Ten bucks (via Paypal) to first person to have CIVIL 1-on-1 debate with me

[Palin Rider]

GROUND RULES:

The challenger may pick the topic; I will choose which side of it to represent.

No personal attacks of any kind against either opponent. First one to do so loses. (Personal attacks and insults against public figures are perfectly fine.)

Neither opponent may call the other a liar or accuse them of lying. They may, of course, point out if a statement is untrue or factually inaccurate.

No declarations of "victory" from either opponent. (First one to do so loses.)

Both participants must keep a respectful tone at all times.

If none of these civility rules are broken, the debate ends when one participant concludes that he or she is out of arguments and rebuttals.

Any takers?

[KarlMarx]

I think you ought to ask everyone to pay you $10 to go away and never bother us again.

[Kathianne]

http://www.debatepolicy.com/showthread.php?30329-FJ1200-Defends-Abortion-on-Demand&p=458649#post458649

Too funny! You think he'd be embarrassed, but too enamored with self to recognize.

[Noir]

Sure thing, let's say as a topic 'The needless death of an animal should be legally defined as murder' :3

[Palin Rider]

I think you ought to ask everyone to pay you $10 to go away and never bother us again.
Isn't that "free speech" amendment such a pain? :laugh:


Sure thing, let's say as a topic 'The needless death of an animal should be legally defined as murder' :3

I was hoping for a topic that had some relationship to politics.

[Noir]

I was hoping for a topic that had some relationship to politics.

Well that falls well within my definition of politics.

How about..."A one world government is both inevitable and desirable"

[Palin Rider]

Well that falls well within my definition of politics.

How about..."A one world government is both inevitable and desirable"

I'd be happy to go with that one. You say it's both, and I'll say it isn't necessarily either. Feel free to start a separate thread, or we can just take it from here.

[jimnyc]

/moved to appropriate forum.

Once you guys start your thread, shoot a PM to any staff member and we will move it to the debate forum and moderate the thread so that no one else will interrupt. Only staff has rights to start a thread in that forum...

[hjmick]

I wasn't wearing my glasses, thought PR wanted to debate CIVII...

Thought to myself, I haven't played CIVII for about a decad or so...

[NightTrain]

I wasn't wearing my glasses, thought PR wanted to debate CIVII...

Thought to myself, I haven't played CIVII for about a decad or so...

Ahhh yes, CivII... what a great game that was! I still have it in the box, too, floppies and all!

[Noir]

Mkay, will make my first post later tonight.

[revelarts]

GROUND RULES:

The challenger may pick the topic; I will choose which side of it to represent.

No personal attacks of any kind against either opponent. First one to do so loses. (Personal attacks and insults against public figures are perfectly fine.)

Neither opponent may call the other a liar or accuse them of lying. They may, of course, point out if a statement is untrue or factually inaccurate.

No declarations of "victory" from either opponent. (First one to do so loses.)

Both participants must keep a respectful tone at all times.

If none of these civility rules are broken, the debate ends when one participant concludes that he or she is out of arguments and rebuttals.

Any takers?

I'll do it for $20

one other stipulation, a 3rd party judge.

[Palin Rider]

I wasn't wearing my glasses, thought PR wanted to debate CIVII...

Thought to myself, I haven't played CIVII for about a decad or so...

Neither have I. Fun game, for its day, but I can't think of any angle to debate on about it. :laugh:

[Palin Rider]

I'll do it for $20

one other stipulation, a 3rd party judge.

We can talk again when Noir and I are done. ;)

[fj1200]

Was this a secret debate? Who won?

[Palin Rider]

Was this a secret debate? Who won?

I never heard from Noir about this. I'm still game if he is.

[Gaffer]

Would be interesting. Noir texing from his iphone and PR with one liners. The discussion could get deep.

[fj1200]

Would be interesting. Noir texing from his iphone and PR with one liners. The discussion could get deep.

:laugh:

a :laugh:, a "thanks," and rep. That post gets it all.

Except for the rep apparently, I need to whore it around a bit more.

[trobinett]

Was this a secret debate? Who won?

Those of us who THOUGHT it went the way of the Edsel.........:lol:

[Palin Rider]

Would be interesting. Noir texing from his iphone and PR with one liners. The discussion could get deep.

My worst one liner is better than the best one liner from any conservaturd on DP.

[fj1200]

^Aah, there it is, the class is back.

[NightTrain]

^Aah, there it is, the class is back.


I wasn't worried. There's no stopping The Champ!

[Palin Rider]

^Aah, there it is, the class is back.

I'd never use class against Gaffer. He wouldn't understand it.

[NightTrain]

I'd never use class against Gaffer. He wouldn't understand it.


Zing!

Simply an unending supply of wit.

[fj1200]

^He's just that close to eclipsing Gaffer's post of the year. :cheers2:

[PostmodernProphet]

I'm curious.....if actsnoble and I have a debate, do we BOTH get $10?......

[revelarts]

I'm still willing, PR.

you game?

[Gaffer]

I'd never use class against Gaffer. He wouldn't understand it.

I know class when I see it and you have none.

