What control would I have over anyone on the floor? (I'm not the chair.) I tried to get him the extra time, but the mean-spirited control freaks preferred to argue about numbers on ballots.
Blaming him, not you. But I was shocked that y'all would start out by asking for more time. Nobody wants to hear all that. I sure don't. There's no need for it. If anyone's gonna speak longer it's the nominee. Four hours of stupid speeches and arguments and votes, 99% BS??? You don't want to be seen suggesting lengthening that in any way.
But really, the quality of the speech .... look, I'm no Cicero myself, but that's the point of knowing your limitations, and he would have been far better off if he'd wanted LESS time, not more.