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Posts from ‘June, 2009’

The official pooch of the HVDU

Apart from our other official sponsors, the Hudson Valley Debate Union has its own official mascot, namely: He’s twelve years old now. We’ve been best buddies since he was a pup. He wants you to know — he’s a Min Pin, not a chihuahua, so just lay off the “Yo quiero Taco Bell” remarks. He [...]

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Check out the links

You should see the links in my Firefox browser — no, I take that back, you shouldn’t see them, because they’re a total mess. They’re just all over the place. Just to let you know that I’m not eating and sleeping debate planning 24/7, I’ve thrown down some links in the right hand column about [...]

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Photos & Comments on HVDU debates

Here are some links to photos and comments at some HVDU events: Ed Mechman of the Archdiocese of New York blogged on his experience at the Marriage Equality Bill debate, and so did talk radio host Kevin McCullough of Musclehead Revolution. You can see photo albums of HVDU events here: The Marriage Equality Debate (6 May [...]

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So what’s with the eagle-thingee?

New visitors to the HVDU may be wondering — how did you come up with that cool logo for the Debate Union? I’ve known you for ages, Pat, you can’t draw worth a darn. Well, let me tell you about it.

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Thank you, Matt!

Thanks to the generosity of my new friend Matt, (head spinning at the wonderment of it all) I … am … now … a … blogger. I’ve been reading them for ages, and tossing in the occasional comment, now I get to do it. Wow. I’m feeling like the kid with the toy train under [...]

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The Marriage Equality Debate, 6 May 2009

In the biggest turnout ever for an HVDU event, an audience of more than 70 came out to the King’s Daughters Public Library for the Marriage Equality Debate Originally scheduled to be a No Confidence in the Stimulus Bill debate, the subject was changed on 16 April when Governor David Paterson of New York introduced [...]

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