Standing ovations are almost always demonstrations of insincerity. No sane human being really thinks that a politician’s speech is so good they want to stand and simper, batting their palms together for several minutes, at the end.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Quote Of The Day.
Peter Hitchens on standing ovations (David Cameron's in particular):
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Unless they're real devotees.
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I've never seen any speech by a politician, even Maggie, that deserved that.
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