[AmericaUnited]

Bush concurred. But not Reagan. He grabbed the microphone, gave the hosts his stern and disapproving look, and said that since he had paid for the mike, he was going to give every candidate a chance to make his case to the voters of New Hampshire"

You slighlty miffed the story. The moderator had the mike turned off and that's when Reagan said "I paid for this microphone...".

[gunnyg]

ThankYa, but it isn’t MY story—I just referenced it.

I do, however, recall the story well, having seen the clip replayed many times on the lobotomy box over the years—not lately though.