Confused States
12-11-2003, 05:33
The Issue
The Batter Up! Baseball League has begun to grow in popularity and is now seeking government support in establishing teams and stadiums throughout the nation.
The Debate
1. "Holy cow, is this gonna be great!" hollers BUBL President and sports nut Roger Steele, wearing a fashionable giant foam finger on his right hand. "Baseball is just what Confused States needs right now! Think about it: soda, popcorn, hot dogs... oh, and I'm sure the economy will benefit somehow, too! All we need is the government funding to build stadiums and teams, and we'll be on every TV and in every city in the country!"
[Accept]
2. "You're going to spend the taxpayer's money on WHAT?" counters Minister of Finance Anne-Marie Steele in his newly furnished office. "I mean, I love playing a good game of baseball every now and then, but does the government really need to go around supporting this? The only people that are going to benefit are a bunch of fat-cat burger vendors and bored hicks with nothing better to do on Sunday afternoon! We need to stop spending so much money on these ridiculous games and get back to what's really important: running the business of the country."
[Accept]
...Anne-Marie Steele in HIS office? Methinks there's some gender problems brewing here :)
The Batter Up! Baseball League has begun to grow in popularity and is now seeking government support in establishing teams and stadiums throughout the nation.
The Debate
1. "Holy cow, is this gonna be great!" hollers BUBL President and sports nut Roger Steele, wearing a fashionable giant foam finger on his right hand. "Baseball is just what Confused States needs right now! Think about it: soda, popcorn, hot dogs... oh, and I'm sure the economy will benefit somehow, too! All we need is the government funding to build stadiums and teams, and we'll be on every TV and in every city in the country!"
[Accept]
2. "You're going to spend the taxpayer's money on WHAT?" counters Minister of Finance Anne-Marie Steele in his newly furnished office. "I mean, I love playing a good game of baseball every now and then, but does the government really need to go around supporting this? The only people that are going to benefit are a bunch of fat-cat burger vendors and bored hicks with nothing better to do on Sunday afternoon! We need to stop spending so much money on these ridiculous games and get back to what's really important: running the business of the country."
[Accept]
...Anne-Marie Steele in HIS office? Methinks there's some gender problems brewing here :)