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Showing posts with label Debate. Show all posts
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4/12/12

Debate Websites - Exploring A Diverse Set Of Views

Participating in debates exposes people to a diverse range of ideas which further assists them in opening their minds up to a higher level of intellect. From imparting knowledge to helping people gaining a better understanding, online debate forums have surfaced as the best paradigm to empower people to raise issues.

The democratic society that we live in has empowered us with the freedom of speech. This freedom allows us to express our viewpoints on any topic and discuss it further with others. The topics of discussions can be anything ranging from financial crunches and income taxes to capital punishment and criminal justice. From parliament, to classrooms, to dining rooms, issues find their way on to the debating table.

Taking into consideration the urge of people who like debating over issues, many debate forums are escalating over the Internet. Some debate forums invite students to share their views on certain issues, some welcome opinions of professionals, and several conduct debating competitions online. There are also other forums that encourage people from all walks of life to put forth their viewpoints.

With so many minds coming together to share, one can only imagine the variety of topics being debated on such a forum. From poverty stricken African countries, to scrapping the highest rate of income tax, to even the recent Twitter cases, anything and everything is debated on such forums. Not just the hot topics that are debated time after time, but the many issues that have been bottled up for a long time also find their way into these forums.

The sole intention of such forums is to gain the spotlight on issues, political, social or economic, that shape up our society and encourage intellectuals to give their standpoint. This in turn pinpoints different ideas and uncovers solutions. Besides being a platform for sharing views, debate forums educate people about various regional, national and global topics, conclusively helping them form opinions.

Debate websites reach out to a larger audience, hence bringing forth diverse perspectives which give people an opportunity to explore the abounding ideas and express their own. On these forums, a group of people from around the world come together to share viewpoints, understand sensitive issues and reach a consensus to make better decisions. They can either lay foundation for a new issue to be further discussed, or give their opinions on the existing ones.

Even those who are not much of a debater can flick through the pages of such forums and unveil the mixed bags of problems or aspects of society that they never even thought existed. Due to the diversity of opinions in the forums, people catch on to how social background influences the observations, comprehension and interpretation of each individual.

Bequeathing knowledge, debate forums assist people in observing and reflecting on topics. This information pool encourages people to assess and analyse the opinions of academicians to better identify with various issues and open their minds up to a higher degree of intellect. This leads to them evaluating their own beliefs. Many are so intrigued by the perspectives that they don't keep themselves from speaking for or against a particular topic.

All in all, debate forums are the best paradigm wherein people feel free and empowered to voice their views. People should, however, always participate in debates on a good debate website which welcomes all kinds of issues, encourages strategic thinking and allows a healthy discussion.

The author of this article recommends Leicester Exchanges, a debate website that welcomes people to debate over political, economic and social issues.


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12/8/11

Dem Debate Gone Bad

 Photo of former Sen. Mike Gravel: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

WORST MOMENT #3 - No-Hope Candidates

Since former Sen. Mike Gravel declared his presidential candidacy on April 17, 2007, Mr. Gravel has garnered "no discernible public support," in the words of ABC News commentator George Stephanopoulos at the Iowa debate.

And yet, the former senator was accorded an equal place at the podium with Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and other candidates with an actual shot at securing the Democratic nomination.

Here's my question: what nutty form of liberal political correctness is causing the Democratic party to waste voters' valuable time on candidates who, after five to ten months of campaigning, can't muster even 3% support in any national or battleground primary state polls?

Liberal Political Correctness Run Amok

This is not an elementary school pageant, where each child is included so no feelings get hurt. This is not T-ball for five year olds, where each child gets a chance to play infield so they feel good about themselves.

The race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination is a competition, and certain candidates will clearly not win the race. They have already lost.

The 2008 presidential is desperately important for the future of our country. And many of us feel passionately that it's urgent for a Democrat to be elected to the White House in 2008.

Democratic voters need the time and information to make the best decision possible between the viable candidates, which are Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Bill Richardson and possibly Joe Biden.

The Democratic party is simply foolish, less than four months before the primaries, to fritter valuable debate time away on the attention-getting shenanigans of candidates with absolutely zero chance of garnering the party nomination.

And really, must primary voters continue to have their time wasted by the loony behavior of once-great legislator Mike Gravel, such as this stunning exchange:

"MR. RUSSERT: In 2004 you filed for personal bankruptcy... leaving $85,000 in credit bills unpaid. How can someone who did not take care of his business, could not manage his own personal finances, say that he's capable of managing the country?

MR. GRAVEL: ... Now, you say the condo business. I'll tell you, Donald Trump has been bankrupt a hundred times. So I went bankrupt once in business.

And the other -- who did I bankrupt? I stuck the credit card companies with $90,000 worth of bills. And they deserved it, because I used the money. (Laughter.) They deserved it, and I used the money to finance the empowerment of the American people with the National Initiative, so you can make the laws."

