Did anyone watch last night’s final debate between Senators Obama and McCain?
I did, and I found parts of it, like parts of the entire campaign, disturbing. Poor Senator McCain felt hurt at the comments of Senator John Lewis. I almost shed a tear - not. I wonder if Senator Obama felt ‘hurt’ at being, for [...]
Posts Tagged ‘New York Times’
October 16, 2008
2008 Presidential Debate - comments from a non-American
April 23, 2008
Good old showmanship
I’ve just read an interesting article in the New York Times today on Juan Diego Flórez’ performance at the Metropolitan Opera House on Monday. He performed a solo encore after a standing ovation - something not heard there since 1994. In fact, solo encores were common in the 19th century but as the opera grew [...]
