Grady H.S. Students host Mock-Presidential Debate
October 28, 2008 – 6:30 am by: Nick Bubb
Georgia’s award-winning Grady High School Speech and Debate team, known as “The Jesters,” will host a mock Presidential Debate on October 28 at 7:30pm in the Main Theatre on the Grady High School campus. Two of Georgia’s top high school debaters, seniors Michael Robinson and Demarius Walker, will portray the presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama, respectively, in a debate moderated by members of the press and The Barkley Forum at Emory University. Topics will include the economy, health care, the War in Iraq, foreign policy, education and the Supreme Court. Additionally, questions will be taken from Grady students and members of the audience in a Town Hall-style debate.
The Speech and Debate team is hosting this event primarily to inform students and the community-at-large of issues facing the United States as they head to the polls in this historic presidential election. Audience members will be asked to pledge to vote in the November 4th election.
As this debate is being conducted as a fundraiser for the Speech and Debate team, audience members will be able to “vote” for who they feel won the debate by voting with their dollars to the candidate’s ballot box. All monies raised will be used for competition tournaments for the team.
The debate will be streamed live, online at gradyspeaks.org. The time is eastern, so the debate will start at 6:30 Wisconsin time. This should be a great opportunity for Wisconsin debate and forensics students to view the presidential election through the lens of speech and debate. Please, check it out tonight.