http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/debate/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:30:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416134/posts VS. WHO: Yeffet Isaac, Former Director of El-Al Airlines Security -VS.- Ibrahim Hooper Executive Director of C.A.I.R.WHAT: A Well Overdue DEBATEWHEN: As Soon As PossibleWHERE: LIVE NATIONWIDE on American TV, CNN, FOX, Major Networks, Radio Stations, NPR, etc., With Studio Audience Able to Ask QuestionsWHY: America dodged a major bullet on Christmas Day in Detroit. Reports are that additional terrorist acts involving US airliners are probably on the way. El-Al has a clean record of never being attacked by Islamist Extremists. C.A.I.R. has stated that the US should not, at all costs, racially and religiously profile passengers in the... AmericanInTokyo proposal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416134/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:30:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1948236/posts I watched the movie "The Great Debaters" last night, and it helped me to understand why atheists are such bad debaters. The movie portrays four students from a little black college in Texas, and shows how, under the tutelage of their pugnacious coach, they went on to defeat Almighty Harvard. Denzel Washington, who plays the coach, says early in the movie that debate is a kind of bloodsport. It's great virtue is that it puts rival ideas up against each other, as argued by people who passionately espouse those ideas, and then it lets the truth emerge through a kind... AOL News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1948236/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jan 2008 14:43:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411060/posts Right now, the Senate is voting on a procedural motion to table debate on the Defense bill - which Republicans are hoping to filibuster, in an effort to stall debate on the upcoming Health bill. Because Lieberman didn't show up today, the Republicans just need to stick together on this to prevail - without defections from Collins or Snowe. C-Span http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411060/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:34:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409943/posts Democratic Sen. Al Franken took the unusual step Thursday of shutting down Sen. Joe Lieberman on the Senate floor. Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, currently is the target of liberal wrath over his opposition to a government-run insurance plan in the health care bill. Franken was presiding over the Senate Thursday afternoon as Lieberman spoke about amendments he planned to offer to the bill. Lieberman asked for an additional moment to finish — a routine request — but Franken refused to grant the time. "In my capacity as the senator from Minnesota, I object," Franken said. "Really?" said Lieberman. "OK." Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409943/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:01:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403427/posts On Tuesday night about 1,100 people participated in a sold-out global warming debate that, in the end, turned downtown Toronto's new concert hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music into a microcosm of a larger tranformation that is sweeping the world. The debate pitted two well known global warming activists of international repute against two well-known skeptics. The skeptics won, shifting the audience's support away from the drastic global warming action demanded by activists and toward the moderate reponse of the skeptics, a move that is rapidly becoming a trend everywhere. If global warming is a problem -- and many... National Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403427/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 03:22:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397575/posts With an Eye on Copenhagen, Senate Tiptoes Back Into Climate DebateBy DARREN SAMUELSOHN of ClimateWire Published: December 1, 2009 Senate Democrats resume their efforts this week to advance global warming legislation as President Obama readies for the international glare of U.N. climate negotiations next week in Copenhagen, Denmark. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to meet later this week with key Senate committee leaders for a pre-Copenhagen strategy session. Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) hosts a hearing tomorrow on policy options for dealing with climate change. And Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397575/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 14:25:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2391980/posts If I was a Senator allowed to debate the health care bill, this is what I would say. Distinguished colleagues and my fellow Americans: Are we here to promote the general welfare, or are we here to promote it's general destruction? If you believe the government has the power to compel it citizens to buy a product, then you believe in it's destruction, If you believe the government has the power to redistribute health services so every American is covered, then you believe in it's destruction. If you believe the government has the power to tax the wealthy every time... Author http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2391980/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:19:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390256/posts Have a close look at the screencap [larger image after the jump]. Notice what MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell is holding in her left hand? Those are notes, with factoids from the 2008 presidential campaign. She's reading from them to challenge a Sarah Palin supporter who was waiting in line at the book signing yesterday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We all remember how back during the '08 campaign, MSM reporters would challenge people attending Obama rallies with uncomfortable truths about their candidate, along the lines "would you still support him if you knew he had the most liberal voting record in the... