I have to disagree. Paul already had his answer ready to rebuke the other candidates for being to Hawkish. Only problem was they all agreed that the commander of the ship was right to show restraint. When he started answering the question Brit Hume stopped him and reminded him that the other candidates were in agreement with him. He then gave that lamea$$ excuse that he could not hear a thing he was saying. He came off looking like a fool and justifiably so.
I’m talking about the part of the answer they played when they were reviewing the focus group, to show how the focus group responded. IT was not the section you rightly pan in your post.