@TXGaryM) April 27, 2013
To be fair, Kurtz’s declaration of ridiculousness was made before Korean pop sensation Psy arrived to remind us what the evening was all about — photos with celebs.
Gangnam style! Just met Psy at the White House Correspondents party #win pic.twitter.com/i5T5Fh604K
— Оlga Belogolova (@olgs7) April 27, 2013
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— Amy Argetsinger (@AmyArgetsinger) April 27, 2013
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OK, back to the serious business of covering Washington gridlock.
Okay, there is utter gridlock around Nicole Kidman. She keeps smiling sweetly. Guess she's used to it #whcd
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) April 27, 2013