Debates

'Marvel's The Avengers': Pure, Unadulterated Fun

Michael Hogan | Posted 05.04.2012

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"The Avengers" is two and a half hours of pure, unadulterated fun -- the cinematic equivalent not just of a roller coaster ride but of the whole damn amusement park. Drop tower, log flume, Tilt-A-Whirl, Gravitron -- you name it, it's in there.

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'Marvel's The Avengers': The Chipotle Of Summer Movies

Christopher Rosen | Posted 05.04.2012

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"Marvel's The Avengers" is the cinematic equivalent of a Chipotle burrito.

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DEBATE: Should Airlines Offer Children-Only Seating Areas And Flights?

Annemarie Dooling | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Change My Mind, Airlines Unruly Children, Airlines Loud Children, Airlines Noisy Children, Community, Travel, Flying Unruly Children, Loud Children, Debates, Airlines, Travel News

Last week blogger Keli Goff relived her tale of angst in the sky, when she forced to share her flight with a particularly unaccomodating family. Her p...

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CHANGE MY MIND: Is The Publishers Lawsuit Good For EBooks?

Posted 04.13.2012

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Earlier this week, the Department of Justice announced it was suing five publishers plus Apple for colluding over e-book pricing, in response to Amazo...

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DEBATE: Bloomberg vs. Blackwell Over 'Stand Your Ground'

Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Change My Mind, Bloomberg Stand Your Ground, Stand Your Ground, Debate, Stand Your Ground Repeal, Florida News, Michael Bloomberg, Miami News, Trayvon Martin, Florida Politics, Debates, Stand Your Ground Laws, Miami News

Few people would argue against a person's right to defend themselves in their own homes if an intruder burst through the door. But does a law like ...

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Great Marijuana Debate Rebuttal: Marijuana Should Be Legalized

Robert Corry | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Medical Marijuana, War on Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, Debates, Marijuana, Denver News

Pastor Enyart's argument fails to address the core point of this debate; whether criminal law will solve the "problem," assuming arguendo that adult marijuana use is even a problem.

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Why Marijuana Should Be Illegal

Bob Enyart | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Morality, Marijuana Legalization, Debates, Marijuana, Denver News

Pot should remain as a controlled substance, with marijuana-based medicines available by subscription fulfilled not from your home-grown stash but through a pharmacy. Why? It's wrong to get high.

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NYPD's Stop and Frisk Practice Needs Reform

Jumaane D. Williams | Posted 05.13.2012

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Stop and frisk is an acceptable policing tool. That is not the question at hand. The question is whether the NYPD's current usage of stop and frisk is effective, legal and/or necessary.

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Gingrich Loses the Media Primary

Dan Kennedy | Posted 04.02.2012

The rough media consensus today is that the Republican contest is, in fact, over. Gingrich is described not so much as a serious contender for the Republican nomination as he is an impediment to Romney's need to unify the party and focus on Barack Obama.

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Election 2012, The Series: Bridezillas, Revenge Or The Housewives Of D.C.?

Lorraine Devon Wilke | Posted 03.28.2012

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Unlike a 13-episode arc that can be mercifully cancelled when the audience clicks away, we are obligated to suffer through the soap opera plot twists and nefarious characterizations of the characters all the way up to that seemingly ever-distant date in November.

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Media Madness

Michael Bendetson | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Energy, Republican Primary, Mitt Romney, Social Security, Economy, Ronald Reagan, Environment, Media, Newt Gingrich, Debates, Healthcare, George H.W. Bush, Media News

While we rightfully criticize our "leaders" for their inability to move beyond partisanship, our major news networks and newspapers have become accomplices in creating an environment of short-term and short-sighted political discourse.

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Newt's Disdain

Carolita Johnson | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Politics, Gop, Cartoons, Debates, Newt Gingrich, Oscarina, Carolita Johnson, Comedy News

It seems like anytime someone argues with Newt, he reacts with disdain.

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The Depths of Addiction

Dave Helfert | Posted 02.05.2012

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These people give me hives -- but I can't stop watching them perform. I'm a political junkie. It's worse than crack cocaine or heroin. At least with drugs, there's a high. This is depressing from start to finish.

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Late Returns: Tim Pawlenty Will Have His Revenge On Gentleman's Quarterly

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.29.2011

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One-time presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty has been given a dubious honorific by GQ magazine -- they've named him to their list of 2011's "Least Influ...

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The Biggest Debate Challenge For Networks

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 01.22.2012

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NEW YORK — Keeping the crowded Republican presidential debates fair, lively and topical can seem like the equivalent of juggling while walking a...

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Why Are The GOP Debates Causing Everyone Such Consternation?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.18.2011

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Those who closely follow the 2012 presidential race seem to find the constant stream of GOP debates increasingly intolerable to watch. Former Reag...

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Nancy Pelosi Declines Rick Perry's Strange Debate Request

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.17.2011

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Over the past few months, Rick Perry hasn't exactly distinguished himself as an ace debater, owing to the fact that the cherry that sits atop his brai...

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The Most Epic Debate Fails

Posted 01.11.2012

Since the first nationally televised debate in 1960 (an event that was enshrined in history for launching John F. Kennedy to stardom), the broadcast e...

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Late Returns: Let's Reconsider Tim Pawlenty's Candidacy, For Some Reason!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.01.2012

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Should we spend some time wondering about what might have happened with Tim Pawlenty if he hadn't bailed on the 2012 race? Probably not, but whatever....

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Perry: 'I May Get To Be A Good Debater'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 12.28.2011

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CONCORD, N.H. -- Rick Perry said Friday that he does not regret keeping the birther issue alive and soft-pedaled reports that he will skip future Repu...

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Rick Perry to Speak Through Sock Puppet Named Elrod

Spencer Green | Posted 12.27.2011

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In an attempt to improve his ever-declining poll numbers, Texas Governor Rick Perry has introduced Elrod, a googly-eyed sock puppet he will now contin...

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The Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show, 10/18/11

Bob Cesca | Posted 01.05.2012

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On this week's show we discuss the CNN Republican debate, competitive patriotism, lapel pins and bumper magnets; right-wing talk radio; Occupy Wall Street, and other issues.

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Perry Faces Tough Questions From Cautious Iowa Conservatives

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 12.08.2011

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SPENCER, Iowa -- It was a good day in the Hawkeye State for Rick Perry, but he'll need a lot more like it to climb his way back to the top slot among ...

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Late Returns: Seven Swing States Shall Settle Stakes, Maybe

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.08.2011

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Are you wondering where campaign reporters will be camped out for the next fifteen months? Or what states' airwaves will be buffeted by wave after wav...

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Late Returns: Mitt Romney Still Loved By 'Insiders'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.01.2011

Cursory examinations of "the polls" lead us to conclude that Rick Perry is very popular, at the moment, with "the people who participate in polls." Wh...

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