[don-o]

He came across as unfeeling and arrogant to me, although not incompetent, at least before the cameras.

Whatever is that supposed to signify? Did you want him to weep or at least bite at his lip?

And how can you judge a university president's competence based on one statement in the midst of a nightmare?

Just asking....

[twigs]

First impressions, that’s all. It signifies no more than that.