Did anyone else get a literal "black out" when Ron walked on stage?

[Paulistinian]

They called Ron Paul, he walks out and gets MASSIVE applause. The screen goes black, it comes back on when Rick Santorum walks on stage. Did this only happen to me? I am in Southern California watching on DirecTV.

 

[Dorfsmith]

Yep and I'm watching the stream.

 

[dannno]

Yes.

And the guy singing the national anthem sucks monkey ass.

 

[Paulistinian]

Ok, I wasn't the only one.. It was so obvious.. wow.. the black out just reached a whole new level.

 

[paulpwns]

My ears were blocked out by that singer.

 

[freefromchains]

A coincidence. They just blacked out Santorum. Sounds like crappy CNN feed.

 

[Paulistinian]

Santorum got blacked out a little right now during his opening statements... maybe there was nothing nefarious..

 

[McChronagle]

Or they're using te guy with the lowest chance of winning to cover it up. We will never know

 

[Keith and stuff]

I had to switch to the international feed because the CNN US feed kept messing up. http://livestation.me/2011/cnn-2/

 

[Merridith]

They called Ron Paul, he walks out and gets MASSIVE applause. The screen goes black, it comes back on when Rick Santorum walks on stage. Did this only happen to me? I am in Southern California watching on DirecTV.

I saw that too. I am located in BC, Canada.

 

[Aldanga]

Didn't have that issue on the stream in KC.

 

[Epic]

Ron Paul and Santorum were blacked out for me. Typical.

 

[MaxPower]

Honestly, I don't think they're so cartoonish they would try to somehow thwart support for Ron Paul by momentarily cutting out the video feed when he walks across the stage at the start of the debate.

 

[Sullivan*]

I chalk it up to incompetent gaffers.

 

[justatrey]

Yes and it happened before in 07! I believe it was an interview though. He was literally blacked out. I try not to be a conspiracy nut, but damn they sure make it tough sometimes.

 

[McDermit]

Haha, yeah, it came back as soon as Santorum was announced. It did black out for a split second whike Santorum was talking a few minutes later... So maybe just coincidence.