AL SMITH DINNER: A WASTE OF TIME
I just finished watching the annual Al Smith Dinner on behalf of Catholic charities.
Trump toasts Catholics, roasts absent Harris at Al Smith dinner Former President Donald Trump won over the crowd at the Al Smith dinner with joke after joke at the expense of Vice President Kamala Harris, who declined to attend in person but appeared by video with a former “Saturday Night Live” comedian. Ms. Harris was the first presidential candidate in 40 years to stiff-arm an invitation by the Archdiocese of New York to attend the charity fundraiser, an absence that did not go unnoticed by those in attendance, including Mr. Trump. “Catholics, you gotta vote for me. You’d better remember that I’m here and she’s not,” Mr. Trump told the cheering crowd at the white-tie Thursday night fundraising event for Catholic charities. |
I do not know what dinner the so-called journalists at The Washington Times were watching. The evening’s introductory comedian, Jim Gaffigan, was horrible, and Donald Trump’s jokes, read off his notes, were abysmally flat.
What a waste of an hour! If I had to describe the evening in one word, it would be “Cringy.”
The fun crowd. Note the reaction of the billionaire and former New York Mayor (with the red face in the bottom row).
Bottom line…
With the Presidency at stake and millions in campaign funding, one might think that Trump could have hired better writers. Even a compilation of YouTube and TikTok jokes would have been preferable.
I see Kamala Harris is playing her favorite game tonight—hide-and-seek. She’s hiding from you and seeking a way to avoid answering your questions.
Conclusion: Political comedy performed in front of billionaires, politicians, and political power brokers is unfunny.
We are so screwed.
- Steve
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"Acta non verba" -- actions not words
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