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eppur_se_muova

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5. "Gergen and Shields" used to be a regular debate on McNeil/Lehrer.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 01:30 AM

Jul 12

Both kept the debate gentlemanly, not a shouting match between extremists. I often (usually) disagreed w/Gergen, but it's a shame that they don't make Conservatives like that anymore. They could actually debate on principles, not ad hominem attacks or recitations of cultish "principles".

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