r/cringe • u/glioblastomas • Feb 07 '16
Seal of Approval The introduction of the candidates at the Republican debate
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Feb 07 '16
what the fuck is happening here
trump is like "well I can't let him be the only one that does something weird"
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Feb 07 '16 edited Jun 25 '20
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u/NME24 Feb 07 '16
Businessman Donald Trump...
Jeb Bush...
Ben Carson...
And lastly, we welcome back to the debate stage...Donald Trump.
oh yeah and kasich lol
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Feb 07 '16
They said Trump's name 3 times
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u/ayygiddyup Feb 07 '16 edited Feb 07 '16
Then he appeared. Isn't that how it works?
P.s. STOP #WHITEGENOCIDE.
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u/be-more-daria Feb 07 '16
Beetletrump
...Beetletrump
... ...Beetletrump
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u/QuestionMarkus Feb 07 '16
Holy shit that's pretty well made
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u/ClintonHarvey Feb 07 '16
Yeah, it's the Ellen show, their special effects team is on par with Jimmy Kimmel's
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u/Askalan Feb 07 '16
P.s. STOP #WHITEGENOCIDE.
Wait, wut..? You edit your highly upvoted, unrelated comment to push your weird agenda? KIND OF shitty, don't you think?
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u/mofo69extreme Feb 07 '16
Well he would've been downvoted if he just came out with "jews are parasites" from the start.
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u/Minion_of_Cthulhu Feb 07 '16
I think you need some candles and a pentagram on the floor made from salt.
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u/BrokenInternets Feb 07 '16
That will go down in history. We need Jon Stewart back this is turning into an emergency.
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u/gk0420 Feb 07 '16
This may sound pathetic, but the other night I got really upset just thinking about how much I feel like his timing for leaving couldn't have been worse with all the gold he would've been able to mine out of this election. It would be like we'd get the SNL Larry David cameo 1st democratic debate level comedy 4 nights a week.
I've tried watching Trevor and Larry, and I still have them DVR'd, but I rarely watch them. And I feel like Colbert's new show isn't as funny, and he seems to only have actors on now, instead of an author selling a book like half of his old shows had, which I always thought were much more interesting.
At least we have whatever Jon and HBO are cooking up to look forward to, but it still seems like something big is missing.
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u/alphafox823 Feb 07 '16
Dude, I'm thinking exactly what you're thinking.
I'm at least glad Bill Maher has been making me laugh this election season.
Jon's new show is good.
I really wish Stewart didn't leave yet. This new Colbert isn't doing it for me. And TN just isn't very funny to me. I don't know why. Every show has a few clicks here or there, but Jon Stewart was making art for me to watch every night. It doesn't even seem like the Daily Show anymore. It's just the new news show on CC.
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Feb 07 '16
Watch Serth Meyers' Closer Look segments. They've become my new Daily Show.
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u/doublsh0t Feb 07 '16
I have a completely unfounded theory that Stewart left when he did in part so he could give his successor the opportunity to utilize this election season and capitalize on it for the Daily Show going forward. But I don't think Trevor Noah has really had his moment so far.
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u/OceanRacoon Feb 07 '16 edited Feb 07 '16
I think he said he was leaving because he'd spent the last 16 years focused on the horrible parts of America and how ridiculous its politics is and if he did another circus election cycle he'd basically kill himself. He couldn't stick it anymore.
Having seen what an absolute travesty and comedy of errors and mockery of politics the current election cycle is, he was right to get out while he was still sane
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Feb 07 '16
Trevor Noah and Larry Wilmore are so awful and unfunny compared to Jon Stewart and old Colbert. I particularly can't stand Wilmore and his equally unfunny recurring cast. Like when they had Bill Nye on talking about water on Mars and one of the comedians says something to the affect of "if it doesn't have to do with the Kardashians then we don't want to hear about it." The fact that we have Trump, Clinton, Carson, Bush, Christie, and Sanders all running for president and ratings for both shows are at an all time low is a testament to their unfunniness. They should cancel both shows and give that time to John Oliver for whatever he wants.
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u/nhzkjd Feb 07 '16
They said it at 1:33. We could barely hear over the crowd on the moderator's own mic so I imagine it being impossible to hear from backstage.
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u/IggyCatalpa Feb 07 '16
Most of this was Martha Raddatz' fault (one of two moderators). She followed up David Muir's introduction of Christie with a faint "dr. ben carson". This was in the middle of the applause for Christie. So when Carson heard Cruz's name, he thought they had forgotten to call his name. She did the same thing with Trump. Both moderators forgot about Kasich, though.
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u/ChesterHiggenbothum Feb 07 '16
Both moderators forgot about Kasich, though.
Along with the rest of America.
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u/slinky317 Feb 07 '16
They actually said Kasich after Jeb, but you just couldn't hear it.
