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The dinner is sponsored by the Catholic Arch Diocese of New York
primarily to raise money for poor children. Last night the charity
broke a record raising more than $6 million. That is the good news.
The bad news is the key knows speakers Hillary Clinton and Donald
Trump were way too harsh. And they embarrassed Cardinal Timothy
Dolan.




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No way to spin it, it was not a good evening. Al Smith was the first
Catholic ever to run for president. He lost to Herbert Hoover in
1928. His family puts together this charitable event every year.
It's supposed to be a light hearted night. And four years ago
President Obama and Mitt Romney understood that.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MITT ROMNEY (R), FORMER PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: As President Obama
surveys the Waldorf banquet room with everybody in white tie and
finery. You have to wonder what he is thinking. So little time, so
much to redistribute.

(LAUGHTER)


PRES. BARACK OBAMA (D), UNITED STATES: I'm still making the most of
my time in the city. Earlier today, I went shopping at some stores
in midtown. I understand Governor Romney went shopping for some
stores in midtown.

(LAUGHTER)

(END VIDEO CLIP)

O'REILLY: You can see the ribbing was gentle. Last night it was
nasty.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

TRUMP: Hillary believes that it's vital to deceive the people by
having one public policy.

(CROWD BOOS)

And a totally different policy in private. That's okay. I don't know
who they are angry at, Hillary, you or I. For example, here she is
tonight in public pretending not to hate Catholics.

(CROWD BOOS)

(END VIDEO CLIP)

O'REILLY: Now, that stunned the crowd. So I was expecting Secretary
Clinton to seize the moment and be gracious when she came up. That
would have helped her. She didn't really need to do anything else
other than keep it light. That would have contrasted with Mr. Trump.
But Mrs. Clinton did not do that.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: Now, look, I have deep
respect for people like Kellyanne Conway. She's working day and
night for Donald and because she is a contractor, he is probably not
even going to pay her. Donald looks at the Statue of Liberty and
sees a four. Maybe a five if she loses the torch and tablet and
changes her hair.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

O'REILLY: Now, what Trump and Clinton did was more like a roast, not
an amiable benefit. Before the speeches began I was able to see both
Trump and Clinton up-close. I was about five feet away from them.
It's clear to me that neither wanted to be at the event,
understandable. They had to be tired coming off that debate. It's
also clear that they despise each other. At a level rarely seen in
national politics. I kind of felt sorry for Cardinal Dolan, a
friendly guy who did a nice job sitting between the two trying to
keep the peace.

While Trump was at the day as attacking Clinton, the Cardinal was
smart enough to divert Secretary Clinton by actually talking to her
during the businessman's remarks. It was a deaf deflection all the
cardinal could do. This incident will pass. It's not anything that
will linger. But for me, a voter, a voter, not a commentator, I have
to question the judgment here. Both candidates has their scripts
written for them. They saw what was happening, yet, they chose to go
the hard way. Why? Why? Again, the evening was to raise money for
poor kids. That's it. Judgment is important for a president.

And that's "The Memo".


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