Ozzy Steals Show at Political Dinner

May 5 -- In a banquet hall filled with many of the country's top politicians and journalists, it was an aging rocker who nearly stole the show.

At the annual White House Correspondents dinner, a traditional forum for roasting Washington insiders, including the president, it was Ozzy Osbourne, former lead singer for Black Sabbath and current star of the MTV hit, The Osbournes, who drew a lot of the fire.

Basking in the light of his newfound popularity, Ozzy became the target not only for the headliner, comedian Drew Carey, but even for President Bush himself Saturday.

"What a fantastic audience we have tonight," Bush said. "Washington power brokers, celebrities, Hollywood stars, Ozzy Osbourne.

"The thing about Ozzy is, he's made a lot of big hit recordings — "Party With the Animals," "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath," "Face in Hell," "Black Skies" and "Bloodbath in Paradise," Bush said. "Ozzy, mom loves your stuff."

Carey got a laugh from the crowd when he found similarities between the rocker and the president.

"They both partied a little too hard when they were younger," Carey said. "Half the time you can't understand a word either one of them are saying."

Read more about the White House Correspondents dinner.

Ozzy's Odd [Mainstream] Path

It's been a banner year for the so-called godfather of heavy metal, and attending the dinner as a guest of Fox News' Greta Van Sustren was only the latest in a series of surprises that have recently seemed to land on his doorstep.

In April, Ozzy was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. But without a doubt, the biggest and most positive surprise of all has been the popularity of the reality show in which he and his family star.

Variety describes The Osbournes as America's favorite dysfunctional family. Not only has it become MTV's most successful series, attracting more than 6 million viewers weekly, but it's passed professional wrestling as basic cable's most watched show, Nielsen Media Research told The Associated Press.