"Clearly"? How so? I doubt troops would be instructed to not clap for their Commander in Chief. The suits behind BHO WERE clappingtallmike wrote:Hardly an "apples to apples" comparison there. Clearly the troops were given two different instructions on how to act when the president arrived.
for his entrance, the majority of those in attendance were not. Granted a few limited claps of applause could be heard after Hail to the Chief finished playing. I don't think the video clips have been doctored, only edited together. Believe what you will.