Go ahead and do it you chickens. Trump will just buy his own time of a national channel.
Moderator: "Would the sound man please turn Mr. Reagan’s mic off for the moment? Ronald Reagan Pesidential Candidate, "Is this on? Mr. Green…If you ask me… I am paying for this microphone, Mr. Green!
Background. The editor for the Nashua Telegraph tried to set the rules for the debate (initially, the newspaper was funding the debate, but then withdrew their financial support). The newspaper wanted the debate to be ONLY Reagan & Bush; the other four candidates (Anderson, Baker, Dole, & Crane) were not invited. Reagan PAID out of his own pocket for the debate to go on and called the four other candidates up on the stage. When the editor wouldn't allow the others to participate in the debate, saying they could give a comment afterwards, Reagan & the other candidates walked off the stage. George H.W. Bush ended up losing the Republican nomination to Ronald Reagan. The rest is history.