• oktherebuddy [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    10 months ago

    it’s staffers & committed volunteers planted in the crowd leading the reactions to paper over any weirdness. same people who start the “four more years” chants to drown out any protests against the genocide in gaza. it sounds cynical but it’s super basic in-person politics, and how you avoid stuff like Jeb’s “please clap” incident.

    • AOCapitulator [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      10 months ago

      That please clap incident was actually him joking because earlier in the speech they started clapping when he wasn’t done speaking and had to stop them

      It’s still a hilariously pathetic clip but in this context I felt I should point it out, it’s entirely possible they used crowd plants for the “spontaneous interruption” applause and the joke later just flopped because, well, it’s Jeb