Hi Don Bobbio,
I agree, I would say the first thing you do is press TO/GA when on a misbehaving dual channel approach, or disconnect the AP. It is just that nobody seems to know what actually should happen IF you pull the column. In training scenario's they try everything, including this
I am not a pilot myself. But I spend my days in and around full flight simulators as an engineer. I work with pilots on a daily basis, and sometimes I am surprised about the amount of discussion of correct aircraft systems behavior, though same goes for the lack of clarity of the FCOM at times. The latter is clearly not written for engineers ;-)
G'day