What happened to Crossfire?

[JohnFKennedy]

CNN murdered it by putting people up that can't debate.

To be fair, most people your side of the Atlantic can't debate (formally that is - the only team from an American university ever to win the Worlds Debating Competition was comprised of two English ex-pats - the only nations who really do well at Worlds are Australia and England)

[JohnFKennedy]

CNN murdered it by putting people up that can't debate.

To be fair, most people your side of the Atlantic can't debate (formally that is - the only team from an American university ever to win the Worlds Debating Competition was comprised of two English ex-pats - the only nations who really do well at Worlds are Australia and England)

Talking about that, I got a 73 in my last debate last year...ouch...

It's good to know we're good; I suppose it has a lot to do with the parliamentary system (although that wouldn't explain why Canada underperforms...)

Canada aren't too bad, the last worlds was won by Ottawa Law - it was in Malaysia a few weeks ago, one of the winners then went to volunteer with tsunami relief:

http://www.cusid.ca/community/viewtopic.php?t=6568

Pretty moving stuff.

What system did you get a 73 under? the 100 point scheme? My last on that was an 85 I think, my worst is a 76.

[JohnFKennedy]

There are active debating societies at the college level in the US.

I know, Yale is the best of the American Unis for debating, I think they reached the quarters, but I believe the only American uni team to win worlds was comprised of two English ex-pats. (Man am I a loser! haha)