I really think things have gotten out of control when the President has to shout down "spontaneous" applause to continue speaking. I'm not sure if the fault lies with the writers for putting in too many "applaud here" lines, the President, for being a halting speaker and thus allowing his pauses to encourage applause, or the audience, for being a little too fond of the sounds of hands hitting each other.
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