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11 жыл бұрынMitt Romney made fun of himself and his opponent at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner in New York.
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@michael6255 3 жыл бұрын
Mitt Romney looks like every president from a 90s movie
@ruthk618 3 жыл бұрын
Jesus, how quickly everything changed.
@albertross18 3 жыл бұрын
Yes the Republicans finally ditched this loser for a winner.
@averst4047 3 жыл бұрын
@@albertross18 Something we don't have now decency
@albertross18 3 жыл бұрын
@Flekk Bone Gnawer I'm certain you have many things to be embarrassed about but your President isn't one of them.
@kumbaya69421 3 жыл бұрын
I'm actually surprised by how they conducted the 2020 dinner and barely anyone noticed
@exdoode 3 жыл бұрын
@@averst4047 now there's so much bitterness, it's a shame... hardly anything to admire in politicians.
@LukeHarold 3 жыл бұрын
Crazy to think that in an alternate timeline, we'd be in a second Romney term right now and he'd be handling covid
@Sivah_Akash 3 жыл бұрын
Is it possible for Obama to run again if Romney won then?
@LukeHarold 3 жыл бұрын
@@Sivah_Akash Yes, Obama could have run again if Romney had won in 2012. But no president has been elected to nonconsecutive terms since Grover Cleveland
@Sivah_Akash 3 жыл бұрын
@@LukeHarold, when was that?
@LukeHarold 3 жыл бұрын
@@Sivah_Akash Grover Cleveland was U.S. president from 1885-89 and 1893-87
@Sivah_Akash 3 жыл бұрын
@@LukeHarold, thanks. 97 you mean :)
@felipepineda1585 4 жыл бұрын
As a Democrat I will say, at least this night, much respect to Romney. When a real republican man was polite, articulate and incredibly, had a sense of humor! Rare these days!
@cuminthenameofpiss 4 жыл бұрын
Felipe Pineda and he continues to not disappoint
@jeand9355 4 жыл бұрын
Didn't exactly win him the election...
@renatofabbro5263 4 жыл бұрын
@@jeand9355 So what? There are more important things. Trump "won" the election, yet he is only liked and respected by one third of the country (his base) while the rest hate him.
@orchidquack 4 жыл бұрын
Renato Fabbro exactly
@vincentlui1456 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, of course. I am actually hoping for the elegant and respectable presidential election and people are debating in different controversial issues in America.
@user-ox4px6zj7t Жыл бұрын
I am a liberal Democrat, and I tend not to agree with issues politically with the Republican Party. But when I hear this video, I come away with respect and honor for Romney. What a man of intelligence and respect for the democratic process. Thank you for your service, Romney. Thank you.
@francsalazar 4 жыл бұрын
What a Gentleman!! This is how politics and politicians should be, everywhere! No matter what your ideology is, this is the way it should be, the way the people all around the world deserve their representatives to be. Fierce competitive, yes. Strongly guided and motivated by your ideas, yes. But NEVER forgetting that we are, above all, all members of the human family.
@iLikeBewbs69 11 жыл бұрын
" I was hoping he was going to bring Biden along cause he will laugh at anything" lol!
@Mrpastry909 7 жыл бұрын
What a classy man Romney is.
7 жыл бұрын
He's also a fraud
@pierrekasongo85 7 жыл бұрын
I'm not a supporter of the Republican party, and I miss Romney, McCain, and Bush. I feel they were more about issues than this year, which had way too many petty insults
@LennyColton 4 жыл бұрын
Idk Bush seemed all too trigger happy and all too happy to ignore warnings about potential attacks before 9/11. He was certainly very ready to go to war straight after...
@ntil8602 3 жыл бұрын
Pierre Kasongo definitely not Bush
@albertross18 3 жыл бұрын
He lost. Trump may be rough around the edges but he's a winner. And winners are all history remembers.
@182parker 8 жыл бұрын
That sesame street joke was savage lol
@patricknaera 5 жыл бұрын
Even we got the joke here in New Zealand lol A great line! Mitt did a great job.
