we talked about this. the criticisms of melania. there were condoms laura: sounds like matt lauer s christmas true. you never know. laura: and obama s christmas card. now we re picking on all the christmases. we are the grinches tonight. obama s christmas cards. those were a seasons greetings always happy holidays. no merry christmas. the trumps have been demonstrative inner that decorations. the president invoked the 2,000-year-old story of jesus christ that nobody knows no matter their religion. this is not going to gain him any friends. laura: we re bringing j.c. back to christmas. the arch diocese, the catholic
this work that you do through the dinner, al, you ve done it now for 30 years, is such a labor of love. you ve been a hero for both the children of the arch diocese and for the city of new york. and i think we all owe al smith a great, great round of applause. [ applause ] this is such a special event that i took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here. and as you ve already heard, it s a treat for all of you, too. because usually i charge a lot for speeches like this. but for me, it was kind of ironic thinking about a fiery populist, al smith.
as ronald reagan would say, there you go again. thank you very much, donald. we re honored by your presence. this dinner is a fund-raiser for the needy children of the arch diocese. i m pleased to announce that tonight we have raised $6 million. let me put that in perspective for you. that will pay for nearly five minutes of our next speaker s speech. hillary is a democratic nominee for president and it wasn t exactly a smooth ride that she had hoped for. she endured a tough primary from that young centrist upstart, bernie sanders. she endured questions about her
thank you! your eminence, your excellenc y excellencesies, members of the clergy, al and nan smith, donald and melania and all the distinguished guests, you know, earlier tonight al reminded me that when the first al smith ran for president, he chose as his running mate the progressive senator from arkansas, joseph t. robinson, who was one of my husband s political heros. this work that you do through the dinner, al, you ve done it now for 30 years, is such a labor of love. you ve been a hero for both the children of the arch diocese and for the city of new york.
thousand wonderful people, or as i call it, a small, intimate dinner with some friends. or as hillary calls it, her largest crowd of the season. oh, this is corny stuff. i do recognize that i come into this event with a little bit of an advantage. i know that so many of you in the arch diocese already have a place in your heart for a guy who started out as a carpenter working for his father. i was a carpenter working for my father. true. not for a long period of time, but i for about three weeks.