Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner

Thursday night the John McCain and Barack Obama exchanged self-deprecating jokes and some good-natured humor aimed at one another, instead of campaign attacks like they have been at the Presidential Debates. Among the guests in the spotlight were Hilary Clinton, Mayor Bloomberg, and Government Patterson as well as Henry Kissinger. It was nice to see the two candidates step out of the negative campaigning mode before the election and it humanized the candidates. The roast was refreshing to watch after the build up of so much tension from campaigning. I personally liked watching this better than watching the debates. About 4 million dollars were raised at the charity event organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York to benefit underprivileged children. Both candidates acknowljavascript:void(0)edged each other with compliments in the end.