Obama's great Chris Matthews joke during the Al Smith dinner
October 18, 2012 | Modified: October 18, 2012 at 8:58 pm Leave a comment
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama attend the 67th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a charity gala organized by the Archdiocese of New York, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. Also pictured are Cardinal Timothy Dolan, second left, and Ann Romney, right. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
During President Obama's speech at the Al Smith dinner, he joked extensively about his poor first debate performance.
"I particularly want to apologize to Chris Matthews," he said, as the MSNBC host was among the guests. "Four years ago I gave him a thrill up his leg, this time around I gave him a stroke."
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