Happy Anniversary America's Debate!

6 years. 6 wonderful, compelling, educational years. Many, many thanks to all of you who have participated over the years. We're here because you are.

I am very excited to announce the Winners of the America's Debate Year In Review 07-08.

THE WINNERS:

Best topic: Big Trials and Legal Cases
WINNER: Dateline NBC – “To Catch a Predator”, Legitimate or Illegitimate?
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Best Topic: Casual Conversation
WINNER: "Why I can't run for public office", A new game
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Best Topic: Constitutional Debate
WINNER: The 2nd Amendment, Finally decided?
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Best Topic: Democrat Debate
WINNER: A Nomination Mess of Historic Proportions, A Virtually Tied Nomination Race Goes to a Convention

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Best Topic: Domestic Policy
WINNER: War Profits, Is it a 'Racket'?
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Best Topic: Economy & Business
Tie!
WINNER: Why do we bail out corporations and not the little guy?, Bear Stearns Co balied out- but not homeowners?
WINNER: Tax cuts and it's beneficiaries, Who benefits really?
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Best Topic: Education
WINNER: Parent/Teacher Relations, Why Are they Bad?
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Best Topic: Election 2008
WINNER: McCain Vs. Obama, Which way would you vote between these two?
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Best Topic: Environmental Debate
WINNER: Global Warming and Weather Events 2, Differentiating GW from the Background
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Best Topic: Foreign Policy
WINNER: America's foreign policies coming home to roost, Verbotten discussion- but a reasonable conclusion?
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Best Topic: Gender Issues
WINNER: Same-sex marriage, polygamy, A slippery slope?
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Best Topic: General Political Debate
WINNER: Political labels, How useful are they?
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Best Topic: General Social Issues
WINNER: Culture of Poverty?, Do they really bring it upon themselves?
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Best Topic: Health & Medicine
WINNER: Private health insurance is better?-Prove it!
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Best Topic: History Debate
WINNER: Thomas Jefferson: A Visionary or a Racist?
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Best Topic: International Issues
WINNER: Why Can Israel Have Nukes But Not Iran?
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Best Topic: Principals and Personal Philosophy
WINNER: A View of Patriotism
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Best Topic: Race Issues
WINNER: Does White Perpetrated Racism..., Hurt Whites
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Best Topic: Republican Debate
WINNER: Who are you voting for and why?, Can you hang in the arena of ideas?
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Best Topic: Science & Technology
WINNER*: > Megan's story; cyber-bullying and the need for a law

*Winner by default - no other eligible nominations
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Best Topic: The Media
WINNER: Washington Post and others pull Cartoon, should we allow ourselves to be muzzled?
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Best Topic: War on Terrorism
WINNER: The Surge in Baghdad (II), Is it working?
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Best Edition of America's Debate Radio
WINNER: June 4, 2008, 123rd edition
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Funniest Political Joke
WINNER: Joke - submitted by Julian
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Best Introduction
WINNER: NebraskaMom
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Best Resource
WINNER: freepress - submitted by Lesly
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Best Link Within A Post
WINNER: 270towin - linked to by drewyorktimes
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Best Quotation by a Member
WINNER:
Source post
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Most Convincing Post
WINNER: Dontreadonme in The Surge in Baghdad (II), Is it working?
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Best Topic Creator
WINNER: nebraska29
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Best Topic Title
WINNER: Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder..., ...Or does it?
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Best User Name
WINNER: TinFoilLiberal
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Best New Overall Debater or 'Rookie of the Year'
WINNER: JohnfrmCleveland
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Member You Wish Posted More Often
WINNER: UltimateJoe
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Member You Most Want to Meet
WINNER: Mrs. Pigpen
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Member You Would Like Appointed to the USSC
WINNER: quarkhead
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Member You Would Most Like to See Elected to Office
WINNER: Dontreadonme
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Best Researcher
WINNER:Lesly
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Most Level Headed Member
WINNER: Doclotus
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Best Overall Debater
WINNER: Dontreadonme
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Please take a moment to acknowledge your fellow members, or maybe even take a bow for your win.

Congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you to all of you who participated in the nominations and voting. Happy Anniversary !

Foiled again!

Congrats to all the winners, particularly Dontreadonme, you deserved it, big time.

CP

Congratulations, all - there's not an award on here that wasn't very well deserved. Having met Mrs. P, I didn't cast a vote for her for Member You Most Want to Meet, so maybe next year we should have a Member You Wish Lived Next Door award. I'd like to add especial congratulations to Dontreadonme, my fellow nominee in the Best Overall Debater run-off, as well as drewyorktimes, our runner-up. Both were far worthier of such an accolade than I.

Oh, and...

I didn't know Free Press was nominated.

Congrats to JohnFromCleveland for the Best Rookie.

I thought I had ya there, but the better man won!

And thanks to Baphomets and ConservPat for the nomination. Next time, I'll offer a better exit strategy, and not succumb to negative political ads.

/and more rock concerts

OK, clearly there has been a cosmic error....there is no way I should have beat out Wertz. He's like the elder statesman of

Congratulations to everyone who won and to all of the nominees. It's been a tumultuous year for many of us, but the standards of civilized debate and incredible intellect continued to be raised for yet another year. Happy Anniversary America's Debate!

And a debt of gratitude for the hard work that Mike and Jaime put into this forum, I know I don't thank them enough!

Congrats DTOM and all the winners this year. And Happy Anniversary to the best political debate site on teh Internets! Thanks to Mike, Jaime, and all the wonderful mods who keep this place rockin.

Aw, thanks.

Congrats to all winners and nominees! And happy anniversary Here's to another exceptional year.

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And my wife thought I was wasting my time. Wait 'till I show her this.

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Thanks, AZ. Thanks to everyone. It's been a fun year, sitting on my rear and spouting off.

Congrarts to DTOM ,Wertz and all the great posters here on AD. And all the staff folks that keep the board going strong.

Completely snubbed this year. Even two topics that I thought were locks didnt get it. I guess I have to up my game this coming year.

Congratulations to all the winners and everyone else who is participating here on . It is still far and away the best debate site on the web. A special congratulations to DTOM who really deserved the best overall debater award this year.

Congratulations to all the winners. Gold medals all around.

Just wondering (since I won something for the first time! Thank you!) if this year's winners will be getting their achievements in their signature lines as they have in previous years...

It's not a simple five minute task to create graphics, and I have a lot going on in real life aside from the forum that takes precedent. I've started them, but haven't had a chance to work on them for quite a while.

They're on my (massive) to-do list, and I'll get them done as time permits.

Thanks for understanding,



Mike