You really should take rev up. He'll blow you out of the water with facts even when he's wrong.

[Palin Rider]

I'm curious.....if actsnoble and I have a debate, do we BOTH get $10?......

Sure, if you can find someone else to pay you. :)

[Palin Rider]

I'm still willing, PR.

you game?

Happy to. Start a thread and send me the link. And if you prefer that you pick the topic and I pick the side, that's fine as well.

[Palin Rider]

I know class when I see it and you have none.Anyone who says McCarthy was right wouldn't know class if it anally raped him.

[Gaffer]

Anyone who says McCarthy was right wouldn't know class if it anally raped him.

McCarthy said there were communists in hollywood, the media and government. Today we see that IS the case. We even have a president that's a communist. He was obsessed, but he wasn't wrong.

[red states rule]

I wasn't worried. There's no stopping The Champ!

Wow, I did not have a chance to ask PR how his 7 day vacation was - and he gets to go on another one!!

[revelarts]

Happy to. Start a thread and send me the link. And if you prefer that you pick the topic and I pick the side, that's fine as well.

How about a few 3rd party suggestions of topic and we try a pick from there.

[DragonStryk72]

GROUND RULES:

The challenger may pick the topic; I will choose which side of it to represent.

No personal attacks of any kind against either opponent. First one to do so loses. (Personal attacks and insults against public figures are perfectly fine.)

Neither opponent may call the other a liar or accuse them of lying. They may, of course, point out if a statement is untrue or factually inaccurate.

No declarations of "victory" from either opponent. (First one to do so loses.)

Both participants must keep a respectful tone at all times.

If none of these civility rules are broken, the debate ends when one participant concludes that he or she is out of arguments and rebuttals.

Any takers?

Keep your ten bucks and argue your own opinion. I don't think you'd ever agree to that.

"The Role of the Federal Government in the lives of the citizens of the United States of America."

[NightTrain]

$10 says he gets banned within a week of his return from his forced vacation!


Takers?

[fj1200]

How about a few 3rd party suggestions of topic and we try a pick from there.

How about the Federal Reserve being the single key component of American exceptionalism. ;)

[revelarts]

How about the Federal Reserve being the single key component of American exceptionalism. ;)

:laugh2:

[Palin Rider]

$10 says he gets banned within a week of his return from his forced vacation!


Takers?

Don't bother. Jimmy has made it more than obvious that he doesn't respect even his own rules, so I'm not going to pay any attention to them either.

[jimnyc]

Don't bother. Jimmy has made it more than obvious that he doesn't respect even his own rules, so I'm not going to pay any attention to them either.

You mean the rules that pale in comparison to the shit board you run that ZERO people post at?

YOU broke the rules here, and that cannot be disputed. You are banned as a result. Then you whine like a bitch. Too fucking bad.

[red states rule]

Don't bother. Jimmy has made it more than obvious that he doesn't respect even his own rules, so I'm not going to pay any attention to them either.

I see your 2 vacatons did not teach you anything

Keep it up son and you will join Virgil, and OCA on a lifetime vacation. They also had a problem with obeying the rules of the community and attacked staff publicly

Now they don't have to wory about following the rules any more. they are the outside looking in.

Keep being a troll and you WILL join them

[Salty]

GROUND RULES:

The challenger may pick the topic; I will choose which side of it to represent.

No personal attacks of any kind against either opponent. First one to do so loses. (Personal attacks and insults against public figures are perfectly fine.)

Neither opponent may call the other a liar or accuse them of lying. They may, of course, point out if a statement is untrue or factually inaccurate.

No declarations of "victory" from either opponent. (First one to do so loses.)

Both participants must keep a respectful tone at all times.

If none of these civility rules are broken, the debate ends when one participant concludes that he or she is out of arguments and rebuttals.

Any takers?

Just for the fun and no money, I'll bite. What topic? My favorites are abortion (I am against in most instances), Ronald Regan (I voted for him, but think he was the worst President in my lifetime -I'm 56), education (I think it should be publicly funded but a voucher program should be set up), Social Security (I do not think whiny snotty nosed kids should shirk the same duty that I undertook to be responsible to elders--yes it should be fully re-funded then left alone; wars not withstanding).
Suggestions? :)

[jimnyc]

Just for the fun and no money, I'll bite. What topic? My favorites are abortion (I am against in most instances), Ronald Regan (I voted for him, but think he was the worst President in my lifetime -I'm 56), education (I think it should be publicly funded but a voucher program should be set up), Social Security (I do not think whiny snotty nosed kids should shirk the same duty that I undertook to be responsible to elders--yes it should be fully re-funded then left alone; wars not withstanding).
Suggestions? :)

The schmuck you replied to committed board suicide awhile back and won't be replying to you anytime soon.

The only one worth noting in your replies, to me at least, is your portion about Reagan. Why do you feel he was the worst? I don't think he was a "God" - but Carter & Obama, IMO, should outrank him as worst without even thinking. I also think he outranks Bush 2, Ford, Clinton & Nixon - and that about honestly sums up my good knowledge (I'm 42).