Friday, August 15, 2008

Debating Conservatism Round 2 - Me vs Taylor

Last fall I debated former Conservative Party campaign manager Tom Flanagan at a Fraser Institute event on whether or not the Conservatives were heading in the right direction.

I said no, arguing the Conservatives were betraying their ideological roots. And if I do say so myself, I won the contest by a knockout.

And now the Fraser Institute wants me to defend my championship belt against a new challenger -- Stephen "The Blogger" Taylor.

Should be a fun brawl.

The debate is set to take place September 23 in Ottawa, so Taylor will have home field advantage.

Check here for more details.

4 comments:

  1. Why would they have it in an awefull place like Ottawa? Especially when they could hold it in the much more civilized Toronto? I think you should insist on it being held downtown (preferably within a two minute walking distance of my home)

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  2. OOOoooo! I imagine your imaginary championship belt being nice and shiny like this belt perhaps with a big FI and Ultimate Debating Championship on the front.

    And the "Are Conservatives satisfied with the Harper government’s direction?" topic should prove to be a good one. I assume you will be taking the No side again -- or is that supposed to be a surprise.

    Now, where is that roll eyes smilie? ::)

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  3. Anonymous10:51 AM

    Do you think it's a fair fight - to fight with a kid that is so smitten with Harper he'll never see anything wrong in what he does?

    This kid couldn't be objective if he tried.

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  4. Anonymous9:22 AM

    I hope the whole cabinet shows up to hear you Gerry, including Stephen Harper himself. Tell 'em the truth.

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