John McCain and Barack Obama roast themselves and each other!
...update...The Barack YouTube video was pulled for some reason...so...
Here is the YouTube video of Al Smith Dinner 2008 (Full Video).
McCain starts around 7 minutes into the video.
Obama starts around the 23 minute mark.
The Wikipedia article about the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner starts:
The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner is an annual charity fund raiser for Catholic Charities. It is organized by the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation in honor of former New York Governor Al Smith, the first Catholic presidential candidate. The first dinner was in 1945, the year after Al Smith's death. The 2008 dinner raised $3.9 million.[1]
Since 1960 (when Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy were speakers), it has been a stop for the two main presidential candidates during several U.S. election years. In 1976, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter spoke; in 1980, Carter and Ronald Reagan; in 1988, Michael Dukakis and George H.W. Bush; in 2000, Al Gore and George W. Bush; and in 2008, John McCain and Barack Obama. Since 1945 only two presidents have not spoken at the dinner: Harry Truman and Bill Clinton.[2] In recent years the candidates have traditionally given humorous speeches.
...and here is my orig post with the broken video...
John McCain at the Alfred E Smith Memorial Dinner 1
John McCain at the Alfred E Smith Memorial Dinner 2
Obama Roasts McCain at Al Smith Dinner
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment