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  • I keep watching the 2 men behind Mccain, the first 1 has a smile on his face the whole time and old 1 eat the whole time. Lol.

    Obama & Bill Clinton rocks.

  • 2012 is gonna an interesting one

  • All the jinns together, thinking they are controling the world, you are all going down

  • Obama is Osama...

    watch?v=w53TMpk6QNc

  • How could anyone even think of having a silly event like the Al Smith Dinner with the economy as bad as it was?

  • @Dizinsightful richardwboase & anyone else confused by:

    "Eight years from now, one of you...may want to continue [as President]...I have a friend here in New York who is an expert in arranging this type of thing."

    @ everyone confused: The guy was joking about Mayor Bloomberg. Obama joked about this first:

    "The mayor recently made some news by announcing he would be rewriting the rules and running for a third term, which caused Bill Clinton to say: you can do that?"

  • 7:09

  • Who is the old in the back chewing ?

  • Where are the Greek columns I requested?

  • mccain had everything written in a piece of a paper AND of course he had putting a lot of thought ,inspiration and dedication into his "MARTERSPIECE" and therefore he had a little bit better deliverance and stunt ..if obama had done the same mccain wouldn't be able to clap on his hands at all!

  • where da jobs is?

  • Bring back 1709. LOL

  • God

  • Read the comments(Al Gore, Richard Branson and I, Jeff Bootstraps Fisher would like all to do so) at C-Cpan youtube

    watch?v=DwM3aikjdi8

  • classic!!!!!!!!!!

  • this guys is a nose breather

  • Cardinal Egan talked about a man in New York who can arrange the president years in power.Who is this man and how openly cud the manipulations be revealed?

  • @42:05, Egan remarks that he is still in New York after 8 years thanks to the Lord. I think he is making a reference to praying since he originally says he knows someone, not necessarily a man, who can arrange this progression. Basically, a joke to say if you want more than 8 years, you can pray to the Lord.

    That's my interpretation though. I could be off.

  • Cardinal in New York,on top of the world over Obama in Washington as top of the nation.Interesting irony there who is who

  • two rivals look like two experienced cell phone company salesmen where one will be chosen,the youngest,good talker better to sale so more to the masses

  • thisis  the oscar for the president,what a show and all players are eating the life of those who suffer

  • Obama's jokes were better but Mccain had a much better flow so it's a tie.

  • What's this charity for?

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  • Just keep watching your Rush Limbaugh videos, buddy.

    you can hate your fellow Americans all you want, gmaniac it won't change a thing.

  • generalise much?

  • That is false. If he won or lost, I would still admire McCain. I would not have voted for him in 2000 or 2008, but I still respect him a great deal. I'm a proud liberal and a proud Canadian.

  • Mccain is funny & how could you not like Obama

  • An "INCREDIBLE" evening.

  • you know, I'm pro-Obama all the way, but I really think John McCain is a class act. I think he's an honorable man that just didn't come around at the right time. I would have preferred him to Bush. But then again I'd prefer almost anybody Bush :-) Mac is awesome.

  • ca. 44:00 " I'll do the jokes, you'll do the praying" lmao

  • John McCain is a class act, too bad he had to succeed Bush as a Republican, he could have been president before.

  • more than likely would have been had rove not smeared him and his family in south carolina.

  • Who wrote this stuff? it's really funny!

  • lmao... i enjoyed all the stories senator john macclain told me about him and your grandfather.... i hear they enjoyed themselves... that was funny!!!!!

  • mccain is so funny maybe he should hAVE BECAME A COMEDIAN in stead of a senator

  • Someone else wrote his joke.

    That wasnt Mccain work.

  • Both were excellent! Very very funny shit. McCain seriously surprised me the most because I guess my expectations were so low for him. Whaddayaknow the old geezer got jokes!!!

    Both were really good... some real zingers in there... even about themselves... self deprecating humor is always good when done right!

    With that said... whew... it was close but Barack pulled it off!

    We will be in MUCH better shape now!

  • MCain.... you got owned you creepy old bastard.

