Obama and Romney made fun of themselves

The President of the United States and his Republican rival traditional crossed a charity dinner in New York . Both made ​​jokes on various campaign issues. Romney is mocked their own wealth and castigated the president for increasing the federal deficit, while Obama noted "the long nap" was taken in the first presidential debate. The two contenders wore tuxedo and white tie to share the stage in Memorial Foundation Dinner Alfred E. Smith , an annual gala has attracted political leaders and other figures from the end of World War II.

The event was a pause for laughter in a race that has become increasingly bitter and tightened to less than three weeks before the Nov. 6 election . On Tuesday, Obama and Romney clashed in a hard televised debate in which each questioning the character and honesty of the other. Romney spoke first dinner on Thursday, which aimed to raise five million dollars to Catholic charities. The billionaire Republican candidate said: "It feels good to finally relax and wear clothes that Ann and I often we look at home." Obama said: "One has to wonder what he's thinking. So little time, so much to redistribute".

Obama followed, and mentioned his criticized performance in the first debate , but also mocked Romney for his wealth. "Today I went shopping for some shops in the city center," said Obama. "For all I know, Governor Romney went to buy some shops in the city center," slipped.

The president noted that he was preparing for the final debate with Romney on Monday, which will focus on foreign policy . The two candidates are very even in the polls and Obama is confident his strong performance in Tuesday's debate will help to regain the lead he lost to his poor performance in the opener. The dinner was chaired by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, spiritual leader of the Archdiocese of New York and president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the United States , which has clashed with the Obama administration because the provisions on contraception in the new reform the health system.