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Report: Moderators at Future Debates May Be Allowed to Cut Off Mics
Breitbart ^ | 30 Sep 2020 | Allum Bokhari

Posted on 10/01/2020 9:41:57 AM PDT by Texas Fossil

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OK, the "commission" was unhappy with how dumb the moderator looked in the 1st debate, so rules must change now.

They will cut off President Trump?? Will they cut off feed to Biden's ear implant??

Who are members of the Commission on Debates?

1 posted on 10/01/2020 9:41:57 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

“Will they cut off feed to Biden’s ear implant??”

They already refused to, before Tuesday.


2 posted on 10/01/2020 9:43:14 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: Texas Fossil

Trump can adapt, Biden can’t.


3 posted on 10/01/2020 9:43:17 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Texas Fossil

Yes.

No.


4 posted on 10/01/2020 9:43:36 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: Texas Fossil

I am OK with Scully. But the third debate . . . I don’t want ANYBODY from NBC-PRAVDA!


5 posted on 10/01/2020 9:43:53 AM PDT by MrChips ("To wisdom belongs the apprehension of eternal things." - St. Augustine)
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To: Texas Fossil

Why do I hear, “I PAID for this microphone!”?


6 posted on 10/01/2020 9:44:06 AM PDT by jagusafr
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To: dfwgator

How about lights time clock and buzzer warnings too.


7 posted on 10/01/2020 9:44:39 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Texas Fossil

Good. Maybe we can better hear when the moderator says something like, “STFU, you Nazi bastard!” to the president.


8 posted on 10/01/2020 9:44:50 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Texas Fossil
I tried to find a good reference list of the commission, did not find one, this is the best I found:

Leadership of the Commission:

The commission is headed by

Frank Fahrenkopf, a former Republican National Committee chairman,

Dorothy S. Ridings, the president and chief executive officer of the Council on Foundations,

Kenneth Wollack, former president of the National Democratic Institute.

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As of 2020, the board of directors consisted of:

John C. Danforth,

Charles Gibson,

John Griffen,

Yvonne Hao,

Jane Harman,

Antonia Hernandez,

Reverend John I. Jenkins,

Newton N. Minow,

Richard D. Parsons,

Olympia Snowe.

Janet H. Brown is the current executive director.

9 posted on 10/01/2020 9:45:26 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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You cant cut off the mic of the President of the United States.
It’s bad enough we have such totally partisan biases moderators, not they want to stop President Trump from speaking too?
THIS IS IN INSTANT REJECTION OUT OF HAND.
Under no circumstances should Trump agree to this nonsense.


10 posted on 10/01/2020 9:46:12 AM PDT by SmokingJoe (synopsis)
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Biden interrupted first. But Trump is the problem??

I can guarantee you that they will be loathe to cut off Biden’s microphone. Now, jamming his earpiece would be a GREAT idea!


11 posted on 10/01/2020 9:46:17 AM PDT by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell..?)
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To: Texas Fossil

Trump should just bring a mini-bullhorn in his coat pocket.


12 posted on 10/01/2020 9:47:07 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Texas Fossil

No deal!


13 posted on 10/01/2020 9:48:21 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: Texas Fossil

Like that would stop Trump.


14 posted on 10/01/2020 9:49:32 AM PDT by KC_Lion
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That would be a riot. LOL.
15 posted on 10/01/2020 9:49:53 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: SmokingJoe

“You cant cut off the mic of the President of the United States.”

A while back, our domestic enemies urged Big Media to cut away from the President while he was talking about Covid, and they complied, including Faux News.


16 posted on 10/01/2020 9:50:03 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: Texas Fossil

Trump needs to wear a lapel mic since they aren’t checking for wires.

Or maybe, he needs to tweet that he might wear a hidden mic and make them check both candidates for wires.


17 posted on 10/01/2020 9:50:56 AM PDT by tiki (Obamagate)
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To: cnsmom

I’m for electrifying the podium to give the disturber an electrical shock.


18 posted on 10/01/2020 9:51:22 AM PDT by DownInFlames (Gals)
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To: Texas Fossil

So who’s going to cut off the moderator’s mike if you get another clown like Wallace?


19 posted on 10/01/2020 9:52:33 AM PDT by ScottfromNJ
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To: Texas Fossil

I would support a Chess Clock model.

90 minute debate — moderator starts with 10 minutes total and each candidate starts with 40 minutes total.

When your mic is on, your clock is ticking and no one else can speak. If you want your clock to stop, and preserve your time for the future, hit your own button and shut off your own mic.

Seems fair to me. Stops the interrupting and stops the endless pontificating.


20 posted on 10/01/2020 9:52:36 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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