November 19, 2018
HALLELUJAH!:
The 2019 White House Correspondents' Dinner Will Drop Political Comedy in Favor of a Historian Host (ISABEL TORREALBA, NOV 19, 2018, Slate)
There's always been an inherent contradiction since no such liberal organization could tolerate actual comedy.Monday, the White House Correspondents' Association announced the (at least temporary) end of the comedian as host, as it is having Hamilton biographer Ron Chernow speak at the 2019 dinner. Oliver Knox, president of the WHCA, said that he was, "delighted that Ron will share his lively, deeply researched perspectives on American politics and history," and added that, "as we celebrate the importance of free and independent news media to the health of the republic, I look forward to hearing Ron place this unusual moment in the context of American history."
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 19, 2018 5:33 PM