Pop Culture Meets Politics at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in DC
By Alexis Gentry, published Apr 27, 2008
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The annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington D.C. can be one of the most bizarre and surreal events of the year. Where else are you going to be able to chat with Henry Kissinger and Heidi Montag in the same room?This year's event marked the fourth time Trashwire has covered the pre-party scene and, as usual, it didn't disappoint.
The list of celebrity attendees was across the board, ranging from frequent guest like the beautiful Morgan Fairchild (who has attended more than 10 times) to WHCAD newbies like Dennis Hof, owner of Nevada's Moonlight Bunny Ranch.
To my pleasant surprise, the guest list seemed to favor humor with comedy stars like Joel McHale (host of The Soup on E!), Harold and Kumar'sKal Penn, B.J. Novak of The Office, SNL star Will Forte, and comedienne Tracey Ullman packing into the various ballrooms in the basement of the Washington Hilton. The dinner was even hosted by late night show host Craig Ferguson, who recently became a US citizen and joked about his new right to complain.
The star-studded event also included movie stars like Aaron Eckhart of Thank You For Smoking and The Dark Knight, British actors Rupert Everett and Colin Firth, moguls like Martha Stewart, journalists from Katie Couric to Charlie Rose, hot blondes Jenny McCarthy and Pam Anderson, everyone's favorite blogger Perez Hilton, teen music superstars The Jonas Brothers and even an appearance from a possibly pregnant Ashlee Simpson and fiance Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy.
Instead of doing a play-by-play of the pre-event parties, I've decided to change it up and give yearbook-style superlatives for some of my most memorable interactions of the evening.

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Pop Culture Meets Politics at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in DC
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