Comments on: The Issues http://newmoderate.com POLITICS & CIVILIZATION FOR THE PASSIONATE CENTRIST Sun, 20 May 2012 02:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: dduck http://newmoderate.com/the-issues/#comment-275 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:33:02 +0000 http://newmoderate.wordpress.com/?page_id=20#comment-275 Some people might volunteer if asked once in awhile. Perhaps Moore has a brother who sometimes runs low on pain killers for his bad back or Beck might have a cousin, who would be willing to leave the target range for a quick 300 word essay.

]]> By: Rick Bayan http://newmoderate.com/the-issues/#comment-274 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:25:39 +0000 http://newmoderate.wordpress.com/?page_id=20#comment-274 dduck: I have to admit it was fun to play puppeteer in these 3-way debates. You don’t think Righty and Lefty sound zealous enough? Hmm, I didn’t want them to sound like crazed, certifiable fanatics ALL the time; sometimes I actually let them make persuasive points. But you’re right that an honest-to-God 3-way debate would be more challenging.

Someday, when my site is as big as Huffington Post (cough, cough), I could hire a REAL Righty and Lefty to spout their ideologies here. But what self-respecting ideologue would be willing to serve as the foil to a staunch moderate? Maybe if they think they can win… that’s the ticket!

Good comment… thanks!

]]> By: dduck http://newmoderate.com/the-issues/#comment-271 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:57:32 +0000 http://newmoderate.wordpress.com/?page_id=20#comment-271 Although you are a great writer, your Lefty, Righty characters lack the zeal of true believers in those positions. Perhaps, Balzac or Dostoevsky could pull it off, maybe.
Could you get guest writers sometimes for bigger issues; it would be interesting and might provide the New Moderate a greater challenge in the debate.

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