General Mattis is a Humorous Guy - Who Knew?

Hank77 · Oct 18, 2019

This is the Al Smith Dinner and General Mattis was a guest. It's long but the funny part is at the beginning for about 10 mins. and the rest is serious but is well worth the listen. Enjoy.

Anguspure · Oct 18, 2019

Hank77 said:
This is the Al Smith Dinner and General Mattis was a guest. It's long but the funny part is at the beginning for about 10 mins. and the rest is serious but is well worth the listen. Enjoy.

Very cool speech and something about it all very much smells like NYC.

Aryeh Jay · Oct 18, 2019

He is the Meryl Streep of Generals and comedians…

Handmaid for Jesus · Oct 18, 2019

Aryeh Jay said:
He is the Meryl Streep of Generals and comedians…

I have heard comedians say they crack jokes and laugh to keep from crying.

Hank77 · Oct 18, 2019

Anguspure said:
Very cool speech and something about it all very much smells like NYC.

NYC ?

Albion · Oct 18, 2019

Well, folks, it IS the Al Smith dinner we are talking about. The speakers are supposed to crack a bunch of jokes.

Whoever wrote General Mattis' lines did okay, but you notice that most of them received only a smattering of polite, forced laughter from the gathering.

Handmaid for Jesus · Oct 18, 2019

Albion said:
Well, folks, it IS the Al Smith dinner we are talking about. The speakers are supposed to crack a bunch of jokes.

Whoever wrote General Mattis' lines did okay, but you notice that most of them received only a smattering of polite, forced laughter from the gathering.

Truth hurts, even as a joke.

Albion · Oct 18, 2019

Who in attendance do you imagine was "hurt" by those jokes?

Handmaid for Jesus · Oct 18, 2019

Albion said:
Who in attendance do you imagine was "hurt" by those jokes?

I don't know but you mentioned laughter being forced. IMHO that indicates something was hard to swallow or painful.

Go Braves · Oct 18, 2019

Hank77 said:
This is the Al Smith Dinner and General Mattis was a guest. It's long but the funny part is at the beginning for about 10 mins. and the rest is serious but is well worth the listen. Enjoy.

"You have to admit that at least between me and Meryl we've had some victories."

Donald's ego is going to need some ice cubes for all the burns.

Handmaid for Jesus · Oct 18, 2019

Go Braves said:
"You have to admit that at least between me and Meryl we've had some victories."

Donald's ego is going to need some ice cubes for all the burns.

...ice cubes or a whole lot of aloe. LOL. ^_^

Hank77 · Oct 18, 2019

Handmaid for Jesus said:
I don't know but you mentioned laughter being forced. IMHO that indicates something was hard to swallow or painful.

It's more likely that they became a little leery of what the Gen. would say next. At a previous dinner they invited both Trump and Hillary. Trump became so rude and abusive towards Hillary that they actually booed him.
The Al Smith dinner is suppose to be fun with the roastings being good-natured.

Anguspure · Oct 18, 2019

Hank77 said:
NYC ?

New York City. There was something about it all that transports me back there. Not sure if that was where they were but that is what I got.

Albion · Oct 18, 2019

Handmaid for Jesus said:
I don't know but you mentioned laughter being forced. IMHO that indicates something was hard to swallow or painful.

I agree.

And that wouldn't be what most people understand by the expression "truth hurts."

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