{"id":36,"date":"2005-12-07T13:17:20","date_gmt":"2005-12-07T13:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/fyi\/2005\/12\/07\/santa-keeps-win-streak-alive\/"},"modified":"2005-12-07T13:17:20","modified_gmt":"2005-12-07T13:17:20","slug":"santa-keeps-win-streak-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/2005\/12\/07\/santa-keeps-win-streak-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Keeps Win Streak Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Howard Hewitt<\/i> – It’s hard to keep a good man down – even after 12 years of trying!<\/p>\n

Santa Claus survived another spirited Wabash College debate Dec. 7 by members of the Parlimentary Union. The sometimes-annual debate resolves: "This House believes Santa Claus is detrimental to American Society."<\/p>\n

\"\"Members of the government position, Ian Bisbee ’07 and Matt Plachta ’07, centered their argument around economics, lying to children, and staking out a position that Santa is a bad example of healthy living with his rotund figure.<\/p>\n

Opposition leaders Grant Gussman ’09 and Rob Bloss ’09 countered with a bah humbug to the government argument. The two suggested Santa bolsters the economy each year, and that Santa fosters a child’s imagination. Additionally, the opposition spokesmen said the idea a little milk and cookies one night a year contributes to childhood obesity was absurd.<\/p>\n

The debate was carried out in traditional parlimentary fashion with good natured ribbing from the house and pointed questions to each side prior to final rebuttal statements.<\/p>\n

But in the end, the House voted overwhelmingly to reject the proposal that Santa is detrimental to American society.<\/p>\n

Rhetoric professor David Timmerman guesses this was the 12th year, not all consecutive, for the Santa debate. And as David noted, Santa remains unbeaten.<\/p>\n

Who says education can’t be fun?<\/p>\n

In photo: Grant Gussman, at right, answers an audience question, while government spokesmen Plachta and Bisbee listen in<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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