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Subject: 
Re: debates (was: John Leo's opinion of "The West Wing")
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Date: 
Sun, 6 Oct 2002 14:42:21 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ed Jones writes:

Probably about once or twice a year, a topic will grab my attention.

Arguing the validity of the words of a
misattributed quote is symantics for arguments sake alone, which I am not
interested in.  You might as well debate LEGO vs. LEGOs (and please don't).

BTW, you didn't ask, but the main reason that I dont't post more to debate is
that most of these debates end up spending most of their life argueing over the
validity or quotes, sources, statements, etc. rather than actually discussing
the topic at hand.



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  Re: debates (was: John Leo's opinion of "The West Wing")
 
(...) Again, I thought John Leo's opinion of "The West Wing" was a totally new debate topic on The West Wing and how the West Wing was not an accurate represenation of the workings of politics and the White House. (...) Probably about once or twice (...) (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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