Comments on: DNC Night 1: Your Thoughts http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:41:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jesse http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292783 Jesse Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:09:23 +0000 http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292783 fair enough. fair enough.

]]> By: fritzpielstick http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292568 fritzpielstick Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:27:24 +0000 http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292568 It is possible. Just not probable. It is possible. Just not probable.

]]> By: Jesse http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292373 Jesse Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:35:55 +0000 http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292373 @7. that is a dumb comment. it is completely possible to be intelligent, rational, and conservative. if the debate was that simple, a large amount of debates in LD would be pointless because many resolutions allow for a left/right dichotomy, so if one side was objectively correct, there would be no point to debate. in response to the original question, i just think that it feels more intellectually pleasing to be outside of the norm by being a leftist. additionally, the most popular philosophers in ld culture today are leftists. this is not to say that no liberal debaters have independently formed political ideologies, but that the these factors have contributed to the mass number of leftists in LD. @7. that is a dumb comment.

it is completely possible to be intelligent, rational, and conservative. if the debate was that simple, a large amount of debates in LD would be pointless because many resolutions allow for a left/right dichotomy, so if one side was objectively correct, there would be no point to debate.

in response to the original question, i just think that it feels more intellectually pleasing to be outside of the norm by being a leftist. additionally, the most popular philosophers in ld culture today are leftists. this is not to say that no liberal debaters have independently formed political ideologies, but that the these factors have contributed to the mass number of leftists in LD.

]]> By: fritzpielstick http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292316 fritzpielstick Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:25:33 +0000 http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292316 As for Arvay's question: More debaters tend to be democrats because debaters tend to be intelligent, rational people. As for Arvay’s question:

More debaters tend to be democrats because debaters tend to be intelligent, rational people.

]]> By: fritzpielstick http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292315 fritzpielstick Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:24:46 +0000 http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292315 Wow! Hillary ftw Mark Warner ftl Wow!

Hillary ftw

Mark Warner ftl

]]> By: Arvay Tishkalohi http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292287 Arvay Tishkalohi Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:51:13 +0000 http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292287 Yes Mr. Jon, I completely agree. Nothing to great, nothing to bad. I do like the message of the democratic unity Hilary is giving right now. On a side note, I find that more debaters than not are democrats. Why do you all think that is? Yes Mr. Jon, I completely agree. Nothing to great, nothing to bad. I do like the message of the democratic unity Hilary is giving right now.

On a side note, I find that more debaters than not are democrats. Why do you all think that is?

]]> By: Jon Cruz http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292252 Jon Cruz Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:56:21 +0000 http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292252 I'm a loyal, generally very partisan Democrat, but here's the truth: Mark Warner's speech is a boring, rambling mess. Wow. I’m a loyal, generally very partisan Democrat, but here’s the truth: Mark Warner’s speech is a boring, rambling mess. Wow.

]]> By: Jon Cruz http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292247 Jon Cruz Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:42:23 +0000 http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292247 Jimmy Carter's walk-across the stage probably pissed him off so much after being such an early and vocal Obama supporter. I wonder what that was all about. (Not wanting to highlight a failed presidency?) Mark Warner's speaking now, and then evening's headliner: Senator Clinton. Jimmy Carter’s walk-across the stage probably pissed him off so much after being such an early and vocal Obama supporter. I wonder what that was all about. (Not wanting to highlight a failed presidency?)

Mark Warner’s speaking now, and then evening’s headliner: Senator Clinton.

]]> By: phelan http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292214 phelan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:29:47 +0000 http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292214 It's the opening night. I liked it. It was not exciting, nor was it aggressive. It was welcoming, and I thought when Obama was on the screen, his daughter asking him questions was a great thing. It helps, in my opinion, to have his kids be seen in an event like this without actually putting them out there. IMO, it makes him look more like a family man, and less like a "celebrity". I also liked the video tribute to Jimmy Carter. If this becomes a theme at the convention, I agree with Ryan that this would be a very boring convention, but for the start of a convention, I don't mind it. It’s the opening night. I liked it. It was not exciting, nor was it aggressive. It was welcoming, and I thought when Obama was on the screen, his daughter asking him questions was a great thing. It helps, in my opinion, to have his kids be seen in an event like this without actually putting them out there. IMO, it makes him look more like a family man, and less like a “celebrity”. I also liked the video tribute to Jimmy Carter.

If this becomes a theme at the convention, I agree with Ryan that this would be a very boring convention, but for the start of a convention, I don’t mind it.

]]> By: Ryan Hamilton http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292157 Ryan Hamilton Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:54:39 +0000 http://victorybriefsdaily.com/2008/08/25/dnc-night-1-your-thoughts/#comment-292157 very boring very boring

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