Last week, when the party establishment and local Tea Party activists came together at a downtown hotel for a rally featuring the political strategist Dick Morris, nothing attracted applause like the mention of a Grayson defeat.
Also attracting applause was a production of Euripedes' The Trojan Women, featuring four astonishing performances from a quartet of the Stratford company's actresses: Martha Henry, Seana McKenna, Yanna McIntosh and Kelli Fox (yes, fellow Canuck Michael J's sister).
On an international stage, the Irish are attracting applause from the right: British Treasury officials have discussed how best to effect cuts with their Irish counterparts in recent days, and Ireland's finance minister, Brian Lenihan (who is also having to cope with pancreatic cancer), has been praised in the financial press.
Safe from unpleasant scrutiny, Mr. Tharoor therefore is likely to become an even greater asset to Sonia's Congress, especially since her own son Rahul has hardly attracted applause for his thinking or oratory or political abilities.
Di Natale, the only panel member to attract regular applause, said the "identity politics" that helped Labor and the Coalition was breaking down and that "our time is coming".
Girl stars twinkle in UP's dusty villages They are the "real stars", who attract crowds, applause and rave reviews for their achievements in the most remote of Uttar Pradesh's villages.
But his performance in Invictus attracted polite applause, rather than a standing ovation.
He was greeted, according to those at the recording, like a returning hero, attracting sustained applause as he entered.
