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!
@@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.
Yes, of course. I am actually hoping for the elegant and respectable presidential election and people are debating in different controversial issues in America.
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.
@@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
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.
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
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
@4:46 "Big bird didnt even see it coming. Oh by the way and ah, in the spirit of Sesame Street, the presidents remarks tonight are brought to you by the letter O and the number 16 trillion." That was the best liner all night 😅
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.
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).
@@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!
"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.
"In our country, you can oppose someone in politics and make a confident case against their polices without any ill will." I miss those days. I hope they return to us soon.
How you act when you lose is just as important as how you act when you win. It’s clear what kind of character Trump is when you see how he compares to his peers.
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.
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.
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”
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.
This post has not aged at all in the three years since you wrote it. I would vote hands down for either Romney or Obama as compared to the current disaster in the White House.
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.
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Mitt Romney looks like every president from a 90s movie
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!
Felipe Pineda and he continues to not disappoint
Didn't exactly win him the election...
@@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.
Renato Fabbro exactly
Yes, of course. I am actually hoping for the elegant and respectable presidential election and people are debating in different controversial issues in America.
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.
Jesus, how quickly everything changed.
Yes the Republicans finally ditched this loser for a winner.
@@albertross18 Something we don't have now decency
@Flekk Bone Gnawer I'm certain you have many things to be embarrassed about but your President isn't one of them.
I'm actually surprised by how they conducted the 2020 dinner and barely anyone noticed
@@averst4047 now there's so much bitterness, it's a shame... hardly anything to admire in politicians.
Crazy to think that in an alternate timeline, we'd be in a second Romney term right now and he'd be handling covid
Is it possible for Obama to run again if Romney won then?
@@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
@@LukeHarold, when was that?
@@Sivah_Akash Grover Cleveland was U.S. president from 1885-89 and 1893-87
@@LukeHarold, thanks. 97 you mean :)
I enjoyed his sense of humor. We all need to be able to laugh at ourselves.
I'd take him over Trump or Clinton in a heartbeat and I'm not even a republican
Really, did you vote for him ?
He is a liberal but lies about it .
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.
Of course you would. It’s laughably sad how much liberals today clamor for the Bush years now that Trump is in office.
I'm a Socalist and would have taken Mitt over Hilary
What a classy man Romney is.
He's also a fraud
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
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...
Pierre Kasongo definitely not Bush
He lost. Trump may be rough around the edges but he's a winner. And winners are all history remembers.
That sesame street joke was savage lol
Even we got the joke here in New Zealand lol A great line! Mitt did a great job.
As a Democrat, yes that line KILLED, in a good way!
Can someone explain it to me?
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.
Romney and Obama had better jokes too.
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.
The candidates don't write the jokes.
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.
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.
Who else is here after watching the terrible dinner of Trump & Hillary
africano0o Romney would have been a better to run this year.
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
The russian horse joke killed me though
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.
Trump ruined the mood when he went heavy handed at the end.
Love the lady’s reactions with laughter for Romney and Obama a time a true statesmanship.
Isn't that Katie Couric?
@@codekeeper5828 Thanks CK whoever it is my attention is captured and give myself laughing more.
@@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.
what i noticed about romney he is very assertive when he talks like he brings alot of confidence out of him.
Yep, he's very assertive as he drives by the White House.
Absolute class act Mitt is. I'm a democrat but he has my utmost respect. Bravo sir!
Now I wonder why, as a Democrat, you love (the loser) Romney but hate (the winner) Trump 🤔
AlbertRoss If you have to wonder why, you’re hopeless.
@@bradleyewoodworth It was a rhetorical question. Your motives couldn't be more transparent.
@@bradleyewoodworth i’d love the opposing party’s loser too
@@MentalityIs that why you brainlets love John Kerry so much? Wait, you don't.
How the Republican party went from this guy to Donald Trump in 4 years is unfortunate.
@4:46 "Big bird didnt even see it coming. Oh by the way and ah, in the spirit of Sesame Street, the presidents remarks tonight are brought to you by the letter O and the number 16 trillion." That was the best liner all night 😅
I didn't get it - can you explain please
@@richardbrennan7288 because when obama was president the national deficit was 16 trilllion dollars.
this relaxed Romney should have shown up on the campaign trail.....
still would have lost...but it would have been a lot closer
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.
the debt was 16 trillion in 2012. lol
2 far better candidates than in 2016 & 2020.
A Republican with class.
Yes, as a Democrat, you love Republican losers.
