maybe they made the application too complicated
you know, above the 3rd grade reading comprehension level
that would rule out many of zerO ‘s base supporters
why doesn’t he just speak at his own alma mater, in the mean streets of Punahou
I think they structured it all wrong.
The contest should have been to say 0bama would speak at ALL High Schools thru-out the US. Then, each high school would be invited to submit an essay as to why 0bama should NOT come to their school. There will be a FLOOD of entries, and the top 27467 essays get to have him NOT speak at their ceremony. The unlucky 27468'th school... will have to bear it.
I was thinking along similar lines.