A young Max Pohl helps me out, while I debate,
by holding the Dill Pickle that I won last year for
being judged
the Best Debater at the 2008 Bughouse Square Debates.
The pickle is literally bigger than Max. Thanks, Max!
Photo courtesy of Bob Matter.
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When I made my presentation, while standing on Soapbox # 2, the vast majority strongly supported my assertion that the Illinois General Assembly should not be engaged in the bizarre practice of donating your tax dollars to a Jewish ministry in Wisconsin, or any religious ministry in Illinois, for that matter.
A group of judges picked one of the twelve debaters as the best at this year's debate. This year's winner was the duo of Lina Thorne and Mars Caulton, who argued in favor of "Abortion on demand without apology." The judges made the right choice. Their presentation was excellent, even though I disagreed with just about everything that Lina and Mars said.
For the past two years, the Bughouse Square Debates were held on the last Saturday, the fourth Saturday, in July, so if you'd like to attend the next one, keep both July 24th (the fourth Saturday in July, 2010) and July 31st (the last Saturday in July, 2010) open in your schedule.