I'm expecting
praise for the humor (even I, who aged
out of Shipp's target
audience in the Reagan administration, find him funny).
A Cuomo official on Wednesday in an email detailed the length
of each applause line paired with the issue that garnered the
audience reaction, including 24 seconds when Cuomo
praised first responders, seven seconds when he gave a shout
out to Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, 10 seconds when he vowed to defend the Roe v. Wade decision, 11 seconds when he vowed to fight homelessness and more than a full minute
of combined applause for Akeem Browder when he was recognized.
Sir Ridley
praised teachers at his arts school in his youth for leading the way, and he provoked a cheer from the
audience when he said: «Teaching is the most important
of all professions - you sort that you, and social problems will get sorted
out.»