Al Smith Dinner

[ecoli]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/16/al-smith-dinner-obama-mcc_n_135455.html

 

It's good to see that the candidates can make fun of each other and themselves without it being personal. This was a really good idea at this point before the election. It lets the voters know that we're all still human.

 

I thought Obama's speech was particularly funny.

 

better quality mccain video:

[Pangloss]

That was a riot. Very funny stuff. Thanks for passing it along.

 

The McCain link on that site's a little messed -- it cuts off some very funny stuff at the opening, and the audio is a little unsynced. I found some better links and pasted them below.

 

McCain Part 1:

McCain Part 2:

 

Obama Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5SWQJWm6Tg

Obama Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJwcIogR1M

[iNow]

Oh poo... I just posted this in the debate thread. Hadn't seen yours. C-span has the whole thing in one link:

 

http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=281814-1

 

 

I was really glad to laugh, and see some of the human side of these guys for a change.

[john5746]

Very good, especially McCain. Can you imagine Bush and Kerry doing this?

[iNow]

Couldn't find Bush/Kerry, but found Bush/Gore:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6sp9sdfG98

[Mr Skeptic]

I'll be sure to have a look when I return home. Their first debate was a joke, but it would be refreshing to have a look at how they do when they are joking on purpose.