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Watch the audience at the republican debate boo the moderators._ by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Oct 29, 2015 1:55 AM UTC Watch the audience at the republican debate boo the moderators. by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Oct 29, 2015 1:55 AM UTC Audience members gave the moderators a hard time at [the third Republican presidential debate on Wednesday.](http://time.com/4091222/republican-debate-cnbc/?xid=homepage) When a CNBC moderator asked Ben Carson about his relationship with a company that manufactures wellness supplements, members of the audience at the University of Colorado Boulder voiced their displeasure by booing. Watch the moment above. ## Transcript [00:00] If somebody put me on their home page, they did it [00:02] without my permission. Does that not speak to your [00:05] vetting process or judgment in any way? 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