DEBATE RULES: NO COUGHING BREAKS

Drudge ^ | 9/23/2016

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

If presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton slips into a coughing fit or any other medical crisis during Monday's high-stakes debate, she will have to power through, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned!

"There are no commercial breaks," a commission source explains. "Period."

Debate moderator Lester Holt does not have the authority to cut away from the stage during the epic 90-minute showdown. And microphone audio for either of the candidates is not to be manipulated.

Clinton has experienced severe coughing episodes throughout the election year. During a Labor Day campaign stop she suffered a 4-minute choking marathon.

Monday's throwdown could top out at 100 million viewers, making it the biggest political event in history.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The presidential debate commission settled an early flashpoint when Clinton demanded a step-stool at the podium to add height to her 5'4" frame. Campaign Chairman John Podesta expressed concern that Hillary would be dwarfed by 6'2" Trump. The request was quickly rejected. The commission is allowing for a custom-made podium, which will accommodate the difference in stature.

[Slip18]

No. 3 or something North Koreanish. Hides more areas including a tube that may be going down her neck.

[Slip18]

So welcome!

[Fitzy_888]

Trust the moderators will move to the next question, shifting the camera back to the moderator, while the laying out some absurdly long premise for the next question or likewise a long winded redirect on the same question.

The camera won’t be on Clinton.

[Daffynition]

[Slip18]

Donald Trump is the kind of man who would try to help her. He has done it a couple of times before when someone has collapsed at his rallies.

Wonder what Hillary would do if he did help her? Slap him? Who knows.

[Crucial]

Did the company end up paying for that?

[Fitzy_888]

They’ll be doggedly asking Trump about his college girlfriend or whatever, while they are hitting Hillary with a defibrillator off camera.

“CHARGING!!!”

“CLEAR!!!”

Moderator: “Again we ask the audience not to interject.”

[lacrew]

I really dont know. The CO put the desk on some wood blocks to make it useable...dont know what happened ultimately.

[Slip18]

I think you nailed it! Never thought of that scenario.

[lacrew]

My eyes will he peeled for imprints of a cath tube.

[Riley]

Someone needs to bring a portable jamming device to disrupt the earpiece.

Or eavesdrop on it. Or best of all, pipe it into the PA system.

[Jeff Chandler]

She will be sleeping sixteen hours a day leading up to it, she will be getting transfusions of oxygenated blood, and she will be loaded up with more drugs than Charlie Sheen.

She will get through the ninety minutes just fine. The week after, though, what a hangover!

[Rebelbase]

Wanna bet her water bottle is filled with a paregoric solution?

[libertarian27]

The commission is allowing for a custom-made podium, which will accommodate the difference in stature.

That's going to look goofy...

[Slip18]

Ahh, yep. I think you are the winner!

When is the second debate? I can look it up...

[libertarian27]

What if she coughs up a lung...

She can stand on it and look taller...;)

[tflabo]

Dang that neon checkerboard gif almost through me into seizures.

[STARLIT]

I counted 10 drinks of water in the debate where she was late getting back from the rest room. She has to take a drink after every time she talked almost.

The camera man is very good trying to cover it up.

I had to watch the debate many times over in order to catch her drinking. (yes, I turned the sound to mute of course) And the 10 were in only the first half.

[libertarian27]

From Twitter - lol

[Slip18]

That reminds me of the difference between a CA king sized bed and a standard king sized bed. One is longer; the other is wider.

With the star banner around them, it takes away their height issue. But that lectern of Hillary’s looks like a square. Not good for her at all.