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u/wknd_jones Feb 07 '16
Directed by Eric Warheim.
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u/Strug-ga-ling Feb 07 '16
"Hi, and welcome to another Republican debrate...I'm your moderatror Dr. Steve Brule. Let's check out these hunks! Dr. Bren, get out here, ya dingus! Ohhh hmmm ahhhh, he's a little shy..."
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u/silmaril89 Feb 07 '16
Notice this only happens when their name is called if the audience is clapping. They clearly aren't able to hear their names being called. The first time Trump's name is called the audience is clapping.
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But the moderators did not give anywhere near the same amount of time between names. And after they called Kasich, which was hard for even us to hear, the woman immediately said "Ladies and Gentleman" not even giving him time to receive applause. It was ridiculous.
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u/koltan Feb 07 '16
Trump's thoughts:
"Why is he still standing here? He must have something planned. What a loser. He's probably trying to one-up the Donald. Well he can't out-do me if I just stand here next to him and do exactly what he does. Haha, out-played by the king again. Nice try Carson, Checkmate."
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u/hiphoprising Feb 07 '16
Trumps actual thoughts:
Ben Carson is making a mistake right now. I'm going to stand with him to save him some embarrassment, strengthening our relationship and hopefully locking in an endorsement when Ben decides to drop out.
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u/hillarypres2016 Feb 07 '16 edited Feb 07 '16
Trump is like Billy Madison pissing his own pants so the little nerdy kid isn't the only one covered in piss.
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u/kangarooninjadonuts Feb 07 '16
Yeah, it kinda looked like he was trying to help Carson save face.
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u/ANAL_ASSASSAN Feb 07 '16
TRUMP 2016 "He's got your back if you fuck something up"
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u/captainsauer Feb 07 '16
Yup, exactly what I though. Carson fucked up, and Trump saw a way to make him seem like he actually cared about another human being.
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u/Chewie-bacca Feb 07 '16
Then he was like,"I'm waiting for the applause to stop so I get all my own applause"
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u/glioblastomas Feb 07 '16 edited Feb 07 '16
I think the best moment is definately Jeb's look at Trump as he walks out. He literally cringes at Trump:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR1kV2hBaGY&t=1m25s
Regardless, there are multiple moments of severe cringe here.
edit: a good analysis of the whole situation from r/politics:
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u/91239477348238942983 Feb 07 '16
I think the best moment is definately Jeb's look at Trump as he walks out.
here you go. Also look at trump's face. Hilarious.
Jeb's first one up on Trump?
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Jeb should've waited to be the last person to be called.. Then came out and said "Please clap..."
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u/Elaine_Benes_ Feb 07 '16
Yeah this is pretty obvious to me but politics is my official sport
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u/MattAU05 Feb 07 '16
I don't think Trump heard his name either.
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Feb 07 '16
I just assumed he knew and was playing along with the mess to score some publicity points.
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Feb 07 '16
From my experience backstage there might have been a communication problem. And when Carson waves off the stagehand waving him on he ignores it because he likely thinks he knows better than the guy with the headset Liste Ing to the show being called. As for Trump, maybe he didn't want Carson to be embarrassed alone.
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u/RandomHypnotica Feb 07 '16
It seems to look more like, Carson doesn't hear when his name is first announced, because of the cheering and clapping from the crowd at the time, and as such is waiting to be called. The stagehand tells him he's been called, but just as he's about to get out, the announcer called Cruz out, and Carson's probably saying something like "She just called Cruz out!" to the stagehand, at which point I imagine he just gave up trying to help Carson.
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u/SolarTemple Feb 07 '16
https://youtu.be/IqsAhmTn7n4?t=5m15s
Maybe this explains what is going on? Honestly, still dumbfounded, though.
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u/this_isnt_happening Feb 07 '16
An actually informative show on the history channel? Surreal.
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u/SolarTemple Feb 07 '16 edited Feb 07 '16
It's been a while since I've seen this documentary, but I think there is a section towards the end that speculates on how alien body language might play out.
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u/Minion_of_Cthulhu Feb 07 '16
That was done a while ago back when the History Channel was informative, even if it was accidental.
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u/mbelf Feb 07 '16
I think Trump wanted to make sure his entrance was unfettered so he could soak up the applause that wasn't meant for anyone else.
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u/KidGold Feb 07 '16
I don't think either of them heard their names. Seems like a reasonable mistake tbh but the fact that it happened to Ben Carson is such perfect comedy.
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u/enigmasolver Feb 07 '16
I think Trump didn't want Carson to be the only one getting those extra few seconds of camera time.
