Thursday April 27, 2006

The Sophist

Jerry Falwell may be exaggerating their prowess, but his plan to create an army of right-wing debaters at Liberty University—who will then go on to control the government—might have some merit. That’s right, talking head turned White House press secretary Tony Snow was a college debater.

Snow apparently debated for Davidson College (in Davidson, NC) in the mid-seventies. This is reflected in his Davidson bio, which says he was a member of the honorary forensics society DSR-TKA. Snow also attended Princeton High School in Cincinnati, which hosted a major national high school tournament in the late ’80s, although I have no idea if he debated there. In any case, whatever experience he has debating both sides of an issue will come in handy, given his recent criticisms of the administration.