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mandate that the president is greeted with a "slow clap," during his entrance before giving the state of the union.

Created by D.H. on February 12, 2013

The long, drawn out applause that the president is afforded before and while they make their way to the podium before the State of the Union Address, is overtly tiresome. In addition, most who participate in said applause do not mean it. It is time that the president is instead greeted with a slow clap that slowly crescendos into a feverish applause.

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