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Fake applause; speech numbers

Tue Jun 28, 2005 at 06:24:22 PM PDT

AMERICAblog:
ABC's Terry Moran just reported that the only time Bush got applause was in the middle of his speech when a White House advance team member started clapping all on their own in order to cajole the soldiers into clapping, which they dutifully did.

So even the applause was fake.

Ouch. Meanwhile, Think Progress has been all over the speech tonight, including this bit of accounting:

References to "September 11?: 5

References to "weapons of mass destruction": 0

References to "freedom": 21

References to "exit strategy": 0

References to "Saddam Hussein": 2

References to "Osama Bin Laden": 2

References to "a mistake": 1 (setting a timetable for withdrawal)

References to "mission": 11

References to "mission accomplished": 0

Update: Apparently, Fox reported the 'fake applause' bit as well. Double ouch.

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