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Media looked bad in debate

Thu., Nov. 5, 2015

If you ever thought that the Democratic Party and the national media were unethical and dishonest, you were given clear proof at the Oct. 29 Republican presidential debate. The attitude of the questioners, the gotcha nature of the questions, and the bald attempt to embarrass the debaters with false claims of fact were, in my opinion, a disgusting example of what I have been thinking for years.

The debate did much to help the Republicans and much to negatively impact the Democrats and the media.

Ralph Hallock

Hayden

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