bill: they all failed, but he didn t. i mean, come on. bill: martha maccallum, lisa, did a good job in keeping her composure. i would like to see you. bill: you know, the police would have had to been called with that guy. i would have cut his mic off. that s what he wanted.e he would want that. because that would have been all over the web sites and o reilly brutalized him. m.at kind of thing. i would never have had the patience or the professionalism that martha had. but i am not going to put myself through that anymore. and i guess some viewers may be disappointed because, you know, for years, i was known as the guy who slayed the dragons. look, martha tried to give this guy the facts, and he wouldn t hear it. all he cared he is a no-name loser who is using this video to try to get name recognition. that is all he cares about. look at the ramifications of
he brought four other candidates with him on to the stage. then the moderator, john green, an editor of the paper, set the rules for the debate. when ronald reagan tried to protest, breen attempted to have his microphone cut off. the first 40 minutes of the program, approximately, will be a would the sound man please turn mr. reagan s mic off? mr. breen can you turn that microphone off, please? i am paying for this microphone! with that, reagan accompanied the four candidates to the edge of the stage as they left, a gesture of protest against the newspaper and george bush. when they left the gymnasium, the candidates were not happy. i ll never understand george bush s attitude, as long as i live. they stiffed us, that s what they did.
they are home for the next couple of days here, you see truck after truck, this is a busy place, folks. it is serene but about to get fiery come wednesday night for the big republican presidential debate here at the reagan library. preparations well under way here in simi valley, california here. cnn has built this stage to flanked by president reagan s air force one here, talk about historic hallowed ground. and no doubt a number of candidates are ready to really put it out there, win this debate, and with a record number of candidates on stage, remember there s going to be 11, this one will only add to the history books. cnn s senior media correspondent brian stelter takes a look at some of the most memorable moments starting with ronald reagan. would the song man please turn mr. reagan s mic off? reporter: 1980 the republican
bites. he knows exactly what we in the media needs. he even gives shoutouts during the events. let s talk about history and how it repeats itself. i want to play a clip from ronald reagan. this is the 1980 presidential debate. you asked if you could make an announcement first and i asked you. would the sound man please turn mr. reagan s mic off? is this on? mr. green, you asked me i am paying for this microphone! douglas brinkley immediately, i thought of that. reagan said he believed this incident is what helped take him to the white house. what will this do for donald trump? i immediately thought of that too. i heard you mention it too. it ran that reagan bell.
filibuster. you just slandered the governor. cut his mic off. we ll bring him back if he wants to be courteous. mr. katz, i want your take on this. where is the flaw if there is one in this law? i don t think the text of this law is what s most interesting here. it s the context and the timing. most of the other rfras was enacted before same-sex marriage was realized. this was law was enacted some months after same-sex marriage was legalized in indiana. i think the law is unnecessary because i think indiana law was already very protective of religious rights. i think what s going on here is the state government is using this statute to communicate to