Watching the President's speech to Congress I noticed that he said two sentences about the first female speaker, and was interrupted TWICE for separate standing ovations. I've noticed in previous State of the Union addresses and also when Prime Minister Blair addressed a joint session of the US Congress, that important and serious points are interrupted and even diminished by it. I'm not suggesting dignitaries should be subjected to House of Commons style heckling, but wouldn't it be more appropriate to listen respectfully and only interrupt to applaud main, substantive points rather than constantly rising for everything you agree with, cheering and disrupting the rhythm of the speech?
2007-01-25
01:18:28
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