Reply #8: I sent this in on Sunday, Oct 5 [View All]

[tinnyguy1777]

Sir:
I read your article referring to the students and their opinions of who "Won" the debate between the incumbent and Kerry.
It's not a matter of who won, but of the substance of the answers. It was a typical Republican "spin game", played to the hilt by the incumbent.
Compare the "spin" of the incumbent, to the articulate responses fostered by Kerry, and there should be no doubt as to who really "won", (if that's the important qualification, you were seeking).
As to your choice of students to interview, you could have forgotten about the high schoolers entirely, and chosen some upperclassmen, who just might, by this time in their short lives, realized how much our lifestyle has deteriorated in the few short years, since the incumbent has been in office. Questioning "high schoolers", who are notoriously "fickle", who can easily be mis- led, and even confused by your questions, leaves your final intentions, in doubt. Their simplistic views of the real world are not an accurate barometer of what is really going on. Are you also a "shill" for the incumbents party, trying to garner votes for him, thru negative reporting.
It is my sincere hope, that for the future so called "debates, you will find a more astute audience to question. You may be surprised at the results of seeking out a more cognitive group of people