Sentences with phrase «written out of the debate»

They've been written out of the debate.

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On the other side of the debate, we have the ISPs like AT&T and Comcast, who argue that a re-classification of broadband providers the Internet under Title II (which was originally written for old phone networks) by the FCC is both out - of - date and without legal merit.

Write an article that panders even a bit to religionists, and they come out in droves yapping about how the sky fairy wants us to do good works, and then debating their various versions of mythology.

If CNN wants to illustrate that there is a debate out there it would not be hard to write an article related to views from some of the real top atheists and theists.

According to Sports Illustrated (SI), who interviewed her about her memoir, she wrote: «The debate of when life begins swirled through my head, and the veil of a child out of wedlock at the prime of my career seemed unbearable.

We'll discuss un-winning mentalities, overuse the word «microcosm» and debate whether or not Gooners can be sent to Hell for wishing for a Sp * rs Premiership title before turning our attention to the good old days of Arsenal's Invincibles, the shifting North American scouting network and how to get Arsene Wenger to write the foreword in your book with former Arsenal player and current Arsenal scout Danny Karbassiyoon, whose own account of highs and lows while playing for Arsenal are fleshed out in his new title The Arsenal Yankee, which comes out in early May.

When, for example, he attracts criticism for saying he admires Vladimir Putin in a magazine interview, Alastair Campbell is blamed for having «trapped» him into saying it; when he loses the first TV debate it's because he allowed himself «to be persuaded to act out of character»; and when it comes to the declining value of Brent crude Salmond writes breezily that «no - one really knows what the price of oil is going to be in the short term», despite having spent several years arguing precisely the contrary.

Last year I wrote about Labour's thoughtful commentariat - the sensible lefties willing to accept the fact that cuts do need to be made, and willing to engage with the real political debate - as opposed to those irresponsible voices on the left who would condemn anything the Coalition does as «out of touch» «Tory cuts» made by a «Cabinet of millionaires», and so on.

Honestly, when one of the debates in the film turns into an all - out brawl because one candidate brings up a story the other wrote when the opponent was 8 years old and calls it his «Communist manifesto» (See, one character in the story gives a pot of gold to a leprechaun, and that, according to the first candidate, is an example of his foe's innate belief in the redistribution of wealth), we're laughing in part because we've heard arguments of this variety before and with seemingly more frequency in the past few years.

We fully recognize the sensitive nature of this topic — and debated writing this article — but ultimately decided that the best voices to answer that question would be those parents who routinely reach out to EdChoice to share their students» stories.

A familiar debate over the origins of life — this time centered on a science - textbook sticker — is playing out in a Georgia courtroom, where parents are challenging their school district's written description of evolution as «a theory, not a fact.»

Legislation that would make students repeat third grade if they can't pass state reading exams is being considered in Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico, and Tennessee, she writes, reviving debates about whether retaining students boosts achievement or increases their odds of dropping out.

«Parents who opted their children out of state exams in recent years became the focal point of major education debates in the country about the proper roles of testing, the federal government, and achievement gaps,» writes Education Week's Andrew Ujifusa.

In a debate last month, he pointed out that 2.5 million students in the state fail to read and write at grade level and cast blame on «the same Sacramento leadership» of «insiders, politicians and business as usual» that he identified with Torlakson, EdSource reported.

I would not want to debate whether writing happy endings was selling out, or discuss the merits of literary fiction versus romance — all very interesting discussions.

Business consists of lengthy debate and discussions which end with the issuing of «chits» or scraps of paper on which are written instructions allowing commanders to make an attack, ordering a Taliban governor to help out a plaintiff or a message to UN mediators.

Tom Zeller, Jr., formerly of The Times and now at Huffington Post, has written an excellent piece, «Energy Facts, And A Few Fibs, On Display At Presidential Debate,» laying out the forces that do have an impact, and pointing to a valuable 2011 study from the Federal Trade Commission, Gasoline Price Changes and the Petroleum Industry: An Update, which I just read and encourage you to explore.

Michael Mann (see linked article) writes, «Much as lions on the Serengeti seek out vulnerable zebras at the edge of a herd, special interests faced with adverse scientific evidence often... attack those researchers whose findings are inconvenient, rather than debate the findings themselves.»

«One way or the other, Gleick's use of deception in pursuit of his cause after years of calling out climate deception has destroyed his credibility and harmed others,» wrote climate journalist Andy Revkin on his New York Times «Dot Earth» blog, adding, «The broader tragedy is that his decision to go to such extremes in his fight with Heartland has greatly set back any prospects of the country having the «rational public debate» that he wrote — correctly — is so desperately needed.»

Epstein challenged Bill Nye to a debate on cliamte change, writing in an email that «I believe I could do a lot of good by making an example out of him.»

I have pointed out flaws that I see in certain aspects of the debate, but the central tenant of global warming I have not really written much on.

Friends of the Earth worked with local and national groups including the Environmental Law and Policy Center, the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club, Green State Solutions, Iowa PIRG, Iowa Environmental Council, Iowa Farmers Union, Iowa Move to Amend, CREDO Action and Physicians for Social Responsibility in the debate about the cost recovery bill, taking out radio and TV ads, phoning more than 100,000 Iowans, and mobilizing thousands of activists who called and wrote their elected officials.

(3) This policy debate is full of people stubbornly fetishizing procedural things like «peer reviewed» as if they trump fundamental things like «archived» and «disclosed» and «written by an author who acknowledges errors after they are pointed out» and «clear» and «technically correct.»

When it comes to writing a good resume there is often debate on where to put focus during compilation — should emphasis be placed on a stand - out design and format, or is the majority of time best spent on developing stellar content?