Time Out for Laughs

By now you have probably heard bits and pieces from the Al Smith Dinner where both McCain and Obama spoke. In at least this comparison, McCain was clearly the winner. He was funny while also being nice whereas Obama wasn't nearly as comfortable delivering a humorous speech and at times his was sounding pompous again.

If only more people could see this side of John McCain - funny, warm, personable. To see both speeches click on the following link. This will bring up a page where on the right is a video and above it are small pictures. Click on the second small picture for McCain's speech and the third one for Obama's speech. It is well worth the time because in this tense campaign, we all could use a laugh. Enjoy... http://wcbstv.com/campaign08/al.smith.dinner.2.842562.html

This really is more sad than funny but I've been meaning to tell you about this story. I was flabbergasted by what I heard a news anchor say earlier this week. The story was bad enough but it was made worse by the fact that she reported it with a straight face as if it truly was a newsworthy item. What did she say? Well, would you believe that she said that due to the credit crunch lenders are tightening up on their loans and are now only lending money to people who can pay them back. Hold the presses! What astounding news - lenders will now only make loans to folks who can pay them back. Wow.

Back to the candidates, turns out McCain's running mate will also be debuting her funny side tomorrow night on Saturday Night Live. It might be worth setting your TeeVo to see Sarah Palin next to Tina Fey. This could either be very hilarious or very embarrassing....