Word: argumentative
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...There is a traditional right to marry and it excludes gay and lesbian couples,” Krickbaum said in his argument. Legislation prohibiting gay marriage “stigmatizes and demeans gay and lesbian couples and...their children...
...award for the best oral argument went to Marc L. Krickbaum, who argued for the opposing team...
...read that Tony Blair had been forced to use his annual speech on foreign affairs at the Lord Major’s banquet to urge European leaders to stop ridiculing Bush. “It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American argument or parody their political leadership,” remarked the Prime Minister. Now, while I don’t agree with him and think Americans should be parodied at all times, it is a little humorous that Blair would have to make such an overt statement...
...reach, the opposite occurred. Bush was alienating a huge proportion of the audience with his manner. Spinning reporters afterward, Rove insisted that the President had been "thoughtful" and "pensive"--the epitome of revisionism. Hughes went about her work too, feeding a wreath of microphones and tape recorders with argument after argument that Bush had done well. Later Hughes spoke to the President via cell phone about the early story line. "I was not irritated," he said, irritated. "Sir," said Hughes, "you were...
When it came to his closing argument, John Kerry wasn't about to trust anyone's instincts but his own. Ten days before the election, Lockhart and pollster Stan Greenberg started circulating a battle plan among Kerry's top advisers that called for an abrupt pivot in tone and message for the final stretch. He should talk more about domestic issues, the memo said, adopt a "positive and hopeful tone" and offer optimism instead of fear. "We want to elevate the choice by elevating the moment and the consequences--of four more years of Bush, with all the partiality...