Posted on 10/17/2008 5:12:41 AM PDT by IbJensen
Was it just me being a picky, anti-Obama conservative, or did Obama pick up his tux from a rental shop on the way over to this dinner? His jacket was gaping all around his neck, and he looked completely out of place in his formalware.
“Completely agree...I thought Obama’s jokes were mostly focused on his reputation for being a god....what’s so funny about that? Nothing self-deprecating there...”
Go easy on the One - it’s tough for a narcissist to make fun of himself.
Yeah, I think Hil had a whole bottle of wine in her...geez she was really hee hawing!
I thought Obama was an embarrassment! He was awful. Except for the one line about Al Smith’s great grandfather being friends with McCain. That was funny. That is it.
And did you see before the speeches the uncomfortable scene with Obama and the Preist? Geez, the preist was leaning into McCain like Obama had lice!
First, at the Al Smith dinner McCain received loud, sustained applause when he said "Even in this room filled with proud Manhattan Democrats, I have a feeling some of you are pulling for me."
Second, McCain was on for nearly all of Letterman's program and his jokes hit their marks (most self-deprecating) was applauded repeatedly. I heard no boos.
I'm encouraged.
But, I was surprized that he mentioned his ears! Wow, that is growth, isn’t it?
Yes he got in some good jabs, in a humorous way.
Did you hear the crowd really holler, when he said that he thought he might even find some supporters in the hall tonight? That was great!
You got that right...narcissists have a real hard time doing any kind of humor. And yeah, for the record, the monkey suit looked like, well, a monkey suit on Obama.
“The priest” was Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York. ;)
I thought Obama was terrible. He delivered the speech as if he had never seen it before — reading directly from the cards and laughing at his own jokes. He had some good lines, so maybe it was the delivery.
McCain was spot on, especially the Clinton stuff - hysterical.
McCain and Cardinal Egan shared some great conversations. Then, along came Obama ....
And the mood immediately changed.
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“Wow, that is growth, isn’t it?”
hee hee.
Even Ascended Masters can continue to grow I suppose.
It was brilliant. He got all of the main zingers in there. I loved when he said “I can’t help but think a few of you Democrats are pulling for me” and the crowd cheered.
McCain was much funnier than Obama! Obama really looked uncomfortable when he was trying to be funny. It really didn’t come off that well even though the audience tried to make it look good!
I am sorry. I knew I would be corrected.
I am not catholic, and I did suspect that he was a cardinal...but wasn’t sure, so I thought best not to show my ignorance by naming him as a cardinal—I saw the “Thorn Birds”....but, every cardinal is a priest, right? So, I felt safe in saying that.
Thank you for your correction!
God Bless
Obama delivered a few good ones, especially the one about McCain suffering more in the downturn of the housing market than most citizens, and the bit about his greatest strength (humility) and weakness (”I’m a bit too awesome”). Other than that, he looked stiff and uncomfortable, and I was beginning to wonder whether McCain’s pointed remarks got under his skin and rattled him a bit. Anyone else have the same perception?
Of course you were correct. I apologize. ;)
Yes. McCain's material just wasn't simply a bunch of "one liners". He was scoring points in a humorous way...
bump! bump! bump!
I’m quite sure McCains humor got under 0bama’s skin. He was laughing in a very uncomfortable way. I couldn’t tell if he got red in the face, though.
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