Yes, it’s been a while since you’ve seen any activity from the HVDU. However, please be alerted: There will be an announcement of the next event very soon. And it will be a biggie. So keep your eyes open. That is all.
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And now for the fun side of the HVDU …
We present the Official Anteyka Anthem …
Cancellation and disappointment
TO: Friends, Colleagues, and Contacts of the HVDU FROM: Patrick McGrath, HVDU Executive Director SUBJECT: Cancellation of Health Care Debate for 10 November Dear Friends: I had been planning for some weeks to hold a HVDU Debate on the Health Care Bill now presently being considered in Washington. It was going to be held on [...]
Stony Point Debate Videos!
Good news, ladies and gentlemen!
After a day and a half of concentrated work, I have just posted the videos of the Stony Point Debate onto YouTube! Yay!
Because of YouTube’s 10 minute limitation, and because it’s just plain more convenient, I’ve split up the footage into conveniently managable chunks. I think this makes sense.
The Stony Point Debate — a success!
It was a pleasant success. People were generally pleased with the outcome, and when there was disagreement, no one was the least bit disagreeable. The HVDU’s first foray into election debates, rather than issue debates, kept us close to home, as we held the first debate among the Democratic and Republican candidates for the Stony [...]
The Stony Point HVDU debate is on!
Well, HVDU fans, it’s taken a long time and a lot of hard work, but I can now officially announce: We have a Fall 2009 season! And it’s a home debate, because our opener is: THE STONY POINT DEBATE! Here’s the text of the news release that’s going out today: The Hudson Valley Debate Union [...]
Oxford debate goes to the top pay grade — and not merely Rocky Mountain highest
“Did you have a look at the town hall meeting on health care that President Obama had over the weekend in Colorado?” he asked me.
“No, I hadn’t see that,” I said. “No cable here. Or sat-dish. So what happened?”
“Well, this young college kid got up got up and asked Obama, directly, to have an Oxford-style debate on health care.”
“Really.”
“Yes.”
“Did he, now.”
“He did.”
“Well, I’m going to have to track down this young, brave fellow.”
Another proof of Min Pin intelligence!
Little “Opie” in this video is a “red” or tan Miniature Pinscher, sometimes called a Rehpinscher, rather than the black and tan coloring my BFF Anteyka is. But they both have superb intelligence levels, as you can see with Opie here:
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 [...]
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 [...]