McCain and Obama at the Al Smith Dinner

The Al Smith Dinner the other night was one of the best parts of this race, by far.  McCain and Obama were both hilarious.  I don’t know who wrote their speeches but they were pretty much non-stop laugh-fests.  And it was great to see each of them poking a little fun at himself.  Here’s the full video; the good stuff starts about 5 minutes in:

Some of Obama’s funniest lines:

Contrary to the rumors that you have heard, I was not born in a manger.  I was actually born on Krypton, and sent here by my father Jor-El to save the planet earth.

I got my middle name from somebody who obviously didn’t think I’d ever run for president.

My greatest weakness?  Ah... it’s possible that I’m a little too awesome.