For complete debate coverage, see:

Rating Hillary Clinton - Cumulative Scoreboard for the Debates
Rating Barack Obama - Cumulative Scoreboard for the Debates
Rating John Edwards - Cumulative Scoreboard for the Debates
Rating Bill Richardson - Cumulative Scoreboard for the Debates


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12/1/11

Rating Barack Obama - Debate Scoreboard for the 2008 Democratic Race

Follow the links for more info about each event.

Des Moines Register debate on Dec 13, 2007 - Barack Obama was honest, forthright, fair, respectable, competent, family-oriented, religious, and very bright, but seen by detractors as inexperienced, mild, too intellectual, naive, and short on policy specifics.

CNN Debate in Las Vegas, November 15, 2007, moderated by Wolf Blitzer - Barack Obama consistently offered thoughtful, brilliant responses, and appropriately challenged Sen. Clinton when her soundbites were misleading. I cheered loudly in agreement when Sen. Obama...

NBC News/Philadelphia Debate, October 30, 2007, moderated by Brian Williams, Tim Russert - As he intellectualized and yakked and promised the media ahead of the debate, Barack Obama came out swinging at Hillary Clinton. Sort of. Eventually. Softly at first, morphing into medium-strength...

ABC News/Iowa Debate, August 19, 2007, moderated by George Stephanopoulos - Sen. Obama demonstrated a firm, mature grasp of the issues, and resisted the politico urge to speak in angry tones or rehearsed slogans. Obama actually answered questions...

CNN-YouTube Debate, July 23, 2007, moderated by CNN's Anderson Cooper - At last, a format that allows Barack Obama to display his quick wit and intellect, and his quasi-rock star presence. CNN focus groups interviewed after the program named him the candidate who most understood their issues.

PBS-Howard University debate, June 28, 2007, moderated by Tavis Smiley - Sen. Obama gave intelligent, thoughtfully nuanced answers. His insights were unique and progressive, yet moderate. Sen. Obama is a brilliant man, as well as a likeable, mature person. But Sen. Clinton was clearly in-charge on that stage.

California Democratic Convention, April 28-29, 2007 - Obama delivered a superbly uplifting speech that brought the delegates to their feet time and time again. He spoke unvarnished truth to power on the Iraq War, on education, on price-gouging by Big Pharma, and on torture...

DNC Winter Kick-Off Meeting, February 1-3, 2007 - I respect that Sen. Obama is not one to pander to a particular crowd. His no-frills approach was appropriate and, frankly, a welcome relief from the gamesmanship of US political campaigns. I respect that he didn't bait his hungry Democratic audience into a frenzy with cheap-cliche manipulation. But the senator's staff needs to remind him that dour rarely wins the day, much less the election.


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10/21/11

Rating Barack Obama - Debate Scoreboard for the 2008 Democratic Race

Follow the links for more info about each event.

Des Moines Register debate on Dec 13, 2007 - Barack Obama was honest, forthright, fair, respectable, competent, family-oriented, religious, and very bright, but seen by detractors as inexperienced, mild, too intellectual, naive, and short on policy specifics.

CNN Debate in Las Vegas, November 15, 2007, moderated by Wolf Blitzer - Barack Obama consistently offered thoughtful, brilliant responses, and appropriately challenged Sen. Clinton when her soundbites were misleading. I cheered loudly in agreement when Sen. Obama...

NBC News/Philadelphia Debate, October 30, 2007, moderated by Brian Williams, Tim Russert - As he intellectualized and yakked and promised the media ahead of the debate, Barack Obama came out swinging at Hillary Clinton. Sort of. Eventually. Softly at first, morphing into medium-strength...

ABC News/Iowa Debate, August 19, 2007, moderated by George Stephanopoulos - Sen. Obama demonstrated a firm, mature grasp of the issues, and resisted the politico urge to speak in angry tones or rehearsed slogans. Obama actually answered questions...

CNN-YouTube Debate, July 23, 2007, moderated by CNN's Anderson Cooper - At last, a format that allows Barack Obama to display his quick wit and intellect, and his quasi-rock star presence. CNN focus groups interviewed after the program named him the candidate who most understood their issues.

PBS-Howard University debate, June 28, 2007, moderated by Tavis Smiley - Sen. Obama gave intelligent, thoughtfully nuanced answers. His insights were unique and progressive, yet moderate. Sen. Obama is a brilliant man, as well as a likeable, mature person. But Sen. Clinton was clearly in-charge on that stage.

California Democratic Convention, April 28-29, 2007 - Obama delivered a superbly uplifting speech that brought the delegates to their feet time and time again. He spoke unvarnished truth to power on the Iraq War, on education, on price-gouging by Big Pharma, and on torture...

DNC Winter Kick-Off Meeting, February 1-3, 2007 - I respect that Sen. Obama is not one to pander to a particular crowd. His no-frills approach was appropriate and, frankly, a welcome relief from the gamesmanship of US political campaigns. I respect that he didn't bait his hungry Democratic audience into a frenzy with cheap-cliche manipulation. But the senator's staff needs to remind him that dour rarely wins the day, much less the election.


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