I had a VIP ticket and was to sit up front, but it was oversold, so I stood in the back by the cameras.
I was hard to hear at first, but once they got everyone quite, you could hear just fine in the back.
There was a young Hispanic couple a few rows down from the back and right behind the row of INS officers, that were making snide comments under their breaths. They and the INS officers had a few words when everyone filed out of the auditorium.