Party for Vice President was geraldine ferraro, 1984, the Democratic Party. If youre noticing a trend here, youre right. Because it was also Democratic Party in 1928 that made the first nomination of a catholic for president in this country. And that was new york governor al smith. Among the many Glass Ceilings that the Democratic Party has broken in president ial and Vice President ial politics, he was the first major catholic to be a major president ial nominee. And he got shellacked. Hubert hoover beat him in 40 states. That was at a time when we only had 48 states. Poor al smith. But he is still remembered and honored among new york catholics, most notably with this dinner they hold every year which is an Election Year turns out to always be lousy with politicians. This is al smiths greatgrandson introducing one of the candidates. Lets go to it. I was thinking about the republican nominee, donald j. Tru trump. There are actually some rumors going around that he wasnt going to show
I mean this sincerely. Everyone in attendance is doing their part in supporting our charitable efforts. And it couldnt be done without you or without the amazing support of the many devoted catholics on stage. You know, catholics like henry kissinger, howard rubenstein, mort zuckerman. Before we turn this over to our speakers, i want to address the elephant in the room. I was talking to Cardinal Dolan no, no, that was not a planned that was not a bear with me i wish id thought of that. It just happened to fall in that way. Earlier want the wikileaks emails that said certain members of the Clinton Campaign wanted to incite a revolution in the Catholic Church. I was pretty concerned. But we had a very constructive conversation with the Clinton Campaign and Cardinal Dolan said, if the cardinals and the clergy havent destroyed the church in the last 2,000 years, the democrats dont stand a chance. Of course, the donald got in a very public tiff with the pope last year. I know you discussed
This is al smiths greatgrandson introducing one of the candidates. Lets go to it. I was thinking about the republican nominee, donald j. Trump. There are actually some rumors going around that he wasnt going to show up tonight. He could say he wanted to keep us in suspense. We considered having a donald trump cutout on the dais, but if we wanted someone still lifeless, we could ask charlie rose to speak again. It is stark that donald is here tonight. Thats right, for the first time, a Catholic Church is not the largest tax exempt land owner here tonight. We are honored to have donald and melania here tonight. The Al Smith Dinner is a new york institution. Donald, the kid from queens, with a big heart and a big mouth is without question a new york institution. Donald, the microphone is yours, and its working. Thank you, al, wow, that was good. This is a hell of a dipper. Dinner. I want to thank your eminence. This is really great to be with you again. We love it. Governor cuomo. Great s
The democrats dont stand a chance. Of course, the donald got in a very public tiff with the pope last year. I know you discussed that with the cardinal last week and it should be easy to mend that relationship. Because donald and pope francis have so much in common. They lead lives of humility. So for this evening, all is forgiven. It is now my privilege to introduce the first of this evenings speakers. We determined tonights order backstage. Im happy to report no matter how the coin toss ended, our next speaker was going to say it was rigged. [ cheers and applause ] im speaking, of course, about the republican nominee, donald j. Trump. There were actually some rumors going around that he wasnt going to show up tonight. You could say he wanted to keep us in suspense. We considered having a donald trump cutout on the dais. But if we wanted someone still, lifeless, we could ask charlie rose to speak again. It is historic that donald is here tonight. Thats right, for the first time the Ca
If youre noticing a trend here, youre right. Because it was also Democratic Party in 1928 that made the first nomination of a catholic for president in this country. And that was new york governor al smith. Among the many Glass Ceilings that the Democratic Party has broken in president ial and Vice President ial politics, he was the first major catholic to be a major president ial nominee. And he got shellacked. Hubert hoover beat him in 40 states. That was at a time when we only had 48 states. Poor al smith. But he is still remembered and honored among new york catholics, most notably with this dinner they hold every year which is an Election Year turns out to always be lousy with politicians. This is al smiths greatgrandson introducing one of the candidates. Lets go to it. I was thinking about the republican nominee, donald j. Trump. There are actually some rumors going around that he wasnt going to show up tonight. He could say he wanted to keep us in suspense. We considered having