I am pleased to have the honor of announcing the winners of the America's Debate Year in Review 04-05.



Best Book Recommendation: The Art of War by Just Leave Me Alone!

Best Film Recommendation: The Last Samurai by redliner1989

Best Introduction: Jaime

Best Link Within a Post: Metafilter by Cube Jockey

Best Overall Debater: Wertz

Best Quotation by a Member, TIE: by Rancid Uncle and
by Titus

Best Researcher: Wertz

Best Resource: Real Clear Politics linked by Cube Jockey

Best Topic Big Trials and Legal Cases: Supreme Court Ends Death Penalty for Minors

Best Topic Casual Conversation: You Know You Are an A.D. Junkie if you...

Best Topic Constitutional Debate: War on Drugs

Best Topic Democrat Debate: Who "lost" Kerry the Election?

Best Topic Domestic Policy: History of Marriage as an Institution

Best Topic Economy & Business: Bush "Tax Cuts" and the Economy

Best Topic Education: Kansas, Science and Education

Best Topic Election 2004: Is Kerry the flip-flopper he is made out to be?

Best Topic Environmental Debate: Global Warming

Best Topic Foreign Policy: Oil War in Iraq

Best Topic Gender Issues: Why Men Earn More than Women?

Best Topic General Political Debate: Slippery Slope

Best Topic Health & Medicine: Canadian Drugs

Best Topic History Debate: Reagan and the Soviets

Best Topic International Debate: Who cares about dead Arabs?

Best Topic Men's Issues: Unwanted Fatherhood

Best Topic Principals and Personal Philosophies: Should We Legalize Prostitution

Best Topic Race Debate: Affirmative Action

Best Topic Republican Debate: Who helped Bush 'win' the Election?

Best Topic Science and Technology: When does "life" begin?

Best Topic The Media: Media Sparks Jihad?

Best Topic War on Terrorism: Another "unfortunate accident"

Best Topic Women's Issues: What do women want

Member You Most Want to Meet: nighttimer

Member You Wish Posted More Often TIE: Beladonna and Mike

Member You Would Like Appointed to the USSC: quarkhead

Member You Would Like to See Elected to Office: Wertz

Most Convincing Post: Affirmative Action by kmsouthern

Most Level Headed Member: Mrs. Pigpen

Congratulations, winners!

Thank you to everyone who participated. 2004-2005 has proven to be yet another successful year for . The last three years have been incredible and you hard-working members are the reason. Cheers!

Congratulations to all the winners.

And to think I even agree with at least two of them!

Nice going, Ms. Pigpen and Hayleyanne.

Congratulations to all the winners !!!!


But even more--- a great big thanks to Jaime and Mike for organizing the whole thing. We all had a great time with it!!