    THE OLD GUY in the background is freakin awesome ....he eats , drinks and takes a nap.

  • Did anyone else notice that in Smith's introduction of McCain, he lauded McCain "as he can always be counted on for his candor and straight talk as we learned not only his time in the House and Senate but also during his quest for his party's nomination in 2000." I guess Smith may have feared people would have thought he was joking if that McCain was "candid" and offered "straight talk" during his run in 2008.

  • the funny part is watching that old white guy sitting behind the podium chewing food when McCain and Obama spoke.

  • that was funny when that old guy was sitting behind them chewing your right that was funny

  • where is my comment?

  • McCain won this debate. He was on fire. BHO your fearless leader sucked, he is cold and lacks humor. Remember 48% of Americans did not vote for BHO.

  • "Remember 48% of Americans did not vote for BHO."

    who would have thought that 48% of the country would not be able to look beyond skin color or a name? I thought it would be much higher. im glad were evolving at least slowly.

  • And remember 52% voted for "BHO", an african-american. Now THAT is change.

  • last time i checked, Barack Obama is the President of the United States .. go lick your wounds.

  • how about you kill yourself so you don't have to see the "decimating" of this country. help yourself and the rest of the world by taking the easy way out.

  • mollyrazorbackfan: you are such a dumb shit its ridiculous. You probably spend every waking moment listining to FOX news. Who are the biggest bunch of brainwashing liars its ridiculous. And you are one of their sheep. So FUCK OFF YOU CUNT! Obama won and he can do what he likes. You Rascist FUCKTARD!

  • This isn't a debate. It's a dinner. McCain's jokes were more crude, but had a better delivery. Obama's jokes were wittier, but he stumbled on them as he often does in his speeches. It is was a tie. 52% of the vote is an impressive victory considering this is higher than both of Bush's victories in 2000 and 2004. He also beats Reagan's 1980 electoral victory.

  • Outstanding on behalf of both candidates especially President Elect Obama.

  • I hope you don't mean the humor, cause McCain blew Obama out of the water.

  • This was a very entertaining and insightful view of the humor our next President possess.

  • 39:56..whoops

  • is the cardinal drunk ?lol

  • McCain is a good man,though I think Obama would be a better President. Obama '08

  • what kinda change will obama bring is what i want to know, how well will thingss be? hope he does well. As the leader of the world, so USA is in many aspects, it is important that they make policies with the best intentions of the human race as a whole.

  • I think they both did great and were very gracious with each other. It must have been a great night.

  • I am an Obama supporter but I must say McCain got the better half of Obama in this roast... its probably due to the lack of media influence that Obama was out humored by McCain.. all the more reason for me to respect Obama and be glad that he is our 44th president!

    Obama RUles!~

  • I think it's because Obama just doesn't deliver punch lines well... he uses the same tone of voice as he does during his "down to earth" speeches...

  • i know but he is funny and mccain was pretty funny but he looks frozen with fear just like cindy his wife usually looks

  • lol... I like how he mentions racists for obama, after all his prejudice remarks... so which means in the end he himself will end up voting for Obama... lol

    this guy is just a brain dead retard...

  • you're an idiot...

  • 40.08 - "Senators with your kind permission I would like to offer you some advice in the political realm. 8 years from now, one of you will have had a great success as the preseident of the united states. And you may want to continue in that office. you'd like to continue in that office. If such be the case, please give me a call, I have a friend here in New York who is an expert in arranging this type of thing:.

  • barak obama rocks.

  • Barack's burn on Giulliani was pretty good.

  • You can see that McCain really liked that one.

  • Simply Hilarious!!!!

  • best video on utube

  • i wish all the jokes were purely on sarah palin...i'd laugh myself into a coma

  • Perhaps you've just awakened from one--take a break from watching SNL's Tina Fey and watch the real one.

  • Just because we did not SEE Obama and Kissinger shake hands does not mean that they did.

    To me, it looks like Obama still had opportunity to talk to Kissinger.

    Perhaps the technical director was not paying attention to that important exchange OR (s)he wanted to make sure to get the exchange between McCain and Clinton.

