The Al Smith Dinner is a tradition as honored as the State of the Union and raises money for all the good causes Catholics hold dear. Vice President and selected Democrat nominee Kamala Harris decided she would not be in attendance, something a major candidate had not done in 40 years. Harris’ refusal to attend only heightened the fact that she was not there. She was literally the elephant in the room—without even being in the room. One of comedian and master of ceremonies Jim Gaffigan’s rare funny moments was in roasting her concerning this.
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Jim Gaffigan just roasted Kamala Harris for skipping the Al Smith dinner:
“She did find time to appear on The View, Howard Stern, Colbert and the longtime staple of campaigning, the Call Her Daddy podcastpic.twitter.com/dFqlsmL3Dy
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 18, 2024
Then there was the extremely lame video Harris taped to air…