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im wolf blitzer in for piers morgan. we are going to bring you all of the one-liners live. lets set the stage. i want to bring in gloria borger, ralph, tonya and jim acosta, our political correspondent standing outside the waldorf in new york. set the stage for us, jim. what are we about to see? >> reporter: the alfred smith dinner, we are told that speech will begin at 9:05. he gets to go first. the president gets to go second. as youve noted and as weve been reported, this is typical...

confrontation this week. they prize jokes over attacks as the candidates poke fun at themselves and each other vying for votes with only 19 days to go until the election. good evening. im wolf blitzer in for piers morgan. we are going to bring you all of the one-liners live. lets set the stage. i want to bring in gloria borger, ralph, tonya and jim acosta, our political correspondent standing outside the waldorf in new york. set the stage for us, jim. what are we about to see? >> rep...

end of world war ii, and its become a tradition for presidential candidates to attend every four years and since its inception, the gala has produced very funny, very memorable moments, like this. >> the odd thing was, she handed me a bill for $15,000. [laughter] can you imagine? sure, you know, grown man paying $15,000 for somebody to tell you what to wear. heck, $15,000 these days gets you a sleepover in lincoln bedroom. [laughter] >> by the way, was it my imagination or did mayor gi...

end of world war ii, and its become a tradition for presidential candidates to attend every four years and since its inception, the gala has produced very funny, very memorable moments, like this. >> the odd thing was, she handed me a bill for $15,000. [laughter] can you imagine? sure, you know, grown man paying $15,000 for somebody to tell you what to wear. heck, $15,000 these days gets you a sleepover in lincoln bedroom. [laughter] >> by the way, was it my imagination or did mayor gi...

0 fathering two african-american children in wedlock. it is an honor to be here with al smith. i obviously never knew your great-grandfather, but from everything senator mccain has told me, the two of them had a great time together before prohibition. so. >> that was barack obama in 2008 at the al smith dinner which is happening tonight. right now about two blocks from here in new york city. we are waiting remarks from both mitt romney and president obama. and we are supposed to say that they ar...

0 edge of what is okay to say this close to an election. theres only one case in which a joke made by a politician at one of these events came back to haunt him, and it was this. >> this is an impressive crowd. the haves and the have mores. some people call you the elite. i call you my base. >> now, maybe he meant manhattan catholics? but when that ended up in michael moores film "fahrenheit 9/11" and ended up in a john kerry campaign ad, the white tie there said everything he needed to say abou...

0 in an election this close, its possible us getting to see them like this makes a difference to the election. how a person tells jokes is part of his personality. people make personality-based decisions for voting. i mean, for example, 2008, john mccain at this point in the election in 2008 was probably so far behind that he was never going to win. but john mccain was legit funny at the al smith dinner in 2008. and that made him more likable by virtue of being funny and in a close race that kin...

are pulling for me. [applause] im delighted to see you here tonight, hillary. [laughter] >> it is an honor to be here with alex smith. i obviously never knew your great-grandfather, but from everything senator mccain has told me, the two of them had a great time together before prohibition. >> sean: in just a few minutes mitt romney will deliver his speech, followed by president obama. we will bring you both of their remarks in full. while the jokes and the laughter will definitely be ...

are pulling for me. [applause] im delighted to see you here tonight, hillary. [laughter] >> it is an honor to be here with alex smith. i obviously never knew your great-grandfather, but from everything senator mccain has told me, the two of them had a great time together before prohibition. >> sean: in just a few minutes mitt romney will deliver his speech, followed by president obama. we will bring you both of their remarks in full. while the jokes and the laughter will definitely be ...

power. no one knows anything about the electoral college except it controls who gets elected. that was invented before there was even a mass communication. even back then, many people like james madison thought it was a mistake not to go to a popular election. many arguments made for the electoral college reducing arguments made for the election of united states senators by united states legislature. we got rid of that in 1913 with the 17th amendment. it worked pretty well. most citize...