swdowning's Face Offs

Some wars are worth fighting. You suggest otherwise. Support your claim.

swdowning vs thejanet

Started: Mon, October 06
swdowning: You have suggested that the U.S. is wrong to engage in military operations designed to protect our…

Abortion? Gay Marriage? How about you mind your own business and stop contradicting your political philosophy, far right-wingers?

qbpuck321 vs swdowning

Started: Sat, October 04
qbpuck321: Homosexuality has been argued to be natural, and not chosen. Therefore, there can be no luxury in…

McCain, and Palin have resorted to outright lies repeatedly. The fact that they are still in the race is sad commentary on American voters.

Elflin vs swdowning

Started: Fri, September 26
swdowning: Your title for this Face Off, the one point that you must defend in order to win, includes this…

Bring on the hurricane! Good for Dems bad for Repubs

Salty_Dick vs swdowning

swdowning was the winner.

Started: Fri, September 12 - Finished: Wed, September 17

The feminist leadership's response to Sarah Palin's nomination is predictable because acknowledging the glass ceiling is broken makes them obsolete.

swdowning vs suzdev

Started: Tue, September 09
swdowning: For decades the feminist screed has focused on the "glass ceiling," an ever-present…

The feminist leadership's response to Sarah Palin's nomination is predictable because acknowledging the glass ceiling is broken makes them obsolete.

swdowning vs suzdev

Started: Sat, September 06
swdowning: For decades the feminist screed has focused on the "glass ceiling," an ever-present…

How Can you be dirt-poor and vote republican!

TheBrownHornet vs swdowning

Started: Wed, September 03
swdowning: You suggest that only the rich and powerful should be Republican (and by extension that the Rep.…

Sarah Palin is not qualified to be Commander in Chief.

Bully Pulpit vs swdowning

swdowning was the winner.

Started: Sun, August 31 - Finished: Thu, September 04

As a group, liberals are not smarter than conservatives.

swdowning vs IamFry

IamFry was the winner.

Started: Fri, August 29 - Finished: Mon, September 01

The multicultural precept that there is no objective right or wrong, but that these are subjective qualities, is wrong.

swdowning vs Otrain86

swdowning was the winner by forfeit.

Started: Wed, August 13 - Finished: Tue, August 19

Government should not play the role of Robin Hood - taking from the rich and giving to the poor.

swdowning vs Mark

Mark was the winner.

Started: Thu, July 31 - Finished: Mon, August 04

Austhus should finish the debates he's engaged in.

swdowning vs Austhus

Started: Tue, July 15
swdowning: Austhus, why don't you complete your face offs? You've delayed for five months.

In a president, character matters.

swdowning vs POST

swdowning was the winner.

Started: Tue, July 15 - Finished: Mon, July 21

FIRST LADIES are OVER RATED and their role is OVER EMPHASIZED

POST vs swdowning

swdowning was the winner.

Started: Thu, July 03 - Finished: Thu, July 10

John McCain would be a crappy president

crimo vs swdowning

Started: Tue, March 18
swdowning: Do you think that ad hominem attacks are the way to go here? In my experience, they are used by…

The Church needs to stop impeding science.

J.A.B.C. vs swdowning

swdowning was the winner.

Started: Fri, March 14 - Finished: Sat, March 15

By most accounts, the surge in Iraq is working. Opposing it now to deprive GWB and America a very possible victory is anti-freedom and un-American.

swdowning vs Austhus

Started: Mon, February 25
swdowning: My apologies for the delay and for the mis-post of my 2nd entry. Please scroll down to see the…

Republicans should be more openminded

auburnman227 vs swdowning

swdowning was the winner.

Started: Fri, February 22 - Finished: Sat, February 23

The Democrat party has abandoned the source of its strength, and this hampers power retention.

swdowning vs Americanliberties

swdowning was the winner.

Started: Tue, December 04 - Finished: Thu, December 27

swdowning's Face Off Record

  • Face Offs: 13
  • Wins: 10
  • Losses: 2
  • Ties: 1

TIME PHOTO ESSAYS

Almost Gone

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has released its Red List of the world's most threatened plants and animals. Here's a look at some of the animals on the verge of extinction

(Elvert Elzinga / AFP / Getty)


The Fantastic World of Ray Harryhausen

Fifty years after the release of the groundbreaking The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, a new box set celebrates the craft of a Hollywood special effects innovator.

(Everett)