. >>> ed, if i could teleport my way to freeport right now, i would do it. i'm there with you in spirit, man. that's so awesome. hello, freeport. so great. thanks, man. have a great weekend. woohoo. ed has the life, man. all right. i want to thank you for staying with us this hour. happy friday. when republican presidential nominee mitt romney at last night's al smith dinner made one of his jokes about president obama, that was also sort of an implicitly a shot at the first lady. one of the interesting things is the first lady, herself, was not in the room. mr. romney was there with his wife, ann romney, but the president was there without the first lady. michelle obama was not in the room. i think that is what made mr. romney's joke more awkward than it otherwise might have been. >> campaigns can be grueling, exhausting. president obama and i each very lucky to have one person who's always in our corner, someone who we can lean on and someone who's a comforting presence without whom we wouldn't be able to go another day. i have my beautiful wife, ann, he ha