@felipepineda1585 4 жыл бұрын
As a Democrat, yes that line KILLED, in a good way!
@emmanuelgeorge 2 жыл бұрын
Can someone explain it to me?
@haloueen 11 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed his sense of humor. We all need to be able to laugh at ourselves.
@rockmyballsplease 7 жыл бұрын
These were true statesman. This 2016 election is just deplorable.
@John-wg7yk 7 жыл бұрын
Are you insane? These people are going to use you as canon fodder one day.
@rockmyballsplease 7 жыл бұрын
John Ohama and Mitt?
@John-wg7yk 7 жыл бұрын
Rockmyballsplease This is not about political parties. Where have you been? Do you have no idea of what is going on. This thing crosses party lines.
@rockmyballsplease 7 жыл бұрын
John this? What is this? Are you talking about the Al Smith Charity? Why don't you calm down before you respond?
@Braylon18 4 жыл бұрын
Lol Statesmen? Obama is a gd war criminal.
@zfurlong5672 7 жыл бұрын
starting at 8:00... this could not have possibly been more different than the remarks given by donald and hillary at the al smith dinner in 2016. it's unimaginable how running for president has slipped to this point 4 years later where nominees not only show open contempt for each other, but for democracy itself.
@disruptr4409 7 жыл бұрын
Romney and Obama had better jokes too.
@IcedPlasma 7 жыл бұрын
Well, when democracy is about to fall to the establishment once and for all and war with Russia is imminent, you take on a more serious tone. Also, all election dinners end with "sincere" remarks for the other candidate and the country.
@IcedPlasma 7 жыл бұрын
The candidates don't write the jokes.
@rcrnitto 7 жыл бұрын
It was an annual charity dinner not an election one. It just happened to fall in an election year. What Donald and Hillary did was a bit over the line of civility.
@bradleyewoodworth 3 жыл бұрын
Absolute class act Mitt is. I'm a democrat but he has my utmost respect. Bravo sir!
@albertross18 3 жыл бұрын
Now I wonder why, as a Democrat, you love (the loser) Romney but hate (the winner) Trump 🤔
@bradleyewoodworth 3 жыл бұрын
AlbertRoss If you have to wonder why, you’re hopeless.
@albertross18 3 жыл бұрын
@@bradleyewoodworth It was a rhetorical question. Your motives couldn't be more transparent.
@Mentality Жыл бұрын
@@bradleyewoodworth i’d love the opposing party’s loser too
@thaneofwhiterun3562 2 ай бұрын
@@MentalityIs that why you brainlets love John Kerry so much? Wait, you don't.
@africano0o 7 жыл бұрын
Who else is here after watching the terrible dinner of Trump & Hillary
@matthewlassiter7013 7 жыл бұрын
africano0o Romney would have been a better to run this year.
@scottjacobs8178 7 жыл бұрын
africano0o it's remarkable how subdued and healthy and playful the jokes were. Respectful but funny. "There's more to life than politics." I miss 2012
@jonhhh13 7 жыл бұрын
The russian horse joke killed me though
@disruptr4409 7 жыл бұрын
That's why I'm here. As much as I disagreed with Romney's positions and as much as I've wished Obama had gone further, I don't think either of them are bad guys. They made jokes about each other and themselves in good fun, not like tonight. This election season has become beyond pitiful.
@hus390 7 жыл бұрын
Trump ruined the mood when he went heavy handed at the end.
@thebutterflykisses9 11 жыл бұрын
what i noticed about romney he is very assertive when he talks like he brings alot of confidence out of him.
@albertross18 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, he's very assertive as he drives by the White House.
@graced21 7 жыл бұрын
I'd take him over Trump or Clinton in a heartbeat and I'm not even a republican
@ricardo53100 5 жыл бұрын
Really, did you vote for him ?
@robk.4104 5 жыл бұрын
He is a liberal but lies about it .
