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BSU Takes Politics More Seriously Than Politicians

BSU Takes Politics More Seriously Than Politicians

In lieu of the upcoming election, Boise State’s student run lecture series, Vox Discipuli, hosted two nationally recognized pundits in a political debate earlier today. Is it ridiculous to anyone else that a small state school hosted a more cogent sounding debate than the recent vice presidential one?

 

Peter Beinart and Jonah Goldberg, editors,...

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The VP Debate: OTR Editors Weigh In

The VP Debate: OTR Editors Weigh In

Photo: AP

 

Paul:

 

Palin won. Oh wait, just because you survived until the end doesn’t mean you won? OK, then Biden won. Look, this clearly wasn’t the disaster we we’re all hoping and praying for on either side. What was supposed to be a gaffe-filled explosively controversial evening was instead a relatively interesting (if not tame) debate on ...

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How Psychic Are You, or How Predictable are Politicans?

How Psychic Are You, or How Predictable are Politicans?

Tonight the VP debates will be televised, and we're all waiting with baited breath. According to the Daily Mail UK:

In what has been billed as the must-see TV event of the election campaign, the self-styled "pitbull in lipstick" has the future of John McCain's White House bid in her hands.


Senior Republicans acknowledge that - bearing in mind...

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Palin Lies About Meeting With British Ambassador, British Ambassador Calls Her Out

Palin Lies About Meeting With British Ambassador, British Ambassador Calls Her Out

Yeah, Sarah Palin is getting ubiquitous. Yeah, we at CollegeOTR write about her a lot for someone we aren’t too pleased with. Yeah we are totally freaking obsessed. Yet how could we not, when she gives us such gems to laugh over? Take her recent blatant lie about meeting the British ambassador to the United States— which he called her out on.

 

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Ladies from The View Debate Before VP Debate at Wash U, Elisabeth Hasselbeck Gets "Testy"

Ladies from The View Debate Before VP Debate at Wash U, Elisabeth Hasselbeck Gets "Testy"

You’ve gotta give it to Sarah Palin, the woman knows how to make things interesting. Yesterday on The View, the ladies divided up on their usual battle lines, with Joy Behar going all liberal on Survivor contestant-turned-talk-show-host Elisabeth Hasselbitch’s ass, with Barbara Walters as the mediator. The fulcrum on which the argument pivoted? ...

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VP Debates 2008: The Hockey Mom Vs. What's His Name

VP Debates 2008: The Hockey Mom Vs. What's His Name

So, the first presidential debate has come and gone without any major gaffes to focus on. But worry not, because now the vice presidential debates are coming! And that’s sure to bring some memorable mess-ups. I mean it will feature a candidate (not naming any names here) who thinks proximity to Russia qualifies as foreign policy experience.
 

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