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Toasting and Roasting

Geoff Riley

17th October 2008

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It could never happen in the UK - the two Presidential candidates put aside their campaigning for an evening at a glittering dinner in New York.

Both John McCain and Barack Obama raised plenty of laughs with their speeches - taking the mick of out each other and themselves. Great stuff!

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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