I Am Confused

Driving home I was listening to the debate on the radio. When Kerry delivered his "Tony Soprano" line, a great deal of laughter could be heard coming from the audience.

I got home shortly thereafter, but wasn't able to watch the debate on my DVR until after the kids were asleep. On the PBS broadcast when Kerry delivers this line, there is absolute silence from the audience. Hmmmm, was there some sort of rule that required the laughter to be edited out? Would that even be possible to do?

Later, when Bush made a joke in his closing statements, laughter could be heard loud and clear from the audience. At this point I thought I must be losing my mind.

This morning I glanced at the transcript:

Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country. (LAUGHTER)

I'll have to watch the footage on my DVR again. Surely I must be in error, and the laughter must be audible on the PBS broadcast.