number of times clipboard lady made governor winters and macey 's dad practice shaking hands and then turn to wave at the imaginary crowd : 14 number of times macey glared at her mother : 26 number of times preston tried to catch macey 's attention and she totally ignored him : 27 number of times macey had to practice a `` spontaneous '' dip while dancing with her father : 5 number of minutes i had to sit alone in that enormous arena , wondering if freedom and democracy were always this well rehearsed : 55 by noon , clipboard lady was running through things one final time .