8:22 Thank you Romney, 8:24 Romney proved his words in 2020 against Trump. Thank you from a Dem.
A man deserving of respect
Classy guy, whether you agree with his policies or not. This is what US politics should look like.
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.
That's a really great comment and well said
When politicians were civil
@adam adam by comparison tho
He is actually quite funny, as opposed to what's generally portrayed in the media.
Eloquent speech like a true gentleman
Dignified, civil, smart ... where did they all go?
Well we know where he didn't go... the White House!
I was actually hoping the president would bring Joe Biden along this evening because he'll laugh at anything... hahaha
“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?
Katie Couric is stunning.
That’s a good man right there
Lol search him up....
Trump could never pull off a speech like this.
Damn, Katie Couric looks like a million dollar here! So fine!
A gentleman. 'nuff said.
Now this is High class humor.👏🏿😂🤣😆
How I wish Sen. Romney would have made a challenge for the Republican party nomination.
Thank god for archival information
OMG. Romney absolutely killed it. That was some of the most hilarious political satire ever.
I was mainly checking out Katie couric in the background
She looking fine AF
Romney must have some comedian working for him cuz he was never this funny!
2:51 remember when we could joke about democrats being socialists
Obama did a communist joke on Bernie back in 2016.
not too much of a joke anymore
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).
With the monster in the White House right now, it refreshing to see a good, classy Republican.
Yes, if only all Republican candidates could be polite losers like Romney.
@@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!
I don't agree with his political opinions, but I respect him a lot!
imagine such a dinner in 2024!
What a Man
He must have been funny, even Katie Couric laughed a bunch
I love this guy
If I was a Democrat, I'd love him too.
I miss this America.
"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.
The one Republican who i think would be a good President -Clinton Supportet
What happened in 2016, we devolved from Obama and Mitt to Hilary and Trump??!!
He has such a great speaking voice and he’s SO handsome!!!! 😍
And he never drank
"In our country, you can oppose someone in politics and make a confident case against their polices without any ill will." I miss those days. I hope they return to us soon.
Not anytime soon, I fear. I wonder if ever. :(
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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.
Believe it or not!
Mitt Romney was funnier than Obama .
Stunning!
Fire!! 🔥
Good for you. Have a great day!
Katie Couric, what a dish.
How you act when you lose is just as important as how you act when you win. It’s clear what kind of character Trump is when you see how he compares to his peers.
Katie Couric actually looked like she was enjoying herself -lol
Hows about Romney run for
the 2024 presidency...
It's so sad to watch this in 2024 after the shitshow that some people still call a presidential debate.
So much class and decency.
I can't believe it wasn't that long ago that we saw this - Romney and Obama being civilized human beings aside from being politicians.
That was quite good and i laughed at almost all the jokes. But i was struck by how it wasn't a personal vendetta with him.
Mitt really has a sense of humour.
I voted you Mit
how could he lose!?
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.
Just watched Trump…sheesh…would’ve thought a milk drinking Mormon from Utah would be able to deliver a joke better than a New York businessman
Aah, civil, sane times.
We missed the boat in 2012.
God bless
Oh how I long for 2012!
Time traveler fro 2023 here , i miss when elections where nice, Trump vs Trump Prime is turning nasty.
I just love this man.Tony
It is soooooooooo great to these politicians taking funny jab at each other. Trump is just lies
''He has Bill Clinton''
They laughing it up because they are living lavishly...
Mic. Drop.
A real gentleman 👏 well done MITT..
He’s mormon but he seems like a nice dude tho
Everyone is good today😭
They're all nice.
Better a Mormon than the fake evangelical today.
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.
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”
I remember not liking Romney ....and then there was Trump.
should have elected him
My job.. Vision.. Their job is to ensure nobody finds out about it...
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.
Who knew 4 years later this civility would be oblitarated......how time changes👍🏼
8:10 we went from this to a racist cheese wheel and freebonerpills@madamesecretary.gov? I'd vote for both of the 2012 candidates over either of them
This post has not aged at all in the three years since you wrote it. I would vote hands down for either Romney or Obama as compared to the current disaster in the White House.
Gentleman Jim that’s my point
If romney won id be curious how things would look 12 years later
4:53 AWESOME! so cool!
Me yo right 💯
Katie Couric is hot.
Wow- great smile and laugh too.....
She’s SO pretty!
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.
This man should have been President
Not as funny as John McCain, but still very good.
I wish Trump would learn some decency lessons from Sen. Romney!
The president we deserved but never got