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[quote=ABC News]Two days after their rhetorical brawl at the second presidential debate, Mitt Romney and President Obama faced off again tonight in a war of wit at the annual Al Smith dinner, poking fun at themselves and each other.
"I'm pleased that the president is here," Romney joked at the top of his remarks. "We were chatting pleasantly this evening as if Tuesday night never happened."
"This is the third time that Gov. Romney and I have met recently," Obama said. "As some of you may have noticed, I had a lot more energy in our second debate. I felt really well-rested after the nice, long nap I had in the first debate."
Besides zinging himself over his widely panned performance at the first debate, Obama noted the pressure he and Romney are under.
"In less than three weeks voters in states like Ohio, Virginia and Florida will decide this incredibly important election, which begs the question: What are we doing here?" Obama asked to laughter.
The annual dinner is a traditional stop along the presidential campaign trail, giving the candidates a chance to score political points with humor as they roast each other for a good cause. The swanky white-tie fundraiser at New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel raises money for Catholic charities in honor of former New York Gov. Al Smith, the first Catholic presidential candidate.
The tuxedo-clad Romney, showcasing his knack for self-deprecation, joked, "It's nice to finally relax and wear what Ann and I wear around the house."
With 19 days until the election, the quips were loaded with not-so-subtle political overtones.
"We're now in the final months of the president's term," Romney said. "As President Obama surveys the Waldorf banquet room with everyone in white tie and finery, you have to wonder what he's thinking. So little time, so much to redistribute."
"Of course, the economy is on everybody's minds," Obama later said. "The unemployment rate is at its lowest level since I took office. ... I don't have a joke here, I just thought it would be useful to remind everybody that the unemployment rate is at the lowest it's been since I took office."
No one was spared, especially not the media.
"I've already seen early reports from tonight's dinner," Romney said. "Headline: Obama Embraced by Catholics, Romney Dines with Rich People."
Romney and Obama face off again, all jokes aside, on Monday in the third and final presidential debate.
"People seem to be very curious as to how we prepare for the debates. First, refrain from alcohol for 65 years before the debate," said Romney, who abstains from alcohol for religious reasons. "Second, find the biggest available straw man and mercilessly attack it.
"Big Bird didn't even see it coming," he said, referencing his comment at the first debate that he would cut funding for public broadcasting to help reduce the deficit.
Obama offered a preview of the upcoming debate on foreign policy.
"Spoiler alert: We got bin Laden," he said.
Both candidates hit the trail again Friday.
"It can be a grind," Obama said. "Sometimes it feels like this race has dragged on forever, but Paul Ryan assured me we've only been running for two hours and 50-something minutes."[/quote]
[quote]"Spoiler alert: We got bin Laden," he said.[/quote]
Too much time on the internet, Obama.
It's kind of sweet in a way, that they can still be civil to each other and make fun of themselves despite what's at stake.
I was watching this live, and it was pretty funny. I am no fan of Romney, but he said some funny shit. My favorite was "I have my beautiful wife, and he has Bill Clinton".
I laughed at the middle name quip, that one was good.
Posh dinnerparties that confirm their policies to be a sharade. America, wasn't this the very reason you dumped Britain? Too much facade...
I died at "And this production was brought to you by the letter O and the number 16 Trillion"
[QUOTE=Bomimo;38101583]Posh dinnerparties that confirm their policies to be a sharade. America, wasn't this the very reason you dumped Britain? Too much facade...[/QUOTE]
Actually it was because they got taxed with no representation.
It's nice to see them being so light-hearted for once.
[QUOTE=Bomimo;38101583]Posh dinnerparties that confirm their policies to be a sharade. America, wasn't this the very reason you dumped Britain? Too much facade...[/QUOTE]
Actualy no it wasen't. I also don't know how them making jokes proves their polices are facades, god forbid they have some fun. They are humans and all.
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misleading title
Very cool of them, some funny ones too.
whoever wins we still lose :(
Glad to see the two kick back and not try to politically murder each other for once. Some of those jokes are quite funny :v:
"It's nice that me and my wife can finally wear the same thing we wear around the house."
I laughed.
"Mitt is his middle name. I wish I could use my middle name."
Oh god I'm dying
they'll both do a bad job anyways
[QUOTE=Killer900;38101918]whoever wins we still lose :([/QUOTE]
That's what the rest of Europe thinks as well, both candidates are shit. However, Obama could've been way way worse, so I guess its luck in the unluckiness.
hmmph
Does someone have the whole thing uploaded somewhere? If I was aware this was happening I probably would have watched.
[QUOTE=ExTek;38101828][IMG]http://freshchocodiles.com/images/zingers.jpg[/IMG]
misleading title[/QUOTE]
pff I thought about this
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but it turned out to be a posh rap battle between the 2 candidates
Well they did better than Bush when he started crackin' jokes.
[QUOTE=D3TBS;38106796]pff I thought about this
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but it turned out to be a posh rap battle between the 2 candidates[/QUOTE]
That actually looks pretty good
[QUOTE=Zero-Point;38107218]Well they did better than Bush when he started crackin' jokes.[/QUOTE]
Bush was a comedic legend
[QUOTE=lavacano;38109390]That actually looks pretty good[/QUOTE]
It always does.
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Atleast they can have a laugh.
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