State of the union was stopped 72 times for applause!

There's nothing mysterious about it.

His handlers probably needed time to keep re-inserting the key and winding him up.

Doesn't Bush salt the audience with his people?

Of course, but why 72 times?

Clinton's state of the union in January 1998 was interrupted 104 times with applause.

Who the hell knows what that meant?

Trained seals ( not the navy ones either )Probably an applause sign off to the side somewhere with someone pusing a button to prompt the crowd.

Totally agree 31241 - never seen anything so fake in my life. I did'nt watch this last speech but I did the one with 104 claps. Fake clapping that was even more obvious than the fake laughter you get on bad sitcoms.

it wasnt fake, give me a break. why would they (left) be so stupid as to make arses of themselves applauding how retirees are screwed.

BTW, 9 + x = 11? where do you get X? and guess what, 2 plus nine is always eleven

he got the "clap" for each one of the virgins.