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lumberjack_jeff

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8. A moderator who doesn't hold the microphone switch is powerless.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:11 PM

Oct 2012

If the microphone switches are two 6" diameter bright red panic buttons affixed to the top of the moderator's podium, he or she would be better able to enforce the rules.

No need to whine, complain or negotiate. It's been 180 seconds, your time is up.

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Jim Lehrer Debate Moderating Performance Savaged [View all] onehandle Oct 2012 OP

I hope there are criticisms of the debaters for violating the time limits too Gormy Cuss Oct 2012 #1

I hope it's the LAST TIME LibGranny Oct 2012 #2

Yep... skeewee08 Oct 2012 #4

Predictable And Predicted DallasNE Oct 2012 #6

His inability to control the debate... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #12

This Was His 12th Debate As Moderator DallasNE Oct 2012 #17

that is not the only thing that has changed over the years magical thyme Oct 2012 #33

The debates ..... AnneD Oct 2012 #13

Did they pull out... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #29

They pulled out. Frank Cannon Oct 2012 #30

Truer words were never spoken..... AnneD Oct 2012 #32

and then there's Candy Crowley (CNN's LibGranny Oct 2012 #24

Lehrer needs to retire from journalism Panasonic Oct 2012 #3

+1 hrmjustin Oct 2012 #26

There was no moderating. mainstreetonce Oct 2012 #5

years of moderating the opposing views of the AEI & Herritage, Cato sock puppets mulsh Oct 2012 #7

A moderator who doesn't hold the microphone switch is powerless. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2012 #8

This. PavePusher Oct 2012 #19

And guess who's 'moderating' the next debate... FailureToCommunicate Oct 2012 #9

Oh, FFS. onehandle Oct 2012 #10

I have said that the present day moderators influence the debate tone completely BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #15

Fortunately it's a town hall format debate Panasonic Oct 2012 #16

Ohhhh!!!!! Shit!!!! LongTomH Oct 2012 #18

oh, she'll make sure mittiot gets all the time in the world SemperEadem Oct 2012 #21

The mods need one of those canned HORNS! SoapBox Oct 2012 #11

A warning beep and then the mic is switched off ten seconds later. alphafemale Oct 2012 #23

Seems like a simple enough solution to me. Frank Cannon Oct 2012 #31

I'm not blaming Lehrer magic59 Oct 2012 #14

Fine. I will say it SemperEadem Oct 2012 #20

hahaha, and Chris really got under Ghouleyani's skin wordpix Oct 2012 #27

WTF??? StarryNite Oct 2012 #22

Simple solution. Turn off their mics when their time is up. Full stop. joshcryer Oct 2012 #25

This. Exactly. ^^ Indpndnt Oct 2012 #34

Let an elementary school teacher moderate ThoughtCriminal Oct 2012 #28