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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.


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KEYWORDS: alfredesmith; alfredesmithdinner; alsmithdinner; obama; romney
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To: kevao
That guy as a bitchy, vengeful, unaccountable lame duck for three months scares the piss out of me.
161 posted on 10/18/2012 7:05:40 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Jane Long

My fav was Brought to you by the letter O and the number 16 Trillion.


162 posted on 10/18/2012 7:06:40 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: kristinn

Romney won.... Obama was very unimpressive.


163 posted on 10/18/2012 7:07:06 PM PDT by Gator113 (I would have voted for NEWT, now it's Ryan and the other guy.~Just livin' life, my way~)
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To: who knows what evil?

Four years ago they did have shots of the other candidate and he was grinding away as McCain laid him out flat. He probably didn’t allow those shots this time.


164 posted on 10/18/2012 7:07:11 PM PDT by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: tapatio

Body language analysis?

BO: focused on himself.

Romney: focused on something outside himself.


165 posted on 10/18/2012 7:08:31 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: Mr. Binnacle
MSNBC Saying that Romney went after Obama 8 times in jokes, but Obama only went after Romney 3 times - They said Romney was uncomfortable and unnerving.

Sissies.
166 posted on 10/18/2012 7:09:55 PM PDT by Mr. Binnacle (They say hindsight is 20-20. Maybe...But foresight is zeroed at 300 yards.)
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To: John W

All very funny Mitt. Great job to whoever wrote those lines.
You’re better off now than 4 weeks ago, too funny and of course Mitt has his lovely wife to lean on and Obama has Bill Clinton.. I skipped through Obama’s speech.


167 posted on 10/18/2012 7:10:04 PM PDT by bluerose ("Equal opportunity, not equal outcome" ~Paul Ryan)
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To: kristinn

WHY don’t they excommunicate Cuomo and all the other nominally Catholic pols who promote abortion?


168 posted on 10/18/2012 7:11:14 PM PDT by EDINVA (I)
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

“I would almost swear Dennis Miller wrote Romney’s zingers”

HA! I said to myself the exact same thing.


169 posted on 10/18/2012 7:11:21 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

“I would almost swear Dennis Miller wrote Romney’s zingers”

HA! I said to myself the exact same thing.


170 posted on 10/18/2012 7:11:35 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: sillsfan

I missed the ovation at the beginning for Romney, but he seemed to do a better job (by far) and had much more rousing applause throughout. Obama was just OK, and I consider myself to be fair.


171 posted on 10/18/2012 7:14:01 PM PDT by PghBaldy (Obama in a binder!!!)
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To: NY4Romney

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/10/18/romney_addresses_67th_annual_alfred_e_smith_memorial_foundation_dinner.html

Your wish FRiend ; )

May God keep watch.
Tatt


172 posted on 10/18/2012 7:16:27 PM PDT by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." Dorothy Bernard)
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To: ArrogantBustard

“That guy as a bitchy, vengeful, unaccountable lame duck for three months scares the piss out of me”-———

I don’t know. It will be the pre-season of basketball, right? and there will be a little vacation when the kids have winter break. Maybe Obama will not spend that much time in the office.


173 posted on 10/18/2012 7:16:52 PM PDT by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: Yardstick
fyi, from central PA   :-\

Turns to crap once it hits CA and CO:



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174 posted on 10/18/2012 7:17:56 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: freepertoo
Purely female reaction here: what a hunk!

Not necessarily...

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175 posted on 10/18/2012 7:19:13 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: PghBaldy
Does anyone find it odd that Michelle was not there? Serious question. Wouldn't a normal man say his wife was ill, or offer her apologies or something? What the heck?
176 posted on 10/18/2012 7:22:19 PM PDT by PghBaldy (Obama in a binder!!!)
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To: ETL
Just watched it at one of the links upthread.

He did indeed say that.

Cheers!

177 posted on 10/18/2012 7:26:43 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: PghBaldy

I wonder if he’ll bring home a “doggy bag” for her. Did they serve Dog there?


178 posted on 10/18/2012 7:26:59 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: kristinn

This was the first time Ive seen Mitt tell jokes and OMG he is FUNNY. I didnt know he had that side to him..the jokes were HYSTERICALLY funny..the one about Seseme Street and how “Today’s number is the number 16 trillion” Mitt must listen to Mark Levin he came up with that one..Good job Mitt kudos!!


179 posted on 10/18/2012 7:27:32 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: PghBaldy

I find it very odd that Michelle wasn’t there. Did anyone hear a reason why?


180 posted on 10/18/2012 7:28:33 PM PDT by CheneyChick (01/20/2013)
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