ABC News Reports That Netanyahu Got More Standing Ovations In Congress Than Obama Got For SOTU Address

Today, ABC News’ Jonathan Karl described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress as seeming like a “State of the Union address by a president with sky-high approval ratings” due in part to the numerous standing ovations the foreign leader received. This apparently gave Karl an idea. He went back and counted the number of applause breaks and compared it to the amount President Obama got during his last actual SOTU address. Guess who got more?

Oh. I guess the headline kind of gives the answer away. Oh well.

Yes, Netanyahu received 29 applause breaks compared to Obama’s paltry 25. This proves one thing; going to these things must be exhausting. Up, down. Up, down. If they had a big address like this everyday, everyone in Congress would look like Aaron Schock.

Of course, America’s government is not yet run by Applause-o-Meter, so does this actually help out Israel? Well, if these claps are in any way indicative of votes, it sure seems that way.

From ABC News:

“One of his biggest applause lines was aimed directly at President Obama.

‘Israel will not return to the indefensible boundaries of 1967,’ Netanyahu said, prompting a big standing ovation.

Later he added: ‘Israel on the 1967 lines would be only 9 miles wide. So much for defensible borders.’”

Not everyone liked the address. Read about and watch a protester who interrupted the proceedings here. Read the rest of ABC’s account here.

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