The show is already an hour late. We’ve already been treated to the Canadian Tenors.
We’re waiting. It’s hot. It’s crowded.
And finally: the announcement.
Ladies and gentlement please welcome: … Rodney MacDonald.
The disappointment was palpable. Rodney? We wanted Bill Clinton.
The applaused couldn’t have been more muted.
Rodney’s introduction was cardboard, uninspiring and not very charming.
Mercifully, Rodney kept it brief. Even more mercifully, he left the stage and the building.
Clinton was inspiring, intelligent, charismatic and charming.
Rodney should have stayed. He has much to learn.
But maybe it’s too late for Rodney now.
