Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Category: Manners and Mores

  • On Applauding While Being Applauded

    At the beginning of last night's debate, both the president and the governor received the applause of the audience.  But Obama did something Romney did not do: he began applauding.  I've seen Hillary do this sort of thing too.  Maybe it's a liberal behavior.  Who was Obama applauding, and for what reason?  Was he applauding…