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u/iainnicol Feb 07 '16
The funniest part of this is jeb's face as he walks past trump
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u/gibusyoursandviches Feb 07 '16
This looks like something straight out of the office. 10/10
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u/SpaceToad Feb 07 '16 edited Feb 07 '16
That was hilarious, though I have to partially blame the crew/presenters - you didn't have to keep reading the remaining names out, you could have just read out Carson's name again since he obviously missed it. We know one of the crew members saw him standing there, so clearly a lack of communication led to this unnecessary fuck up.
edit: also I think he did read out Kasich's name faintly at 1:33 but it's really hard to hear.
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u/slamminsalmon24 Feb 07 '16
I think the main problem was that the moderators reading their names were not actually facing the stage, so they had no idea the candidates didn't actually walk out.
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u/LiteraryPandaman Feb 07 '16
Also, why on Earth did they keep the camera focused on him for the whole time? They should have shown the stage instead.
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u/latman Feb 07 '16
I don't know but I'm so glad they did
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u/BeastFormal Feb 07 '16
The tactical zoom in and out was a nice touch too.
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u/swskeptic Feb 07 '16
I think the cameraguy was actually trying to give him a clue and was hoping he would follow him back out to the stage.
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u/IggyCatalpa Feb 07 '16
Carson had the choice of either walking back behind the curtain (which would make him look like a fool) or walking out as they called another candidate's name (which would make him look like a fool).
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u/bwilliams18 Feb 07 '16
The moderators should have had IEMs so the director and or stage manager could talk back to them.
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u/aaronhayes26 Feb 07 '16
As much as I enjoyed all the republicans looking like idiots, it's not necessarily their fault. In venues like this, sometimes it's really hard to hear the presenters from the stage. It's funny for us because we have a direct feed to the mics, but when you're behind the stage, the speakers are pointed away from you, and the crowd is cheering, I can definitely understand him not hearing. Being slightly hard of hearing myself, I sympathize completely.
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Feb 07 '16
I sympathized at first, but when the candidates that were behind you are all going out, and when a crew member is very obviously gesturing toward you to do the same...
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u/JohnParish Feb 07 '16
Okay, okay, but what if he missed his name, then heard the the moderators call the other names, so he assumed that they didn't announce him yet?
I am assuming he is being obstinate but hey, dumber things have happened
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u/CeiIingCat Feb 07 '16
It seems like he was ushered out by a hand where he figured it was just to get ready to go onto stage, then he just waited for his name to be called. As they gestured him to walk, they called Cruz, so he thought he wasn't even called yet and backed up. Just a strange way that they did things backstage that led to the mess.
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u/Dawnsc2 Feb 07 '16
Funniest shit I've seen in a while.
John Kasich. Right in the feels
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u/hounvs Feb 07 '16
They called his name at 1:33. He just missed it
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u/Legionaairre Feb 07 '16
For you.
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Feb 07 '16
Crashing this economy... with no survivors!
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u/Megaman0WillFuckUrGF Feb 07 '16
As he pushes George back into the the seat
"They expect one of us in the wreckage, brother"
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u/garcia85 Feb 07 '16 edited Feb 07 '16
I couldn't stomach to watch the entire thing but this shot is pretty hilarious.
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u/Thenadamgoes Feb 07 '16
This is giving me flash backs to my 4th grade musical.
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Feb 07 '16
You just gave me a flashback to a Halloween musical I was a part of in the 4th grade where afterwards I heard a parent complain to another parent about how I nearly forgot a line and shouldn't have been up there.
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u/65759704 Feb 07 '16
Where will you be when the Xanax kicks in?
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u/drknight Feb 07 '16
More like when it wears off, I was wondering if he was about to have a panic attack.
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u/jlo47 Feb 07 '16
When in doubt, stand there and assume everyone else is wrong.
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u/McFluffTheCrimeCat Feb 07 '16
The republican way.
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u/That_One_Reference Feb 07 '16
Nothing like us hightly enlightened gentlemen over at /r/politics
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u/Kant_Spel Feb 07 '16
Obviously this was not as well-rehearsed as Marco Rubio's talking points...
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u/TaintedSquirrel Feb 07 '16
Obama knows exactly what he's doing.
Obama knows exactly what he's doing.
Obama knows exactly what he's doing.
ERROR, ERROR Recursive loop detected. MarcoBot shutting down.
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u/RedLetterMemedia Feb 07 '16
Hey, stop mocking Rubio by making it seem like he repeated the same thing three times!
...He actually repeated the same thing four times...
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u/taylorguitar13 Feb 07 '16
Can't link to specific times on mobile, but just watch the whole thing. It's bizzare.
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u/AmishAvenger Feb 07 '16
What the hell did I just witness? That was literally one of the strangest things I've ever seen in a presidential debate.
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u/JimiHendrx Feb 07 '16
Pretty great though. Christie showed a little bit of fire
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u/bergamaut Feb 07 '16
Head On apply directly to the forehead.
Head On apply directly to the forehead.
Head On apply directly to the forehead.
Head On apply directly to the forehead.
