[SmokingJoe]

You wonder why he even bothers to travel at all. He may as well give a little speech to 10 people in his basement or backyard. Nobody would notice the difference.
Chuckle.

[Travis McGee]

Yep, his living room or backyard would do as well.

[Pravious]

Because the media can show the cropped image of him speaking, by implication making viewers think he’s actually speaking to a real audience.

This is propaganda at an amazing level, and it’s interesting that no one seems to have the power to stop it.