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390256/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:06:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390174/posts As the dean of Harvard Medical School I am frequently asked to comment on the health-reform debate. I'd give it a failing grade. Instead of forthrightly dealing with the fundamental problems, discussion is dominated by rival factions struggling to enact or defeat President Barack Obama's agenda. The rhetoric on both sides is exaggerated and often deceptive. Those of us for whom the central issue is health—not politics—have been left in the lurch. And as controversy heads toward a conclusion in Washington, it appears that the people who favor the legislation are engaged in collective denial... Speeches and news reports can... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390174/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:27:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388776/posts I would like a substance based debate for and against Sarah Palin. I don't want to hear vague platitudes and statements not based in fact or an opinion not backed up by a well thought out explanation. This is not meant to be a kool aid drinking session nor a bashing session. I also do not want to hear debate about any other candidates. This is a Sarah Palin only discussion. I want to see a substanative debate among Liberty loving conservatives as to why or why not Sarah Palin should be the conservative standard bearer and leader. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388776/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:07:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388605/posts Nov 17, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – Making paid sick leave a national standard is crucial to controlling the H1N1 pandemic and future epidemics, public health and business experts told Congress Tuesday. But others cautioned that forcing businesses to follow federal mandates will make them pay extra costs in a recession and could depress future hiring and investment. The experts made their remarks at a hearing of the US House of Representatives' Education and Labor Committee. The committee's chairman, Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., 2 weeks ago introduced the Emergency Influenza Containment Act (HR 3991), which would guarantee any worker who is... CIDRAP News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388605/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:28:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386654/posts While President Obama’s decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan is primarily a military one, it also has substantial budget implications that are adding pressure to limit the commitment, senior administration officials say. The latest internal government estimates place the cost of adding 40,000 American troops and sharply expanding the Afghan security forces, as favored by McChrystal, the top American and allied commander in Afghanistan, at $40 billion to $54 billion a year, the officials said. Even if fewer troops are sent, or their mission is modified, the rough formula used by the White House, of about $1 million per... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386654/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:29:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383166/posts Goldstone, of the "Goldstone Report" to the UN debates with former Israeli Ambassador Dore Gold at Brandeis University. Videos at link. Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383166/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:51:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382291/posts The politicians come out of their bunkers and cloud-filled backrooms and promise us goodies and treats. They promise us a vision of hope and utopia where everything will finally be right and just. All we have to do is just sign over our freedoms. Here is a GOP Congressman on the Pelosi health care bill: Why, it's almost like it's so good it hurts you! Or it's health care that's so good you'll end up in prison if you don't accept it. Maybe that's an idea. If we break the law, we will have government-run health care. There's only one... Anarchy Deluxe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382291/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:50:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378102/posts It's billed as "The Hottest Ticket in Political History:" A debate between Bill Clinton and George W. Bush at Radio City Music Hall. The event will happen in February as part of MSG Entertainment's third annual "Minds That Move The World" speakers series. The former presidents will debate topics "ranging from the economy, to foreign policy, to the current administration." From the press release: The series will be formatted to allow for President Clinton and President Bush to each present their thoughts on a wide range of important current events and national issues through a moderated question and answer period... Politics Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378102/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:48:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376747/posts It has been one week since the Senate Majority Leader announced he sent his health care bill to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the American people are still not allowed to see Sen. Reid’s (D-NV) version of Obamacare. Late last week, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) authored a letter to Reid demanding that Senators be given the opportunity to read the same bill that Reid sent to CBO. The American people have a constitutional right pursuant to the First Amendment to “petition the government for a redress of grievances.” In the name of transparency and participatory democracy, Senator Reid should... The Heritage Foundation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376747/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:14:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2373647/posts War Crimes in Gaza or UN Crimes Against Israel? Brandeis University, Thurs., Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. Watch the Debate live at http://www.brandeis.edu/israelcenter/ In what is sure to be a heated debate, South African Judge Richard Goldstone will discuss his report for the first time with a senior Israeli figure. Dore Gold, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations and president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, will respond to Goldstone in the forum and then both will take questions from the audience. Professor Ilan Troen, who heads the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, said in... Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2373647/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:45:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372738/posts On October 20, 2009, Buckeye Firearms Chairman Jim Irvine appeared as a guest on WCPN's (Clevland Public Radio) "The Sound of Ideas," hosted by Dan Moulthrop. In a typical display of your tax dollars at work on the "impartial" forum of National Public Radio (NPR), the opening half of the show was given solely to one of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's cronies - John Feinblatt, the city's Criminal Justice Coordinator. The first words out of Feinblatt's mouth during that segment were provably false: "Everybody, at every level of law enforcement, federal, state and local has always known that the... Buckey Firearms Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372738/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:07:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2371573/posts This week sees the opening on various cinema marquees of the film Collision: a buddy-and-road movie featuring last year's debates between Pastor Douglas Wilson, who is a senior fellow at New St. Andrew's College, and your humble servant. (If I may be forgiven, it's also available on DVD, and you can buy our little book of exchanges, Is Christianity Good for the World?) Newsweek's reviewer beseeches you not to go and see the film, largely on the grounds that it features two middle-aged white men trying to establish which one is the dominant male. I would have thought that this... Slate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2371573/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:44:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366924/posts WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's willingness to consider alternatives to medical malpractice lawsuits is providing a boost for taking such cases out of the courtroom and letting experts, not juries, decide their merits. The idea of appointing neutral experts to sift malpractice facts from allegations appeals to conservatives in both political parties, who are looking to address medical liability as part of health care overhaul legislation. Trial lawyers remain steadfastly opposed. Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366924/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:31:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363440/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. veterans criticized President Barack Obama's lengthy review of Afghan war strategy, saying on Thursday the drawn-out debate in Washington was a direct threat to troops and the nation's defense. The head of Veterans of Foreign Wars, a group representing 1.5 million former soldiers, issued a tersely worded statement urging Obama to follow the advice of his military commanders, who want more troops for the eight-year war. "The extremists are sensing weakness and indecision within the U.S. government, which plays into their hands," said Thomas J. Tradewell Sr., a Vietnam veteran and head of VFW. This was... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363440/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:51:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2362234/posts Atheist author Richard Dawkins has made it loud and clear that he believes faith has no place in science and that a public debate between him and a creationist – of any type – is out of the question. “The objection to having debates with people like that (creationists) is that it gives them a kind of respectability,” Dawkins said during a recent appearance on the Michael Medved show. “If a real scientist goes onto a debating platform with a creationist, it gives them a respectability, which I do not think your people have earned,” he told Discovery Institute President... The Christian Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2362234/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:47:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359521/posts Coming from Robert Gates—the epitome of the soft-spoken, buttoned-down public servant—the rebuke was particularly striking. Military officers, Gates said last week, should give their advice to America's civilian leadership "candidly but privately," an allusion to... McChrystal's remarks in London about the need for counterinsurgency, not counterterror, in Afghanistan. Less noted was the fact that Gates included civilians in his admonition, a broader criticism of all leaks. But the general's comments, which came in a question-and-answer session after a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, are the ones that have roiled Washington and the foreign-policy establishment, producing a head-snapping... Newsweek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359521/posts#comment Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:25:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356997/posts British society cites 'legal issues' just days before event Just one week before Michael Savage was scheduled to debate via video link at the Cambridge Union in England, the co-presidents of the two-century-old society informed the top-rated radio host they have canceled the event. As WND reported, the invitation from the Cambridge Union Society for the Oct. 15 debate was issued in July after Savage was banned from entering the United Kingdom by Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government along with Muslim extremists and leaders of hate groups. In an e-mail today to Savage producer Beowulf Rochlen, Cambridge Union leaders Julien... The Woodward Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356997/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 20:07:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350727/posts Rally in Albany Tuesday Over H1N1 Flu Shot Debate (New York, NY) -- Hundreds of health care workers will rally in Albany Tuesday, angry that they are being made to receive H1N1 flu shots. The State Health Department has made it mandatory that all health care workers get immunized by November 30th. The protestors say their rights are being violated and that they can not be forced to get a H1N1 flu shot. Officials say there will be exceptions for those health care workers who have a personal health issue that would prevent them from getting the shot. WOR News... WOR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350727/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:11:29 GMT