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Gingrich 'Mic Checked' at Iowa State House (Original Post) patrick t. cakes Dec 2011 OP
lol GoJets Dec 2011 #1
wow....occupy. Huey P. Long Dec 2011 #2
no offense to occupy people Armin-A Dec 2011 #3
I agree. It's also easier to understand & the mic checker can also adapt what s/he says as needed f patrice Dec 2011 #6
Who's that old guy enuegii Dec 2011 #4
HA! Lil Missy Dec 2011 #10
That man deserves no peace Jack Rabbit Dec 2011 #5
Occupy is Legion! Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2011 #7
Iowa and open microphones Rambis Dec 2011 #8
I love it. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #9

Armin-A

(367 posts)
3. no offense to occupy people
Wed Dec 21, 2011, 09:01 PM
Dec 2011

but this "one by one" method is way more effective than all together...i understand it is a lot harder to stand up by yourself so the courage of the people in the videos i admire deeply

patrice

(47,992 posts)
6. I agree. It's also easier to understand & the mic checker can also adapt what s/he says as needed f
Thu Dec 22, 2011, 01:37 AM
Dec 2011

for the situation.

The presence of other mic checkers helps too, but the more conversational approach puts the person being checked on the spot more.

Rambis

(7,774 posts)
8. Iowa and open microphones
Thu Dec 22, 2011, 02:22 PM
Dec 2011

Jeff Kaufman "Give a Schizophrenic a hand gun bill" Also known as the Alaska bill because they can't call it the Give a schizo a handgun bill.

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