    Let's not jump to conclusions as if we were there. Otherwise, we may apply the same tactics to our voting patterns.

  • you're right....but it's clear that K had no interest in Al Smith and Nan ignored him.

    Wait a minute, Obama should have ...oh nevermind

  • He turned away from Kissinger...because he has no class.

    Henry at least shook hands with Alfred Smith.

  • This kinda stuff makes my heart grow big.

  • OMG!!! I couldn't believe my eyes!

    See how things change!!!

    You know those McCain Girls on YouTube who were singing "It's Raining McCain" for McCain?

    They're now singing for Obama!!! I swear it's them! I saw it on YouTube. Wait til you see how they're dressed!

    They call themselves THE OBAMA MAMAS and they're singing a song called Obama Rocks (I think that's what it's called).

    It's crazy!!! They even sound good. WTF?!!!

  • Republican or Democrat either way, I love this video!

  • i smoke weed and I'm just as american as you!!! So smoke that up all u straight eights out there

  • wow TRE, talk about ignorant...believe what you want, even if you do live on another planet! lol (cause this has gotta be a joke)

    Michelle is a college graduate with a list of community achievements and awards hi CHEERS TO DEMOCRACY!!

  • Vote Barack Obama '08!

    We just can't afford another "BU(ll)SH(it)"

  • Partisans Please !!! This is the one moment on the trail that the candidates can drop the usual bullcrap and take scripted jabs at one another. They are both great statesmen that deserve respect. I'm a moderate, and finally enjoying a choice between two candidates that have a pulse and have something to say. Give it a rest. No matter who's elected, there's only much depth a president can get us into before impeachment. Let's just all enjoy the ride. Democracy is after all, and experiment.

  • you my dear friend, are an idiot.

  • American people you have the power to make changes and if something go wrong at the voting polls and with the voting system that will contribute in the lost of Senator Obama from becoming the next PRESIDENT! Then WAKE UP and do something about. Protest for a re-vote! Also when Obama does win, be patient, because Obama has his work cut for him. It will take another 8 years to set this country back on track. GOOD LUCK OBAMA.

  • WAKE UP AMERICA

    If Barack Obama does not WIN this elections DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! For 8 years you (THE AMERICAN PEOPLE) allowed a good for nothing President to suck the nation dry. George Bush should have been impeached from office on several accounts starting from his 4 years of reign in office.

  • rudy guiliani is a pig with lipstick

  • A $1.4 million house for only $40,000 (thanks to convicted racketeer and political 'fixer', Tony Rezko); . . A $135,000/year job for an unqualified wife, Michelle (thanks to a corrupt Cook County, IL Hospital oversight board); . . 21 years (1,092 Sunday services) of listing to anti-American, hate-mongering and racist 'sermons' (thanks to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright). . . . . ...........CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN!......... . . . .
  • And yet, this election, its gonna say a resounding yes to common sense for common people. So buggar off you Rush Limbaugh wanna be, go take your oxycotton and be happy.

  • "I got my middle name from someone who never thought I'd run for president"

    ''Rudy Giuliani, that's one for you!"

    Obama had a few good ones, but McCain was hilarious!

  • You know, it's funny. I realize conservatives don't really like to deal with "reality", but I could swear that Rasmussen is giving McCain a 4% win chance today, and has been for the last week or so. Feels a lot like America is saying no to you, not us.

  • notice how Henry K is checking out Nan...and how he snubs Al...hee hee hee

    sorry Al...couldn't help myself

  • AL Smith's wife is NOT Ann....oops, Obama made a mistake

  • You are aware that this incident ended up being a complete hoax aren't you? The "victim" made the entire thing up and the injuries self-inflicted. Look it up. She is now being forced to seek therapy.

  • Obama/Biden '08

  • Please calm down. Your making an ass of yourself.

  • McCain's YouTube Problem Just Became a Nightmare.

    PLEASE COPY, PASTE AND WATCH, FOR YOU McCAIN SUPPORTS

  • And you may want to continue in that office. If such be the case. Please give me a call. I have a friend here in New York who is an expert in arranging this kind of thing !!!

