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Comedian John Hodgman Declares Obama the "First Nerd President"
At Friday night's 2009 Radio and TV Correspondents' Dinner, comedian John Hodgman declared President Obama the first nerd President. Hodgman got into the war between jocks and nerds, tackled the tougher differences dividing nerds and geeks, and then questioned the President on comic book characters. Enjoy!
ZP Heller is the editorial director of Brave New Films. He has written for The American Prospect, AlterNet, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Huffington Post, covering everything from politics to pop culture.
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