As Bamford performs at a mike in the living room, the camera keeps cutting to the supportive laughter of the only people who are in the audience: her parents, seated on the couch (the ultimate in narrowcasting).
One says, "This is not funny, " only to be drowned out by the laughter of the main speaker and those supporting him.
The only good news was that it was laughter.
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What I said was, within the context of health care -- I remember that speech pretty well, it was only two days ago -- (laughter) -- I said I welcome ideas that you might provide.
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If you give a tax break to a billionaire, you can only buy so many yachts. (Laughter and applause.) Right?
Only a couple, actually. (Laughter.) There are a couple.
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One of the buildings here was called the Fish Bowl because it was always flooded. (Laughter.) In one survey, only a third of all students said they felt safe at school.
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Unfortunately, Mayor Bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. (Laughter.) That's okay, I'm still making the most of my time in the city.
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No complaint here, right? (Laughter.) You give your all and ask very little in return, only that we back you up so our troops can do their job.
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Think about -- I wasn't a math major, but I just want -- (laughter) -- if you're using 20, you've only got 2, that means you got to bring in the rest from someplace else.
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Speaking of 'tween heartthrobs, Scott Brown is here. (Applause.) I admire Scott -- a rare politician in Washington with nothing to hide. (Laughter.) Now, you should be aware that Scott Brown is not the only one with a salacious photo spread floating around.
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And so, folks, I raise my glass to a man who never, never, never operates out of fear, only operates out of confidence -- and I'm toasting you, Chuck. (Laughter.) And a guy who I plan on working with -- you can't get rid of me, man.
She was not about to let just a bunch of men -- (laughter) -- in this meeting. (Applause.) It was only when the car literally could not get to her driveway that she reluctantly decided to stay home.
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