Hobbs,+Thomas

I have been Judging at the State and National level for four years. I've judged at many bid tournaments (Glenbrooks, Stanford, Harvard to name a few) and I've judged at NSDA Nationals.My participation in the world of debate grew with every new event my daughter entered. As a parent of a young woman that is extremely passionate about Speech and Debate, her involvement has given me a new fresh appreciation for the spoken word. That being said, __**I want a traditional round.**__ Some of my paradigms are:
 * Very short version**: I only like/can only follow traditional rounds. Pref me if thats what you want. No spreading, no theory, no Ks.


 * Slightly less short version:**

**Speed:** __**DO NOT SPREAD.**__ I will not flow it. Do not pref me if you want to spread. **Theory:** Don't run theory. Unless you want to spend an __entire__ speech explicitly detailing it to me, __**do not run theory**__. It probably won't win the round for you and I will most likely just become very confused. **K:** I'm not familiar with ks and I would not advise that you run them in traditional form. So don't read any stuff thats way out of the box. If you're reading a K that's __very easy__ to grasp, then run it in case form. All in all, I'm not very receptive to Ks. Policy style args: I'm not a huge fan of plans/cps. Run them if you want, but I'm probably less inclined to vote for them than other traditional cases. **Arguments:** Don't run wacko-args. I will never vote on genocide=good type of args. They must be logical. I will not vote on something that isn't resolutionally apt. You must show me the validity of any args your running. I want __crystal clear__ claim warrant impact, i.e. use those words. **Voting:** I want to see a clear clash of framework. Show me what your world looks like and how I need to evaluate that world. When I don't see a clear decision on the framework I will vote off of contention level arguments. __You need to always be winning the contentions__. Also, don't make false extensions, make responses. I know if your opp has attacked your card, don't deny it, that takes away from debate. Ask me if you have any other questions before the round. Here's a video of cute goats: media type="youtube" key="5IuRzJRrRpQ" width="560" height="315"