Many thanks to Townhall’s Katie Pavlich for posting the entire video of Mitt Romney’s speech at the annual Alfred E. Smith Dinner, a white tie fundraiser in the Archdiocese of New York. The governor got in some shots that in other settings would be spun completely out of control. Toward the end, the tone gets to be more serious, but the first seven minutes or so are completely worth the wait of this campaign.

Gov. Romney, cheers. Great job.

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