25 DECEMBER 1971, Page 34

Teddy again

Sir: Re the letter by A. R. Stout (November 13), from Waxachie, Texas. The letter bore the heading: 'Alas, poor Teddy!' This is one of the oldest tricks in politics and imagine coming from Dallas! The writer unearthS myriads of errors and trivial decdS performed, often poorly, by hiS favourite politician and then painstakingly puts them in print The public loves them, they get ex; cited, they want more, they ma° about this great human guy, Kell nedy (alas, no need to add a first name any more!) and hell, thef even elect him. Crazy? Maybe, blit look around you!

Of course this is but an opinion but one thing is clear. Every word that comes from the mouth of Kennedy, automatically causes A R. Stout to write a long, loeg letter, somewhere. Right, wt0 right. Gerard A. O'Donovan of California, Dav15'

University USA