Those two words were the last two President Barack Obama gave in his address at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
The Dinner is an opportunity for the president to address the media contingency based at the White House, in other words those reporters who cover activities related to the president and his office.
Other guests besides the media are invited to attend, including celebrities, members of congress, and anyone else of interest.
Every year, it is tradition for the president’s address to the dinner to be more of a “satire” monologue than anything else.
Here, he or she would make fun of whatever relevant issue or trend – including themselves, if applicable.
The last few dinners have proven to be hilarious, but this year, Obama took it to the next level.
Because it is his last few months in office, Obama dedicated much of his monologue to reflecting on the time gone by.
He does so by making reference to the fact that while Michelle, his wife, has not aged a day since he took office in 2008, he has deteriorated in looks significantly.
Obama also took a swipe at all the US presidential candidates including the infamous Donald Trump.
Trump is now set to become the Republican Party’s presidential candidate, much to everyone’s surprise.
Many didn’t see it coming. But this was confirmed recently after he won the Republican Primary vote in the state of Indiana.
(It’s all very complicated, but basically Trump has acquired enough votes within the Republican Party from different states, which would enable him to be officially nominated as the official presidential candidate nationally. It’s all about numbers, really).
Obama took the opportunity to mock the media about complaining about Trump but giving him free media coverage above anyone else.
In fact, the latest issue of Time magazine reports that Trump has the most mentions on Google News, in the world. He has over five billion mentions on google news, making him the most talked about politician in the world right now. Incredible!
Obama took the opportunity to go after Bernie Sanders and his preferred candidate, Hilary Clinton.
He also managed to take a swipe at Kylie Jenner, saying he was happy to have met her. And while he wasn’t sure what exactly she did for a living, all he knew was that his Twitter mentions would spike after the dinner.
While much of the satire is in good faith, one cannot help but see the respect that Obama commanded across various ideological and political groups. He even seemed to enjoy the respect of the media, which he commended for upholding the principles of free speech in a democracy, despite tensions between them and politicians. These tensions, he argued, are necessary.
In ending his address, Obama emulated the recent sign-off by former LA Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant, who spoke after playing his last game in the NBA. In signing off, Kobe – also known as Mamba – bode farewell by saying: “Mamba out”.
Obama did the same – as it was his final dinner – by saying “Obama out”, and proceeded to take out a microphone from behind his podium and dropped it!
See his full speech below: