Several times so far in John McCain’s speech, protesters have shouted out from various parts of the hall. The effect has been to interrupt his speech because the crowd begins chanting “USA, USA,” in effect drowning out McCain, each time it happens.

“Please don’t be diverted by the crowd noise (ground noise?) and static,” he said during the last interruption. “Americans wsant us to stop yelling at each other.”

It’s tough to tell from our seats in the press gallery who the protesters are or what they’re yelling, but some protesters from the Code Pink anti-war organization were removed from the hall earlier.

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