re: #136 darthstar

Hi darthstar. I watched the clip five times - to make sure I saw/heard what I think I did the first time. It really seems as though the crowd started clapping and cheering at the mention of tea partiers - before Hannity added in the Tim McVeigh wannabe line (not a good move on his part, however he meant it). So, the transcript could have been written:

HANNITY: See, can I add one thing? I think we won the debate.

DREIER: We did win the debate.

HANNITY: When you think about the vast majorities that they have in Congress and they had to bribe, backroom deals, corruption, that’s all because the tea party movement, the people (CROWD BEGINS TO CLAP AND CHEER) — all these Tim McVeigh wannabes here.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE)

HANNITY: Guys, thank you for being here.

(CROSSTALK)

So, it does look like the crowd was cheering the reference to the tea party movement.