Fall 2012 #5: The Debate


Every once in awhile, there's a presidential election in fall.  Which includes debating.  You may not know this, but I was on the speech and debate team in high school.  I was so-so at the speechifying, but absolutely horrid at the debating.  Debating's not easy.  These 2 hombres are both doing v. well. They're not stuttering or repeating the same fact over and over again.  That's what I used to do.
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KC said…
I feel sick about that dumb debate.
9:53 PM
Indiana Rock on a California Roll said…
Tell the story of your big index card box, mom.



12:48 AM
Indiana Rock on a California Roll said…
I really thought that story was funny when I was a kid.
12:49 AM
Indiana Rock on a California Roll said…
And, maybe it'll make KC feel better.
12:49 AM
LH said…
Okay, here goes. Back in the day everyone carried around debate boxes. They were usually black or grey and shaped like a shoebox. Inside were 1000's of 4x6 cards with little factoids on them. Every year high schoolers around the country debated the same topic. My year, it was something about the Penal system and recidivism. I didn't know that you could buy a book with 1000's of quotes about the yearly debate topic. So I just read some articles here and there and cut and paste clips onto my cards. It seemed odd to me that the company wouldn't just sell the quotes on cards. Everyone had to cut and paste. So I had about 50 quotes, versus the boxes full that other people had. And I bought a bright BLUE debate box because I'm always looking for something different. As I've said I was a disaster at debate and at every meet I would hear people whispering about "the girl with the blue debate box."

So, even though people think President Obama didn't do so great in the debate last night, I'm going to tell you that he could have been much much worse. And I've been up to the podium against some pretty slick smugsters like Romney. They're slippery my friends.
6:02 AM
KC said…
That's hilarious about the debate box. Debate has always seemed a little odd to me, ttytt. Remember that kid in our podcasting project who wouldn't speak slow enough so that we could understand him? That's because he was a policy debater, and apparently, that's what they're supposed to do?! They also have suitcases instead of boxes. If I were one, I'd like a leopard-print suitcase.
6:39 AM
mm said…
I feel a bit demanding, but could we get a list of the fall bloggers? I want to make sure I comment as part of the challenge.
8:02 PM
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