@ricardo53100 5 жыл бұрын
Can you blame him ? What sane person today would admit to being a liberal. They no longer support robust freedom of speech, they have forgotten the lesson of the Cold War and they are immersed in identity politics. They belong in small Nordic country where they can do no harm.
@TheAeolys 5 жыл бұрын
Of course you would. It’s laughably sad how much liberals today clamor for the Bush years now that Trump is in office.
@aeris2001 5 жыл бұрын
I'm a Socalist and would have taken Mitt over Hilary
@me-jo 3 жыл бұрын
8:22 Thank you Romney, 8:24 Romney proved his words in 2020 against Trump. Thank you from a Dem.
@patricknaera 5 жыл бұрын
Love the lady’s reactions with laughter for Romney and Obama a time a true statesmanship.
@codekeeper5828 2 жыл бұрын
Isn't that Katie Couric?
@patricknaera 2 жыл бұрын
@@codekeeper5828 Thanks CK whoever it is my attention is captured and give myself laughing more.
@codekeeper5828 2 жыл бұрын
@@patricknaera she is a very famous journalist in America. She interviewed Palin in the infamous '08' interview, which SNL parodied, where Palin made a joke about seeing Russia from her bedroom window, with regards to her foreign policy experince.
@beback_ 4 жыл бұрын
A Republican with class.
@albertross18 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, as a Democrat, you love Republican losers.
@miahlee211 3 жыл бұрын
How I wish Sen. Romney would have made a challenge for the Republican party nomination.
@dolokpurba 11 жыл бұрын
Damn, Katie Couric looks like a million dollar here! So fine!
@KazenoniKakuremi 9 жыл бұрын
this relaxed Romney should have shown up on the campaign trail..... still would have lost...but it would have been a lot closer
@williamkrause5831 4 жыл бұрын
Harri v'Jah uhh did u not listen to the joke romney made about the press? This is exactly what romney was like, the media just never reported it.
@marcsonnenberg623 4 жыл бұрын
2 far better candidates than in 2016 & 2020.
@TuddecBMW 6 жыл бұрын
OMG Can politics be like this again? Not the shitshow that went down in 2016? Both great candidates, down to earth, debating policy, respectfully. Not two senile 70-year-olds attacking each other. Even if I lean to the right, I have always thought Obama was a great president and deserved to be elected twice. It’s sad that last year neither party could come up with a respectable candidate, quite embarrassing for the US as a country that out of the 325 million Americans people chose those 2.
@jimreily7538 5 жыл бұрын
That's a really great comment and well said
@marvsville 3 жыл бұрын
I was actually hoping the president would bring Joe Biden along this evening because he'll laugh at anything... hahaha
@tevyedelara 11 жыл бұрын
He is actually quite funny, as opposed to what's generally portrayed in the media.
@marquisstrongchild7535 8 ай бұрын
How the Republican party went from this guy to Donald Trump in 4 years is unfortunate.
@robertdiepold2242 3 жыл бұрын
Katie Couric actually looked like she was enjoying herself -lol
@da1king0fwakanda56 2 жыл бұрын
“In our country you can oppose someone in politics & make a case against their policies without any ill will.” When did America become so divided?
@ez22009 3 жыл бұрын
Eloquent speech like a true gentleman
@charlesEE 4 жыл бұрын
When politicians were civil
@KidGold17 3 жыл бұрын
@adam adam by comparison tho
@melodymakingmelodies4896 3 жыл бұрын
A man deserving of respect
@PuadafaProductions 4 жыл бұрын
That’s a good man right there
@Miuccia. 3 жыл бұрын
Lol search him up....
@overbirdie 4 жыл бұрын
Dignified, civil, smart ... where did they all go?
@albertross18 3 жыл бұрын
Well we know where he didn't go... the White House!
@aeris2001 5 жыл бұрын
What happened in 2016, we devolved from Obama and Mitt to Hilary and Trump??!!
