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Isnt this supposed to be a Town Hall? What is this crap? (Original Post) davidn3600 Oct 2016 OP
Yeah this is nuts Worktodo Oct 2016 #1
Are there rules or is he allowed to just keep talking? mahina Oct 2016 #2
Long-standing Repub tactic. Monopolize the time & talk over the other person. southerncrone Oct 2016 #6
a half hour in and only 1 question from the audience. nt aaaaaa5a Oct 2016 #3
It's BS. This is nothing but BS chelsea0011 Oct 2016 #4
ABC is on my shit list now... After that not so subtle pan over the women brought by Trumpski. Hugin Oct 2016 #5
CBS did it too nt Raine Oct 2016 #9
I only have two commercial networks covered. They must have pool cameras. Hugin Oct 2016 #13
Two suck ass chicken shit 'moderators.' pangaia Oct 2016 #7
Disagree... TCJ70 Oct 2016 #11
that's what I was thinking... pangaia Oct 2016 #12
Just 2 audience BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #8
It's more like a cage match... TCJ70 Oct 2016 #10

Hugin

(33,147 posts)
5. ABC is on my shit list now... After that not so subtle pan over the women brought by Trumpski.
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 09:29 PM
Oct 2016

It was totally unnecessary and biased.

Hugin

(33,147 posts)
13. I only have two commercial networks covered. They must have pool cameras.
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 09:51 PM
Oct 2016

Panning over the larger audience like a fricking football game has to be banned by the Debate rules.

I hope they send the editor and camera operator behind this packing and never allowed at another Government sponsored event.

TCJ70

(4,387 posts)
11. Disagree...
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 09:48 PM
Oct 2016

...the only way any moderator could control any of the candidates (pres and vp) would be for them to have mute buttons for the mics.

TCJ70

(4,387 posts)
10. It's more like a cage match...
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 09:47 PM
Oct 2016

...with no physical violence. If they wanted a town hall format they should have done it one candidate at a time.

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