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Live Thread: 67th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner (Obama, Romney-9 p.m. EDT)
C-SPAN ^ | Thursday, October 18, 2012

Posted on 10/18/2012 4:31:19 PM PDT by kristinn

On Thursday, President Obama & Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will give keynote speeches at the 67th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York City. The fundraiser, held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, will offer a light-hearted evening for the candidates.

Past speakers at the dinner include politicians, journalists, and presidential candidates including former Pres. George H. W. Bush & Michael Dukakis in 1988; Al Gore & Jack Kemp in 1996; and Pres. Obama and then-Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain in 2008.

Founded in 1946 by Francis Cardinal Spellman, the Foundation honors the memory of Alfred E. Smith who died in in 1944. Smith was a four-time governor of the state of New York and former presidential candidate.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alfredesmith; alfredesmithdinner; alsmithdinner; obama; romney
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To: EDINVA

Ooops. Both men led with Gov. Cuomo jokes.


81 posted on 10/18/2012 6:28:20 PM PDT by kristinn (Dump the Chump in 2012)
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To: All

Romney is hilarious!


82 posted on 10/18/2012 6:28:33 PM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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To: All; kristinn
Romney was pretty funny.

He has Ann, Obama has Bill Clinton. As a way to appease the Church the ObamaCare mandates are now in Latin. The FEC told him when Joe Biden speaks there will now be a recording that says, "I'm Mitt Romney and I approved this message." In the spirit of Sesame Street, the president's appearance is sponsored by the letter "O" and the number "16 trillion." These were among the remarks Romney had.

83 posted on 10/18/2012 6:28:33 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Osama's dead... and so is our ambassador - Coulter.)
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To: morphing libertarian

*SIGH*

WHAT A LET DOWN.


84 posted on 10/18/2012 6:28:42 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks ("If 0bama had defended the Libyan Consulate as much as Big Bird the Ambassador would be alive today")
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To: mrsmith

Great. Romney needs a sharp tongue. He’s doing great. I’ll turn off when the journalists start ripping his standup to shreds.


85 posted on 10/18/2012 6:28:44 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: EDINVA

I turned it off. I can’t possibly laugh at any jokes this guy makes. Now, if he’s saying something serious and STUPID, then I can laugh without a problem.


86 posted on 10/18/2012 6:29:03 PM PDT by LibFreeUSA
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To: kristinn

Obama is slurring.


87 posted on 10/18/2012 6:29:11 PM PDT by Third Person (I'm in my prime.)
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To: maica

The local preview Chanel didn’t list it.


88 posted on 10/18/2012 6:29:15 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Romney was Fantastic!

obama not so much


89 posted on 10/18/2012 6:29:39 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: morphing libertarian

Obama’s jokes are falling flat


90 posted on 10/18/2012 6:29:39 PM PDT by tapatio (In memory of my Dad 5-27-26 2-4-2010)
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To: kristinn

Obama is totally lame! You would think that he would have decent joke writers.


91 posted on 10/18/2012 6:29:54 PM PDT by iowamark
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To: JimSEA

O has a forked silver tongue and a Clever speech writer.


92 posted on 10/18/2012 6:29:58 PM PDT by Broker (November... VICTORY or DEATH!!)
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To: EDINVA

Dear Leader starts out like a snarky punk with Clint Eastwood comments. Best yet he slaps his gf Tingles. How does it feel to be an abused spouse Chrissie?


93 posted on 10/18/2012 6:30:23 PM PDT by slapshot ("Were not gonna take it anymore" Twisted Sister)
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

OB never much on delivery, but any prez always has some good writers around or at least can buy some for the event. He wasn’t too bad at the correspondence dinner. Good material.

Romney A OB C+ so far.


94 posted on 10/18/2012 6:30:28 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: gov_bean_ counter

He is oK but not that funny.


95 posted on 10/18/2012 6:30:29 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

Not getting the enthusiasm Romney got.


96 posted on 10/18/2012 6:30:29 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: EDINVA

Dear Leader starts out like a snarky punk with Clint Eastwood comments. Best yet he slaps his gf Tingles. How does it feel to be an abused spouse Chrissie?


97 posted on 10/18/2012 6:30:58 PM PDT by slapshot ("Were not gonna take it anymore" Twisted Sister)
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To: GRRRRR

Obama up, getting some laughs and polite applause.

Claims he did better in his second debate because of the rest he got in the first debate.

States four years ago he gave Chris Matthews a tingle up his let, but apologizes to his this time for giving him a stroke.

Joke about “The House that Ruth built” he didn’t really build that.


98 posted on 10/18/2012 6:31:04 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month)
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To: tapatio

Falling flat?

They are such a let down from Romney.


99 posted on 10/18/2012 6:31:08 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks ("If 0bama had defended the Libyan Consulate as much as Big Bird the Ambassador would be alive today")
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Hollywood loves him yet he can’t get better material than this?


100 posted on 10/18/2012 6:31:36 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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