in the United State. Mr. Gore did an extremely good job of this by reinforcing his views on tougher civil right laws, and the need for affirmative action. Instead of responding to a problem area dealing with civil rights, Mr. Bush gives the people a confusing observation about discrimination in our schools. He fails to show any discrimination in the school system. People should ask if Mr. Bush has any views on civil rights in the United States, because his answer failed to express any. Mr. Bush again gives the people a distraction when asked if Mr. Gore presented statistical numbers regarding childrens health care in Texas correctly. Instead of answering with a yes or no, Mr. Bush explains that he is good hearted person, while this may be true Mr. Bushs personal character was not in question the numbers in Texas were. Mr. Bushs continual use of distraction greatly hurt his position in the debate.Both candidates managed to use statistics and facts, however Mr. Gores usage of these facts were more reliable. Mr. Gore states, There are 1.4, I believe there are 1.4 million children in Texas who do not have health insurance; 600,000 of whom, and maybe some of those have since gotten it, but as of a year age, 600,000 of them were actually eligible for it, but they couldnt sign up for it because of the barriers that they had to surmount., this statement comes across strong and it is completely reinforced by a federal judges opinion. Mr. Bush states the three men who participated in the slaying of Mr. James Byrd were sentenced to death in Texas. This alleged fact is not completely true. Two of the men were sentenced to death while a third man received life in prison. Mr. Gore again uses sound numbers when he states Texas ranks 49th out of 50 states in health care. Texas does in fact rank second to last in health care. Mr. Bush attempts retaliation by saying for comparable states our size, were signing them up fast as any other st...
