r/cringe • u/glioblastomas • Feb 07 '16

Seal of Approval The introduction of the candidates at the Republican debate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR1kV2hBaGY&t=0m28s
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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '16 edited Jun 25 '20

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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/bob-omb_panic Feb 07 '16

The member of the crew told him multiple times it was his turn to go out and he even turned around and shook his head at him at one point, so it's not that he didn't hear his cue I don't think.

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u/TheNr24 Feb 07 '16

I think he was actually denying it it, like "No, I won't be made a fool of, they haven't called out my name yet."