It was a rare moment of civility in a campaign marked by mean-spirited personal attacks.
Wang Chien-Chuang, the president of The Reporter, said that politics in Taiwan was becoming more mean-spirited, personal, and devoid of issues.
A little friendly competition is good for the marketplace, but mean-spirited personal attacks can turn a battle for market-share into a mud-slinging contest.
If a "bro" is typically a white, muscled, douchey type of young male who likes to drink beer out of bongs, have sex with any moving object, and listen to Dillon Francis, then an "alt bro" is his subspecies counterpart: a nonconformist "anti bro" with more #woke liberal views, alternative tastes, and a developed sense of his free-spirited personal brand.
He showed some previously hidden skill on January 20th, giving an unusually spirited and personal speech accepting his new job.
The "un-American docility" described by William Safire (column, Feb. 18) as the public's response to the use of new privacy-infringing technology raises the question: How can we reconcile our complacency with the fact that we are Americans, supposedly dedicated to personal liberty and spirited political debate?
After a detour into present-day Alaska, where he proves himself a friend to grizzly bears and an enemy of hunters and personal grooming, Logan is spirited back to Japan.
They will, yet again, reintroduce Clinton to the world with a mix of expertly produced video, spirited addresses from high-powered surrogates and personal anecdotes delivered by Clinton and her family.
Peppered through the night is spirited conversation about the issues of the week, personal and political.
In a similar spirit "The Sapphires" turns a heavy load of personal and political trouble — war, bigotry, alcoholism, family breakdown — into bouncy, spirited entertainment.