@MrRinalj09 11 жыл бұрын
I was mainly checking out Katie couric in the background
@nunyabusiness7281 4 жыл бұрын
She looking fine AF
@monizdm 4 жыл бұрын
A gentleman. 'nuff said.
@frankromeo3351 3 жыл бұрын
With the monster in the White House right now, it refreshing to see a good, classy Republican.
@albertross18 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, if only all Republican candidates could be polite losers like Romney.
@frankromeo3351 3 жыл бұрын
@@albertross18 Yeah, good point. As soon as Trump becomes the dictator he's trying to be, the GOP will never have to worry about losing an election again!
@DarkBrandonForever Жыл бұрын
Now this is High class humor.👏🏿😂🤣😆
@prennt57g99 5 жыл бұрын
2:51 remember when we could joke about democrats being socialists
@beback_ 4 жыл бұрын
Obama did a communist joke on Bernie back in 2016.
@Mentality Жыл бұрын
not too much of a joke anymore
@bobdiepold2122 4 жыл бұрын
He must have been funny, even Katie Couric laughed a bunch
@Kagomefan555 11 жыл бұрын
Romney must have some comedian working for him cuz he was never this funny!
@SirKovi 3 жыл бұрын
I don't agree with his political opinions, but I respect him a lot!
@user-qr2tf8vl4k 3 жыл бұрын
Thank god for archival information
@windyhang745 11 жыл бұрын
Good for you. Have a great day!
@titaniumquartz3478 4 жыл бұрын
The one Republican who i think would be a good President -Clinton Supportet
@kshinokevin 2 жыл бұрын
7:46 - the man's laughter in the background; it kinda sounded like Ed McMahon (from the old Tonight Show, with Johnny Carson; not the replacement, with Jay Leno).
@fleuelise1852 3 жыл бұрын
I miss this America.
@shubhamjaiswal9037 4 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not! Mitt Romney was funnier than Obama .
@dinoballz 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if there will be one this year...
@LondonHasFallin 3 жыл бұрын
Hows about Romney run for the 2024 presidency...
@unlending 11 жыл бұрын
"Romney is using the dinner for politics too" Al Smith was a politician, did you know? the dinner was founded by His Eminence, Francis Cardinal Spellman in 1946, to honor the memory of Alfred Emanuel Smith, New York's renowned Governor and patron of the "Little People", the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation brings hope to the neediest children of the Archdiocese of New York, regardless of race, creed, or color. This was when democrats didnt attack the church.
@enri447 3 жыл бұрын
What a Man
@erichvonmolder9310 3 ай бұрын
Trump could never pull off a speech like this.
@memory-nownow-anticipation7087 9 ай бұрын
the debt was 16 trillion in 2012. lol
@execudemy 4 ай бұрын
I wish Trump would learn some decency lessons from Sen. Romney!
@yespub234 Жыл бұрын
Katie Couric, what a dish.
@whaghht 3 жыл бұрын
I remember not liking Romney ....and then there was Trump.
@goodmoneymaker 3 жыл бұрын
Time traveler fro 2023 here , i miss when elections where nice, Trump vs Trump Prime is turning nasty.
@shrekogre1010 9 ай бұрын
This was the last time I had any respect for the GOP - Romney would have been a good president. I wish he had run in 2016 instead of 2012.
@winfieldscott4321 3 жыл бұрын
Aah, civil, sane times.
@thumbupforyou 4 жыл бұрын
God bless
@fredexton5842 4 жыл бұрын
He was going to say thank you for your extraordinary wealth
@nick45644564 11 жыл бұрын
I love this guy
@albertross18 3 жыл бұрын
If I was a Democrat, I'd love him too.
@cooperwill2404 4 жыл бұрын
how could he lose!?
@annettehadley9718 4 жыл бұрын
What a difference 8 years make !
@doloresvargas6450 2 жыл бұрын
I just love this man.Tony
@doloresvargas6450 2 жыл бұрын
I'm Tony Vargas and I approve this message.Tony
@karenschultz6741 11 жыл бұрын
''He has Bill Clinton''
@Gamerloaders Жыл бұрын
Republicans got it common, funny and honest.