    Cardinal Egan from New York

    (he is the most powerful presence of Vatican outside Vatican- in the world, he is the one who actually runs this nation, not the president)

  • Translation of his quote: Dont forget that this nation is not a democratic republic but an empire of the pope. I control both sides of your senate, it is I, not the people of this nation or even you who decides whos gonna be the president. I am your Cesar! Fear me!

    My blood boils when I see that red devil standing in the government of a nation which doesnt have a state religion, exercising his alleged authority whipping his fat ass with the US constitution!!!

  • Very good thing that the candidates show some signs of humor in the heat of the debate. At least humorwise both do a pretty good job. I esspecially like the sidepunches towards hillary clinton and how they handle mistakes they had made.

  • WATCH THIS VIDEO I MADE IT WAS ON FOX NEWS, CNN, ITS A OBAMA SONG!

    watch?v=g7k-BuklIPw

    watch?v=g7k-BuklIPw

    watch?v=g7k-BuklIPw

  • McCain has some good comic writers in his office

  • it's good to disguise the hate speeches of him and palin

  • VOTE RALPH NADER!

  • John McCAIN is ANOTHER POLITIICAN WHO WILL FUCK PPL OVER FOR HIS OWN INTERESTS....AMERICA WHAT THE FUCK ELSE IS NEW TO YOU??????? SAVE YOURSELVES!!!!! Barack Obama we pray day and night for you....

  • These people were all in the same room, cracking jokes and cozing up with the MSM and you think for a second that they give two shits for you or me.

    They are the same sh*t, different party.

  • a greeting from Napoli!

  • That was great !

  • I love this!

  • Ask Obama and McCain why they dont want do debate third party candidates!

    Ask why the two party system set up a debate commission that will protect them from REALLY smart people who actually answer questions like Mike Gravel and Ralph Nader!

    VOTE 3RD PARTY AND BREAK THE HOLD OF THE 2 PARTY SYSTEM!

    Protest the debate commission and stop the criminal acts that they have done!

    Nader 08!

  • You are throwing away your vote. Vote obama. I already did.

  • me too :D! Yay early obama voters!:)

  • I am voting for the man who best fits my needs. You are voting for the lesser of 2 evils as are 60 million other voters. Nader and other 3rd party candidates are MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE then Obama. Its just a fact. History has shown and will show that the 2 party system is corrupt, so in reality...you are throwing away your vote for not voting progressive.

  • lol, these douchebags..

    Yaay! We get to run the world! Yaaay!

  • good show tho, maybe i'm too cynical. I just hope whoever wins doesn't fuck things up. we got such a great country...

  • It will take more than a new President to fix what has been ailing this country for years. Regardless of who will be in office come January 20th, they will probably spend most of their first years in office trying to clean up the mess that they inherited.

  • wise2tube:

    I never could have said it better. You have read my mind with your words.

    Funny, I am having a 'F U Barbeque' on election night. Exercise your right to NOT vote and come eat some cheeseburgers.

    And most people I've polled eventually agree that our popular vote means next to nothing. But I still have no guest list for my suare.

    BTW, the US is the only nation to elect it's president through such methods (Electoral). Although the Pope is picked that way as well.

    ???

  • So your desire to have a true democracy (e.g. popular vote for POTUS) trumps the great minds that created the US Constitution and Bill of Rights.

    Sounds like an elitist liberal/progressive position. The same mentality that has produced failure on world governments over the history of civilization.

    America is doomed because of the profound ignorance of basic economics, history and desire to be less accountable for their own lives.

  • is there anything more boring than a pastor of the wealthy

  • It's going to be 4 and out for Obama, I just hope we don't lose so much ground that we'll never be able make up. New government bureaucracies tend to be self - sustaining unfortunately...

  • There need to be more events like this.

  • move to ny!

  • I voted last week for Barack Obama here in Florida. Early voting :)

  • Thank you we will change america.

  • who's we?

  • is the cardinal drunk?

