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Decisions, Decisions. Last Presidential Debate

104inc.com asked: Okay, I chose the debate. If I can remember some of the talking points from the previous debates, why can’t the candidates? Mainly it was McCain who didn’t seem to remember the talking points. He got some points wrong about the Obama healthcare plan. These were the same points he got wrong last [...]

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Campbell Challenges Opponents To More Debates, Proposes A Lower Tax Rate

Joseph Oddo asked: Fairfax, VA – Common sense centrist Independent candidate Carey Campbell challenged his two opponents for Fairfax County supervisor to a series of debates – two a day for the last twelve days – one in each of the 24 Braddock District precincts before the March 10 election. So far two others have [...]

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The Decline of Debate

Jordan Eller asked: The Decline of Debate Debate is, potentially, a great thing. It’s a chance to air your opinions and have others agree or disagree with you. It’s like a sword duel in a way, strike with stats, parry with logic, etc. It’s an intellectual wonderland, and in the end, if one can say [...]

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Debate – the Fun Way to Argue, Learn, and Change Opinions

Lee Siemon asked: One of the things I miss from the past is my family’s debates over current affairs and such. I come from a family of five boys and a couple of intellectual parents (I don’t think that rubbed off). I remember that we used to sit in my parent’s living room or out [...]

Who Do You Think Won the First Presidential Debate, Mccain or Obama?

104inc.com asked: Did you watch the first presidential debate Friday night?Did you think it settled anything?Neither McCain nor Obama won or lost the debate.  Though the focus of the debate was supposed to be foreign policy, the first 40 minutes of the debate revolved around the current economic problems.  No great insight from either candidate [...]