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Debate Commission Will Silence Microphones in Final Debate
Breitbart ^ | 10/19/20 | HANNAH BLEAU

Posted on 10/19/2020 8:09:18 PM PDT by Enlightened1

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) has adopted a new rule ahead of Thursday’s second and final presidential debate and will silence the microphone of the candidate who does not have the floor during the uninterrupted two-minute periods at the start of each segment.

The Commission cited their prior announcement to consider “additional structure” to future debates following the first presidential debate with moderator Chris Wallace. The first debate saw several interruptions from both candidates and Wallace. While Joe Biden (D) set the tone by interrupting first, Wallace later stated that Trump bore the “primary responsibility” for what occurred during the debate.

“The Commission has determined that it is appropriate to adopt measures intended to promote adherence to agreed upon rules and inappropriate to make changes to those rules,” it said in a statement, detailing its plan to enforce the rule:

Under the agreed upon debate rules, each candidate is to have two minutes of uninterrupted time to make remarks at the beginning of each 15 minute segment of the debate. These remarks are to be followed by a period of discussion. Both campaigns this week again reaffirmed their agreement to the two-minute, uninterrupted rule. The Commission is announcing today that in order to enforce this agreed upon rule, the only candidate whose microphone will be open during these two-minute periods is the candidate who has the floor under the rules. For the balance of each element, which by design is intended to be dedicated to open discussion, both candidates’ microphones will be open.

The CPD added that “neither campaign may be totally satisfied with the measures today” but added that it is “comfortable that these actions strike the right balance and that they are in the interest of the American people, for whom these debates are held”:

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KEYWORDS: finaldebate; microphone; postedseveraltimes; silence; trump
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So now they have change the debate topic away from foreign policy to protect Biden.

Gave him a hard core Democrat so called "moderate", and now they are going to silence President Trump's mic.

This thing is so rigged in Biden's favor it is ridiculous.

Biden is probably being fed all the questions right now.

1 posted on 10/19/2020 8:09:18 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Trump should refuse to attend. The microphone switch will be used to edit his remarks on the fly so as to make him look bad.


2 posted on 10/19/2020 8:10:42 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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To: Enlightened1

None of this matters. Trump will destroy this corrupt loser


3 posted on 10/19/2020 8:11:07 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guv-mint you get is the Trump winning express ! Yea haw ! Trump Pence II! Save America again)
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To: Enlightened1

It’s like a SNL routine.

But, also like an SNL routine, it’s not funny.


4 posted on 10/19/2020 8:11:33 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Enlightened1

Has the debate commission considered for one second what the impact will be when millions of Americans watch the mainstream media literally censoring President Trump in real-time?


5 posted on 10/19/2020 8:14:11 PM PDT by FroedrickVonFreepenstein
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To: Enlightened1

President Trump’s microphone will be silenced anytime he refers to Hunter’s emails detailing the bribes and kickbacks to the Biden Crime Family.

It would be fantastic (if we didn’t have such a corrupt FBI) to have law enforcement officials arrest Traitorjoe during the debate.


6 posted on 10/19/2020 8:14:42 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Enlightened1

Trump should say. When the president deals with the world’s toughest dictators, he can’t turn off their microphone to protect America.


7 posted on 10/19/2020 8:15:13 PM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerantagreement)
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To: Enlightened1

Maybe Trump is going because he thinks another round of a corrupt media side show will awaken some voters to the very real bias that is happening. But I think 99% of people already know who they are voting for.


8 posted on 10/19/2020 8:15:37 PM PDT by JoSixChip (Its not about color, its about character.)
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I’d say let Trump go in and do his business like Pence.

Answer the question, then turn it around and use 90 minutes to go after Biden - multiple accusations.

You have 2 minutes. Use it. Slam him, piss him off, then step back while he mumbles. Don’t let the moderator interrupt you. It’s your two minutes. Take it calmly and let Biden be the doddering fool. He can hardly get a thought out in two minutes. Let the silence show it.


9 posted on 10/19/2020 8:15:56 PM PDT by struggle
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Democrats sure like to control what people can say and when.


10 posted on 10/19/2020 8:16:20 PM PDT by MAGA2017
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To: Steely Tom

Agree!

President Trump should not attend.

He should say they are breaking their own rules to help Biden.


11 posted on 10/19/2020 8:16:29 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: struggle
Answer the question, then turn it around and use 90 minutes to go after Biden - multiple accusations.

They'll use the cut switch to prevent him from doing that. They'll claim it was due to a "glitch" or a "software problem" if they have to, but they'll edit his remarks. They'll put the whole thing on a seven-second delay so they'll have time to figure out when to edit him.

12 posted on 10/19/2020 8:18:14 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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To: struggle

I’ll bet you that they give control of the cut switch to Biden’s campaign team.


13 posted on 10/19/2020 8:19:13 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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>They’ll use the cut switch to prevent him from doing that.

Most people distrust the media so much it will only reaffirm what they’ve been thinking. End result is positive.


14 posted on 10/19/2020 8:19:23 PM PDT by struggle
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To: Enlightened1

So will the moderator’s mic be silenced?


15 posted on 10/19/2020 8:20:46 PM PDT by TexasKamaAina
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To: MAGA2017

It’s called “Totalitarianism”. And it’s what they do.


16 posted on 10/19/2020 8:21:16 PM PDT by HandyDandy (Trump or Bust!)
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To: struggle

>>Don’t let the moderator interrupt you. It’s your two minutes.

They will censor Trump’s mic.


17 posted on 10/19/2020 8:21:44 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019)l)
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To: struggle

Unfortunately, we know that Biden will have received the questions in advance.


18 posted on 10/19/2020 8:23:32 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: struggle

you need to coach the President.....With all his rallies, he really doesn’t have time to practice.....too bad.


19 posted on 10/19/2020 8:24:45 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Enlightened1; KC_Lion

I actually think this might help Trump.


20 posted on 10/19/2020 8:24:49 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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