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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....

Get attention talking about strength and not policy. here's vintage ronald reagan in a primary debate. >> would the sound man please turn reagan's mike off for the moment? >> is this on? mr. green -- >> you turn that microphone off, please? >> this is -- >> i am paying for this microphone! >> i paid for this microphone. deafening applause. that wasn't about what he stood for or going to do for the country. it was about the legacy of ronald reagan as a man or a myth. how important are those moments in these debates? >> those moments are of critical importance. you know, ronald reagan was perhap...

>> rule number two, debate stunts are high-risk, high reward. one in particular worked for ronald reagan in 1980. after he put up the money for a one-on-one debate with george bush, reagan tried to re"new york times" -- tried to include four other candidates. >> will the countdown man please turn mr. reagan's mike off for the moment? >> is this on? >> would you turn that microphone off, please? >> i am paying for this microphone! >> but in 2000, al gore made a goofy attempt to intimidate his opponent, by walking right up to bush as he was speaking. it proved to be an awkward moment. >> i can g...

This campaign. i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. [ laughter ] >> rule number two, debate stunts are high-risk, high reward. one in particular worked for ronald reagan in 1980. after he put up the money for a one-on-one debate with george bush reagan tried to re"new york times" -- tried to include four other candidates. >> will the countdown man please turn mr. reagan's mike off for the moment? >> is this on? >> would you turn that microphone off, please? >> i am paying for this microphone! >> but in 2000 al gore made a goofy attempt to intim...

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