Last weekend, Jimmy Kimmel hosted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. During his speech/standup act, he picked on a bunch of political figures, making the same old tired jokes everyone’s heard before: teasing Obama about his big ears, joking about Bill Clinton’s womanizing, and questioning Joe Biden’s intelligence. And as is required with any political comedy act, he made fun of Chris Christie’s weight.
Even I’ll admit that joking about our governor’s weight is not only getting tired, it can be mean – and Kimmel’s first joke was a tad too much. For those interested, he said something about how inside each governor is a president waiting to get out – in Christie’s case you can still hear him screaming. But after that cheap shot, he said something genius.
He suggested that Christie was confused and thought New Jersey’s nickname was the Olive Garden State. Okay, maybe it’s not the best joke ever, but I think it works on so many levels, beyond just making fun of our governor’s girth. Drive past any of the many strip malls on the many highways in the Armpit of America and you’re bound to see an Olive Garden or three. Aside from that, Olive Garden serves its patrons faux-Italian food, just like the many faux-Italian people calling this state home. And just like olives have a nasty stench, so does this state.
You can check out the whole Chris Christie thing below – starts at about 1:45:
