Saturday October 18, 2008

I've Been Thinking:

Watching John McCain and Barack Obama roast each other at a Catholic charity dinner in honor of Alfred E. Smith was truly entertaining.

Neither presidential candidate is really comfortable reading humor but they each delivered a few good zingers and it was a delight to watch them in fun mode.
The McCain writing was tighter and funnier.
The Obama presentation was more a stump speech punctuated by jokes and humor.
And they both looked great in white tie.

The most important aspect of the evening was that both men appeared human.
They were actually more human when laughing at the other's lines than when they were delivering their own punches.

They were able to laugh at themselves.
I have always said that the ability to find humor in a situation and to laugh at yourself is a very important quality in a president.

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