So, how did Kamala’s dial-a-joke fare at the historic Al Smith dinner? You know the one that she decided NOT to attend.

Remember who the last person was who decided not to attend this light-hearted fundraiser? Walter Mondale. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation helpfully reminded us of that fact yesterday afternoon. 

VP Kamala Harris is not attending tonight’s Al Smith dinner. Neither did Walter Mondale in 1984.
Timothy Cardinal Dolan noted: “This hasn’t happened in 40 years since Walter Mondale turned down the invitation. And remember, he lost 49 out of 50 states…”

In addition to winning 49 out of 50 states, President Reagan carried 525 electoral votes (out of 538) – the highest total ever received by a presidential candidate.

The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner was launched in 1946 and has raised millions of dollars for Catholic charities supporting women and children. A fixture of the presidential election season, it is known for its lighthearted, often humorous tone, with the presidential candidates using the platform to poke fun at themselves, each other, and the current political climate.

Graphic courtesy of Ronald Reagan FB page

Believe me, I laughed long and hard at that pleasant reminder! 

While the Al Smith dinner takes place every year, it is the Presidential election year dinners that garner the most attention. It’s a premier dinner featuring many from the social and political spectrum that is a see and be seen MUST. It’s an annual event that raises millions (this year $10 million) for Catholic charities. 

And yet, during a hugely important election year, Kamala said NOPE to attending in person. Recall that her excuse was, she was needed more doing campaign appearances in a battleground state, in this case, Wisconsin. 

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That was more important than Al Smith dinner. It would’ve been easy enough to plan. 

Thanks to the modern miracle of air travel, it would be easy for Harris to spend most of the day pounding the pavement on the campaign trail and make an appearance at the dinner.

And remember: Harris recently carved out the time in her schedule to appear on the raunchy Call Her Daddy podcast, as well as to attend a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles.

The choice to spurn the event is just that: A choice.

And although her campaign may chalk it up to the importance of winning the election and denying Trump the presidency, it shouldn’t be hard for any reasonable person to sniff out the real reason she’s dodging the dinner.

Harris is an antagonist of religious Christians who neither enjoys spending time around them nor wants to alienate her far-left political base by indulging them — even at a good-natured charity event.

That’s correct. Whether many Catholics choose to believe it or not, Kamala’s extreme abortion stance is truly antithetical to Catholicism. Furthermore, as California Attorney General, she went after David Daleiden, who exposed Planned Parenthood’s evil selling of baby parts. She worked overtime to get the videos suppressed, but now due to a federal order, they are able to be viewed.  

Guess who was able to attend? President Donald Trump AND Melania came with him. 

BREAKING: Donald & Melania Trump Received Cheers & Applause As They Were Introduced & Took Their Seats At The Al Smith Catholic Charity Dinner In NYC.
Even New York AG Letitia James Applauded For The Former President Despite Leading A Political Prosecution Against Him. pic.twitter.com/yRAG9kvuAN

— John Basham (@JohnBasham) October 18, 2024

You just KNOW that put Kamala’s shorts in a knot!

Kamala has spent the last week or so shrilly insisting, as she did during the disaster interview with Bret Baier, that President Trump is unstable, thus unfit to serve. 

Vice President Harris: Donald Trump is increasingly unstable, unhinged, and seeking unchecked power. His National Security Advisor, two Defense Secretaries, his former Chief of Staff, and his own Vice President are all warning America that he is unfit pic.twitter.com/bheJuuhtLH

— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 16, 2024

I wondered, seeing that, how she was going get that line that into her pre-recorded dial-a-joke message to the attendees at the dinner? Oh I know! She’ll bring up January 6!!

Kamala Harris just said in Wisconsin that "law enforcement officers were killed" on January 6.

A grand total of zero police officers were killed on J6. pic.twitter.com/Py3QP8QKyi

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 18, 2024

Of course, Jim Gaffigan, the Master of Ceremonies pointed out in his speech that Catholics are a key vote in battle ground states, and then asked why isn’t she there?? YIKES. Further on, he introduced her as a mediocre Vice President who is suddenly the candidate for President, who was installed after the DNC staged a coup. I’m sure she LOVED hearing that! 

And then it was Kamala’s turn. 

I still don’t know what it is that I watched. The applause was…tepid. Jim Gaffigan (even though he likely saw it prior to in order to craft his speech), still didn’t know how to handle the sheer AWKWARDNESS of her speech and going back in time to the 1990’s for a nun character, and essentially making fun of Catholics is the choice she made? WOW. This while Jim Gaffigan is doing a star turn as Tim Walz…on SNL!. Kamala – I mean Momala and her handlers are totally incapable of doing comedy. 

As Stephen Miller aka RedSteeze on X notes: “She has the political instincts of a sea cucumber.”

Sometimes there are nuggets of truth hidden within comedy. 

Truth from Jim Gaffigan: "The Democrats have been telling us Trump's reelection is a threat to democracy. In fact, they were so concerned of this threat, they staged a coup, ousted their democratically elected incumbent, and installed Kamala Harris." pic.twitter.com/EmJcumUoqe

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 18, 2024

After last night’s video that I’m unable to adequately describe, I have to wonder how the Democrats are feeling today. Because Kamala showed she’s absolutely incapable of crafting a simple dial-a-joke for a high-profile dinner.

What a trainwreck! 

Feature Photo Credit: Original artwork by Victory Girls Darleen Click