Friday, October 19, 2012

Al Smith Dinner

  • Candidates Trade Barbs at Al Smith Dinner

    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 ...

    abcnews.go.com

  • Tagg Romney 'swing' comment tempered by Al Smith Dinner

    The bickering between campaigns was supposed to take a break Thursday night as both candidates address the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a white-tie gala at New York City's Waldorf Astoria Hotel that has been a required stop for ...

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  • Obama, Romney roast each other at Alfred E. Smith Dinner

    Dressed in white tie at a glittering dinner in midtown Manhattan, the two men delivered speeches at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner, the Catholic Archdiocese of New York's annual charity benefit that every four years hosts the presidential candidates for a ...

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  • White tie and jokes: Top ten Obama, Romney zingers from Al Smith dinner (VIDEO)

    Both exchanged quips, zingers and personal attacks last night at the 67th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner, an event held every year by the Archdioceses of New York that gives political candidates a chance to showcase their ...

    blog.sfgate.com

  • Obama and Romney Attend Al Smith Dinner: "Obama Embraced By Catholics ...

    The Alfred Smith charity dinner, held by Catholic charities, has traditionally hosted major party presidential candidates since Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy in 1960.

    reason.com

  • Al Smith Dinner: Obama, Mitt Romney Trade Zingers During Annual Event

    The Al Smith dinner is a glittering affair at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel where New York's high society dined on poached lobster and rack of lamb and contributed $5 million for various children's charities.

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  • President Obama's Speech at the Al Smith Dinner

    It's been four years since I was last at the Al Smith dinner. Will have to admit some things have changed since then. I have heard some people say, Barack, you are not as young as you used to be.

    www.realclearpolitics.com

  • Al Smith Dinner a potential cease-fire in Obama-Romney battle

    The presidential hopefuls will get the chance Thursday night when they share a stage at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner, an annual benefit hosted by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York that has provided comic relief every four years near the end of the ...

    www.latimes.com

  • Barack Obama, Mitt Romney best Al Smith jokes

    (PHOTOS: 12 funniest Al Smith Dinner jokes). "Early today, I went shopping at some stores in midtown. I understand Gov. Romney went shopping for some stores in midtown.

    www.politico.com

  • Fact check: Obama, Romney trade whoppers during annual Al Smith dinner in ...

    Republican challenger Mitt Romney squared off last night for the second time this week, trading barbs during the 67th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York. While the crowd proved an unwelcome distraction -- they kept laughing!

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  • Al Smith Dinner: Mitt Romney's Best Jokes

    Good leadership requires a flair for public speaking, sharp wit and a knack for self-deprecating humor. By that standard, both candidates were in fine form Thursday evening.

    www.govexec.com

  • Gloves come off as Obama and Romney trade one liners at Al Smith charity dinner

    The gloves came off last night as President Obama and Mitt Romney put their differences aside to trade comedic one liners during their speeches in Manhattan Thursday night at the 67th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the ...

    www.examiner.com

  • At Charity Dinner, Self-Deprecation and Plenty of Zingers

    At Charity Dinner, Self-Deprecation and Plenty of Zingers. By SHARON OTTERMAN. Applause filled the Waldorf-Astoria ballroom as a parade of 70 of New York's most powerful people strode onto the dais at the Al Smith Foundation dinner on Thursday night.

    cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com

  • Obama & Romney Crack Jokes At Al Smith Dinner: Who Is Funnier? (VIDEO/POLL)

    President Obama and Governor Romney spoke one after the other at the annual Al Smith Dinner on Thursday night in New York City, and in keeping with the tradition of the fundraising event, their remarks were largely jokes.

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  • President Obama, Mitt Romney win laughs at Al Smith dinner

    The two presidential candidates, who stood nearly toe to toe at their last debate, poked fun at themselves and each other in speeches at the annual Al Smith Dinner in New York, a benefit named after the 1920s-era Empire State governor that funds ...

    www.politico.com

  • Amid Brutal Campaign, a Respite. With Jokes.

    ... A. OPPEL Jr. Published: October 18, 2012. President Obama and Mitt Romney finally found something they could agree on during Thursday night's 67th annual Al Smith white-tie charity dinner: Jokes about Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. get big laughs.

    www.nytimes.com

  • Obama, Romney playfully roast each other [VIDEO]

    October 18, 2012 At the Sixty-Seventh Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York.

    www.upi.com

  • Clint Eastwood's Daughter Francesca Is Not Voting For Mitt Romney (VIDEO)

    US President Barack Obama (L), Cardinal Timothy Dolan (C), Archbishop of New York, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R) attend the 67th annual Al Smith dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel October 18, 2012 in New York, New York.

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  • How the Al Smith Dinner played out…

    Yesterday I was contacted by Sirius XM Satellite Radio's POTUS Channel 124 to give a phone interview on the Al Smith Dinner. I declined because I don't believe I could have supplied them with the info they were looking for. My comments on the event are ...

    www.patheos.com

  • A Night of Laughs Amid a Bitter Run for President

    Through its 67-year history, the annual Al Smith Dinner, as it is known, has attracted attention every four years as a lighthearted pit stop for presidential candidates in the heated final weeks of the campaign.

    www.nytimes.com

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