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marble falls

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41. Turn off his mike?

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 30, 2020, 09:18 AM

Sep 2020

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Moderator Chris Wallace criticized as Trump derails debate [View all] Illage Vidiot Sep 2020 OP

Wallace was... JoeOtterbein Sep 2020 #1

You're right! PJMcK Sep 2020 #8

I prefer the electric shock collars FakeNoose Sep 2020 #19

A shock suit... Layzeebeaver Sep 2020 #29

He could not control the "debate". OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2020 #2

All moderators of debates with Trump as a participant get blamed. It's not them! SharonAnn Sep 2020 #3

In this case, it was some of each. TwilightZone Sep 2020 #5

Turn off his mike? marble falls Sep 2020 #41

Can't. TwilightZone Sep 2020 #42

Turn off the mike. Trump has the choice of being the one who runs from debating ... marble falls Sep 2020 #43

Sure, validate his bullshit about the moderators being against him. TwilightZone Sep 2020 #44

It's also the debate rules Warpy Sep 2020 #16

Yep. summer_in_TX Sep 2020 #22

I agree with Rebl2 Sep 2020 #45

I kept hoping They_Live Sep 2020 #46

Sorry, but I'll give Wallace a pass PJMcK Sep 2020 #4

That's what I said below underpants Sep 2020 #14

Good way to frame it.. & petard. Cha Sep 2020 #26

Putin minidriver Sep 2020 #18

Meanwhile MSM is being or so solicitous of that asshole! Cozmo Sep 2020 #6

To control the debate tonight, Wallace would have had to use a whip and chair! pazzyanne Sep 2020 #7

I kept thinking of where Wallace's... tonekat Sep 2020 #9

I think he showed trump for what he is. Likely not intentional, but don't Hoyt Sep 2020 #10

I agree with you - this is who trump is. IcyPeas Sep 2020 #47

I did not see Biden snickering at all Bayard Sep 2020 #11

Institute the Cones oF Silence! Layzeebeaver Sep 2020 #30

All of this is solved simply by having a mike kill switch. But they won't use one. Nay Sep 2020 #38

The right is going to be furious with him. underpants Sep 2020 #12

Wallace ain't no Hannity or Tucker or Lou Dobbs LeftInTX Sep 2020 #23

Yes Sunday morning underpants Sep 2020 #24

the consensus seems to be that debates with tRump are useless & should be ended yaesu Sep 2020 #13

Biden had 2 jobs tonight, one was to show the nation what a real pres looks like, two, was to yaesu Sep 2020 #15

Wallace was pitiful Rizen Sep 2020 #17

As Patton Oswalt put it so succinctly minidriver Sep 2020 #20

lol.. It should have been for this one. Cha Sep 2020 #27

Wallace lost control early on. JohnnyRingo Sep 2020 #21

They should have cut Trump's mic Dopers_Greed Sep 2020 #25

My hubs kept saying that during the debate. Duppers Sep 2020 #28

Kind of hard to blame Wallace rpannier Sep 2020 #31

You cant blame Wallace for trump being a dick. He needed a mic cutoff button. oldsoftie Sep 2020 #32

+1000. No mic kill switch, no further "debates" Cetacea Sep 2020 #33

Gee, who could see that coming.? Maxheader Sep 2020 #34

Fox "News" is not a legitimate news outlet and should not be treated like one Yeehah Sep 2020 #35

Did anyone think it would be any different? n/t marie999 Sep 2020 #36

I sure didn't, which is why I didn't watch or listen. A mike kill switch could have enforced Nay Sep 2020 #39

I think Wallace knows his time at FAUX is over with the debate.. dicksmc3 Sep 2020 #37

I still haven't decided if Wallace wasn't doing his job, was doing what he was paid to do, or both. Hugin Sep 2020 #40

Fox News: They don't call him Cocaine Mitch for nothing! TomVilmer Sep 2020 #48