Comments on: Debate Topics?

By: Pacific Views

Pacific Views — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 06:22:26 +0000

Pacific Views on Air America
First of all, sorry that posting has been so slow these days. It's been a hectic time for all of us on the blog. One of my excuses is getting ready for this: Air America Radio has been sponsoring a...

By: Laurence

Laurence — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:28:41 +0000

Three topics of discussion:
1. Why does the President of the United States consider it acceptable to detain U.S. citizens without charges, indefinitely, without a lawyer or even a court appearance? Aren't these the principles upon which the nation was founded?
2. Why is this administration so willing to borrow and spend? How long will it be before this ends in catastrophe?
3. Will it be possible for the next President of the U.S. to restore the dignity of our country and our standing in the world? Or is that now lost forever?

By: PoliBlog

PoliBlog — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:29:54 +0000

OTB v. Atrios
James Joyner is scheduled to appear on Air America tonight to debate Duncan Black (a.k.a., Atrios) and he is looking for debate topics.

By: Kalblog

Kalblog — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 15:35:43 +0000

Crying Over Spilled Milk I can't believe Drudge is linking to a story about Pete Sessions stealing campaign signs. That's just the normal low-level BS that goes on in campaigns that both sides do. I've had signs ripped down on me before, and I've...

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 15:02:26 +0000

Maybe I'm late in on this (more than likely, I'm sure) but what about the video on this site: http://www.kerryoniraq.com/

Or: Taking Fox News out of the equation - what is the reasoning behind the major left-slant across all of the different media venues? "dc" was right, it's not like Bush hasn't added viewership for these folks .. everyone likes to watch a good war, and discuss it. Hell, Bush has been a godsend to cable news programs.

Or, how 'bout looking into the deep, dark mystery of "When was Jeanine EVER funny?"

Ok .. I'll be quiet, now.

By: LJD

LJD — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 14:30:51 +0000

Last might a family member asked me if I was "still for Bush", while shaking her head. To her credit, she is a special ed teacher, deeply entrenched in the liberal mindset. I answered her affirmatively, adding that, I will continue to be, until some one offers some substantiated evidence that he has done any of the terrible things the liberals claim he has done. Her only answer was that he doesn't speak well, and does not have the capacity to think. !!!????!!!????!!???!!?!?!?!?! I'm tired of being labeled as a Neocon, among other things for my political view. I am tired seeing the President dragged through the mud, with arguments no more reaching than "He's just stupid" or "He's a liar", or whatever lame unsubstantiated claim the lefties come up with. Especially those who do not, or will not take the time to listen to press conferences, town hall meetings, etc. where the President lays out his plan. So let's have this Presidential debate now. How about settling, once and for all, and point-by-point, what they feel he has done that is so terrible. I would love to see some real evidence that things are not going well under this administration. Sorry, Michael Moore, MoveOn, and the Kerry Campaign are NOT acceptable sources of information!

By: Bithead

Bithead — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:26:25 +0000

Getting Kerry to sign the (beep) 180, and release his records. Are we really supposed to accept his word that what he has posted on his website is the truth... without any verification? Would Kerry's people accept Mr. Bush simply posting hs record on his website without any public inspection of his records? Why should Mr. Kerry expect this of us, then?

He demandined a complete release of The President's service records, and the President complied. Should we not expect the same fromMr. Kerry?

If what he has posted is in fact all of it, that being shown would boost Kerry by large amounts, and discredit his detractors. Yet he won't do it.

Why?

I think we all KNOW why.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:01:43 +0000

Whether good ratings indicate good radio, and vice versa.

By: Joseph Marshall

Joseph Marshall — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:58:26 +0000

Now would be a good time to assess the accomplishments of the Bush Administration as a whole and its success in achieving valuable gains in foreign policy and domestic health and well being.

It would be interesting to think about it that globally before the Republican Party tells its story to the voters.

By: Moe Lane

Moe Lane — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:57:39 +0000

Friendly, huh? Talk about the Olympics, then. Get him to agree that it's way cool that Iraq's soccer team has gotten this far, and that it'd be cooler for them to get even farther.

By: Backcountry Conservative

Backcountry Conservative — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:50:27 +0000

Joyner on Air America
James Joyner will be debating Atrios on Janeane Garofalo's show on Air America tonight....

By: tom

tom — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:17:40 +0000

How about Sen. Kerry's voting record?

By: cbk

cbk — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 11:19:38 +0000

How about blogger versus mainstream and bloggers right versus bloggers left.

OR the contention that the msm is liberal whereas blogger open up the field of opinion and bias.

By: La Femme Crickita

La Femme Crickita — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 06:17:20 +0000

Bounced checks?

By: Bill K

Bill K — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 04:47:55 +0000

How about bloggers at conventions. That hasn't been beat to death right? Bush's National Guard Service? In seriousness, how about talking about what would happen if there was an electoral tie - - which isn't too far fetched (West Virginia and New Hampshire gonig flipping to Kerry) or Kerry's position on if he would have voted for the war knowing what he knows now (people on the left see it as pretty clear, people on the right think he isn't giving a straight answer).