Cooper just said moderators should not interfere in debate with interruptions etc.

[cally]

He was very intrigued by Phil Donahue's idea of just letting two candidates talk with no questions or interruptions. Cooper also seemed to indicated he will not interrupt to maintain time or stop interruptions.

AAAARGH!!!!

[tonyt53]

1. Then he will have failed at being a moderator, Order is their responsibility.

[Siwsan]

2. The problem with Cooper's idea is, Trump would never STOP talking

He would emit a long, bloviating, incredible spew of blithering word salad.

[MineralMan]

3. Moderators should moderate.

The role of a debate moderator is to moderate a debate. It is to keep the debate running in a reasonable way and keep it within the rules of that debate. If a person does not do that, he or she is not a moderator at all, but is merely another spectator.

Full Definition of moderate
moderated moderating
transitive verb
1
: to lessen the intensity or extremeness of <the sun moderated the chill>
2
: to preside over or act as chairman of
intransitive verb
1
: to act as a moderator
2
: to become less violent, severe, or intense <the wind began to moderate>

[rock]

4. In fact, you can easily see

That otherwise there would be no point in having a moderator. "OK, you guys show up at 8 pm and debate until 9:30 pm. Put out the lights when you leave."

[Adrahil]

5. So what the fuck do Journalist's get paid for?

That's not a debate. It's a recipe for a verbal brawl.

How the fuck does THAT serve the public good?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. A tape recorder could ask questions. A moderator needs to be in charge. . . . . nt

[tanyev]

7. I'm starting to think Tom Bergeron would do a better job than these clowns.

[Demsrule86]

8. No point in having a moderator than...resign Cooper...

He wants to help his boy.

[grossproffit]

9. This was never an issue until a woman became a nominee. What's next? A mud pit?