Ben Carson pleads for time at CNN debate: 'Can somebody attack me, please?'
The rules for CNN's Republican debate allowed a candidate to respond if he was mentioned in another candidate's answer. Since much of the debate was a brawl between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio, those three candidates got much more speaking time than either John Kasich or Ben Carson. Add in moderator Wolf Blitzer's willingness to be pushed into letting candidates claim their right to speak, and Carson got almost no speaking time whatsoever. Carson complained once, and tried to push into the conversation a few times. Finally, he asked, "Can somebody attack me, please?" Watch Carson's memorable plea below. Peter Weber
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