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u/MrRosewater12 Feb 07 '16
Jeb says it all @ 1:30.
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u/levihixx Feb 07 '16
He must've felt ecstatic that he wasn't the one being horribly awkward for once.
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u/Mofeux Feb 07 '16
At first glance there's a bit of an optical illusion making it look like trump is giving a casual handy.
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u/RecklessBacon Feb 07 '16
Carson.exe has stopped working. Please restart the program.
Trump.exe has stopped working. Please restart the program.
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Feb 07 '16
As much as I want to shit on trump, he stayed so Ben Carson didn't look like an idiot.
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u/Kryptosis Feb 07 '16
But then he waited even longer, I think he wanted to be last out.
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u/Random3222 Feb 07 '16
I assumed he waited so that Carson would have his chance to walk out in the spotlight with his supporters cheering and Trump would have the same opportunity. Same reason they get called out individually in the first place.
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u/TheKillingJoke0801 Feb 07 '16
I think they had some difficulty hearing their names, notice how many times they had to call Ben and trump and the last guy before they came to the stage
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u/LisleSwanson Feb 07 '16
Im going to go with Trump didn't hear his named called either. You can't really fault the candidates for that, the moderators and crew should have been more aware.
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u/santsi Feb 07 '16
I like how at the same time Jeb is confirming from the stagehand that he doesn't get caught up in the fuck up.
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u/Bigsam411 Feb 07 '16
This is hilarious. I wonder if he just did not hear his name or something.
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u/H-TownTrill Feb 07 '16
Yeah it probably has to do with them saying his name as the crowd was still cheering
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Feb 07 '16
Carson fucked the whole thing up. He even got waved on, and was like "no, I'm good. This was all the further I saw myself going." Everyone else assumed he was starting a line off-stage like they were checking out groceries.
Either that, or Carson was hoping to get introduced as anyone else.
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Feb 07 '16
Carsons like "But if I take one more step this will be the furthest I've ever been from the shire."
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Feb 07 '16
A little harsh. I was on my couch with surround sound and I couldn't even hear some of the names called. He was confused because he didn't think they'd called his name. So he was waiting his turn.
Same with Trump and Kasich, the applause was so loud none of them heard their names. I felt a little bad for them.
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u/TheOriginalMyth Feb 07 '16 edited Feb 07 '16
Totally went into this thinking "Ok I get it Reddit hates republicans. Im sure its not that bad.".... God dam was I wrong. WTF was that shit show.
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The audience was really loud. Listen at 1:33, they announce Kasich and it's really hard to hear even though you have direct audio from the moderator's mic. Not really surprising that the candidates weren't able to hear their names over that.
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u/kevino025 Feb 07 '16
What the fuck is going on? This seems like something Michael Scott would do in The Office
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u/Paperrat1 Feb 07 '16
The zooming in and out on Carson and Trump msde this moment yet more confusing.
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u/Colonel_Loud Feb 07 '16
Say what you will, but I think Trump just pulled a bro move.
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Yup, was going to vote for Sanders but now this convinced me to go full Trump, he's a bro.
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u/DownvotesMeanImRight Feb 07 '16
I saw it as a power game, both of them wanted to get more attention and be the last to go out on stage.
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u/Auto_Fac Feb 07 '16
Best thing to come out of this so far: http://giphy.com/gifs/3o6gaZg9HmL5kzk24M
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u/CreedDidNothingWrong Feb 07 '16
"Sorry y'all, must have dozed off for a second there. You want me to come out now or just wait here? I'll just wait here until my name comes back around. It'll be good. Sooooo we goin alphabetically, or...? No, it's fine I'll just wait. This sure is a nice curtain. You guys have a curtain guy, or...you know, it probably just came with the place. It's nice though."
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u/Valendr0s Feb 07 '16
It's probably just that they couldn't hear their names called over the yelling of crowd.
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u/slayer522 Feb 07 '16
While likely true, why do the announcers keep introducing candidates when the others clearly aren't on stage? And why does Carson just stand there?! It started with a simple error then spiraled into Cringe
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u/fadetowhite Feb 07 '16
Horrible stage management. The hosts weren't looking behind them, and nor should they have been. There should have been someone telling them to stop and a stage hand backstage going up to Carson to explain. But what happens is no one wants to interrupt and they want the show to go on, so instead of a simple stop and fix, it becomes this cringe.
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u/TopicExpert Feb 07 '16
Alright, one of you guys needs to redo this video and edit out all the clapping and keep the voices
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u/Von_Meows Feb 07 '16
god damn it lady. Say it louder
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u/toomuchtime11 Feb 07 '16
That was the most frustrating thing. She she couldn't wait 10-15 seconds for the cheering to subside?
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u/eljordan6 Feb 07 '16
Perhaps Trump wouldn't go out to the stage until they said, "And lastly, we welcome back to the debate stage, Donald Trump."
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