@Blairington 11 жыл бұрын
My attitude exactly
@romee4722 2 жыл бұрын
He has such a great speaking voice and he’s SO handsome!!!! 😍
@onfingertips Ай бұрын
And he never drank
@GFoladi 11 жыл бұрын
near*
@tommac5411 Жыл бұрын
Oh how I long for 2012!
@TamaraSheeler 11 жыл бұрын
4:53 AWESOME! so cool!
@michaelmoore2802 2 жыл бұрын
A real gentleman 👏 well done MITT..
@TheDemoTube 11 жыл бұрын
The difference between Obamas performance and Romney's? Obama made fun of Romney and himself, dispite it made himself look bad. Romney made mostly fun of Obama and made sure, that he was painted in a good light and Obama in a bad one.
@adityadixit9025 3 жыл бұрын
Who knew 4 years later this civility would be oblitarated......how time changes👍🏼
@stevenwillett4136 3 жыл бұрын
Mic. Drop.
@TogBeatsOfficial 5 жыл бұрын
He’s mormon but he seems like a nice dude tho
@tiger2lili 4 жыл бұрын
Everyone is good today😭
@beback_ 4 жыл бұрын
They're all nice.
@petma5551 3 жыл бұрын
Better a Mormon than the fake evangelical today.
@alexalleman4756 2 жыл бұрын
Nearly every Mormon you'll meet is salt of the earth. Best of the best. Will give you the shirt off their back, feed you, clothe you, care for you, and lift your burdens, all in the name of God and Jesus Christ. When they pray for you, it's like they are bringing down the powers of heaven. We're all special to God, but God LOVES his Mormons. He can always count on them to do His will. They are just made different.
@Donillini 11 ай бұрын
Mormons showed who they are when they DIDNT support everything Trump was doing. Yeah, they’re a little odd, but they stayed consistent and showed that they have their limits to what is “ok”
@Natalie-vq6kc 11 жыл бұрын
They laughing it up because they are living lavishly...
@BWCmike 11 жыл бұрын
Because I used 'loose' instead of 'lose' and the spell check didn't get it so I don't know English. It must be difficult for you get by in life while holding yourself and everyone around you to standards like that.
@deno5566 3 жыл бұрын
It is soooooooooo great to these politicians taking funny jab at each other. Trump is just lies
@mrno5798 11 жыл бұрын
oh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!
@mohamedbinelias8045 3 жыл бұрын
Me yo right 💯
@144pieces 11 жыл бұрын
Funny!!
@nbbharathigowda Жыл бұрын
My job.. Vision.. Their job is to ensure nobody finds out about it...
@samuelrosslee408 3 жыл бұрын
Not as funny as John McCain, but still very good.
@mrno5798 11 жыл бұрын
I love you :)
@IbeTruthy 11 жыл бұрын
no its katie couric who is definitely not a freeloader.
@youtuber5291 3 жыл бұрын
Boy i sure miss does times .
@jlrob85 Жыл бұрын
His finest political moment
@KazenoniKakuremi 3 жыл бұрын
8:02
@unlending 11 жыл бұрын
Katie Couric
@ajm82 23 күн бұрын
I voted you Mit
@TheDemoTube 11 жыл бұрын
Who makes that descision, that someone has "god on his side"? And which god of the thousands of religions is the "right one"? Proclaiming "God is on my side" is usually driven by pure self-interest - a very worldly motive of a human beeing, not very spiritual.
@llieske 11 жыл бұрын
u mad bro..
@robertboekee8733 5 жыл бұрын
should have elected him
@TamaraSheeler 11 жыл бұрын
haha...poor Katie. she did it on purpose!
@willyfan2168 11 жыл бұрын
Great Job Mitt. Try Going To Jon Stewart and Join up in a Show Called : President Rommey's Commendiansim
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