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Romney Joke Analysis From Alfred E. Smith Dinner
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4:54Now Playing"President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a break from their often rancorous campaigns to poke fun at each other and themselves at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner in New York, Thursday night.
Romney told the formal white tie and gown crowd that, "it's nice to finally relax and wear what Ann and I wear around the house."
Through much of the evening, the two candidates sat just one chair down from each other. Only host Cardinal Timothy Dolan separated them, the Associated Press reported.
Romney told the crowd, "I was actually hoping the president would bring Joe Biden along this evening, because he'll laugh at anything."
In discussing how he prepares for the debates, Romney said his strategy was to "find the biggest available straw man and mercilessly attack it; Big Bird didn't even see it coming."
President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney meet at the 67th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner in New York, Oct. 18.
Romney playfully jabbed at Obama, saying both candidates rely on crucial people. As Romney put it, "I have my beautiful wife, Ann; he's got Bill Clinton."* Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) and John Iadarola (TYT University) break down the jokes Romney made at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner.
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