  • McCain=Bush

    That's why Obama has a 180 lead in electoral projections and a 6% lead in popular vote

    Obama Landslide 08

  • MESSAGE TO McCAIN:

    "Fool Us Once, Shame On You.Fool Us Twice Shame On Us!"

    Obama'08

  • Obama is one of the greatest posers in history.

  • who's the MC?

  • As the Wall Street Journal noted, Obamas plan to give a tax cut to 95% of Americans is an illusion. More than one-third of Americans already pay no income taxes. His plan is really an income transfer where people who dont pay taxes also get a check from the IRS. In the past, this was called welfare. Obamas only genius is to call it a tax cut.

  • both were extremely funny & if you idiots didn't notice this was a non-partisan event. leave all the hateration out of it. it was great to see the McCain i once said i could support though i'm a democrat. it is sad what politics do to great Americans.

  • McCain was so funny great delivery - Obama was OK but he kept laughing at his own jokes and didn't deliver as well. I love that Obama had the audacity to say he was like Al Smith who was the pillar of Anti-Abortion and Catholic beliefs.

  • both did pretty well on their speeches. just brilliant!

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  • That's NY's DA Morgenthau, he's been in office as long as the Palin dinosaurs have been roaming the earth . . .

  • It sounds like somene is sleeping/snoring in the background.

  • BTW,who is the old man behind eating all the time and does not laugh at any joke?

  • Both guys havent looked better before now. I like their human side. GO OBAMA : )

  • is that the crypt keeper behind them on the top right

  • "i've got my middle name from someone who never thought i would run for president" greatest comment

  • I like both men more than i did before watching this. I'm still voting for the one thats not a socialist though.

    If you dont know which one that is... please dont vote at all, because you're the reason this race is even close at all.

  • Gotta admit, Im an Obama guy, but Mccains speach was better. I dont agree with the mans politics, but he seems to be a genuine stand up guy.

  • Same here, McCain was definitely funnier, at least in my mind. Still don't agree with his plans though.

  • omg i always like mccains speeches. He calls us (the people) 'my friends' as if he knows you. AND he was freakin tortured for 8 years when he could have gone home, but he stayed and let others go. GO MCCAIN!!!

  • this is the only time i liked macains speach

  • that catholic guy is scary looking...

  • Let Al Smith's voice be a lesson: Don't smoke.

  • I know, its just so hard to listen to him

  • Im going Obama, but I actually liked McCains speech a lot better.

  • PALIN SHOOTS WOLVES FROM A HELICOPTER

    _____________THATS PRACTICALLY SHOOTING A DOG:

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  • i thought this would be more of the same stuff you hear all over the news, but the humor that both portrayed really humanizes them.

  • PALIN SHOOTS WOLVES FROM A HELICOPTER

    _____________THATS PRACTICALLY SHOOTING A DOG:

    ┏┫ ┏┓ ┏┓ ┣┓ ┃┃

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  • Do dogs eat all your delicious Caribou?

  • dont really care what she shoots, as long as it is not bison!! I love bison!!

  • I like bison too, red hot and right off the grill, smothered in BBQ sauce.

    :)

  • Somehow as a working man I don't find any of this funny. All I can think of is how Global Warming will wipe us all out in 50 years and I just got my 401k statement yesterday... this whole scene looks eerily similar to the deck of the Titanic: the elite decided they'll go down singing because they already secured a life boat for themselves and their families, screw the rest of us! what I want from leaders right now is to show up at food pantries and homeless shelters not at dinners like this.

  • I would agree with you, but the fact that the dinner raised $4 Million for underprivileged children kinda makes it all okay, dontcha think?

  • Problem is the whole mindset of "noblesse oblige". The poor should be taken care of by society through government welfare not thrown at the mercy of elites, but you are absolutely right in pointing out that the problem is probably not this particular crowd of elites ;)

  • Not since John F. Kennedy has the spirit of Camelot been so strong in America. Senator Obama inspires the hopes and dreams of a nation and shines light in the darkness of troubles times. I sincerely hope that Americans will support Senator Obama and vote to again take their rightful place of respect and dignity in the world.