The Vox Box

Fri., Oct. 17, 2008

Obama and McCain… Two wild and crazy guys…

Obama and McCain took a quick break last night from debating to exchange barbs at an annual charity event in New York City.

Not bad work--the roast raised $3.9 million for underprivileged kids.

Check out a clip of the event here...

McCain was also on Letterman last night, and Palin will be on SNL tomorrow night.

Here is all of Obama's sketch...

Here is all of McCain's...

My personal favorite lines are from Obama:

“If I had to name my greatest strength, I guess it would be my humility. Greatest weakness, it's possible that I’m a little too awesome.”

QUESTION: Is the comedy a welcome break? Or do you think it is just a distraction from the issues at hand?

Posted Oct. 17, 2008, 9:54 a.m.

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