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		<title>By: Tampa Is&#8230;? &#187; Blog Archive &#187; vote or no vote: uninformed citizens</title>
		<link>http://sticksoffire.com/2004/11/03/if-it-was-a-bad-idea-it-wouldnt-be-on-here/comment-page-1/#comment-170525</link>
		<dc:creator>Tampa Is&#8230;? &#187; Blog Archive &#187; vote or no vote: uninformed citizens</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] note: See similar laments from the 2004 election, an overwhelming show of apathy in the 2006 election, the general population&#8217;s failure to [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog &#187; county mayor and you stupid voters</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog &#187; county mayor and you stupid voters</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] To be sure,Â voters can be shortsighted, uneducated, small minded ingrates.Â  We&#8217;ve said so before.Â  But votersÂ get to be all those things if they want.Â  Our elected officialsÂ are expected to be better than that.Â  TheyÂ should be spending their time educating the voters aboutÂ this issueÂ rather than trying to stop the voters from even hearing about it. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] To be sure,Â voters can be shortsighted, uneducated, small minded ingrates.Â  We&#8217;ve said so before.Â  But votersÂ get to be all those things if they want.Â  Our elected officialsÂ are expected to be better than that.Â  TheyÂ should be spending their time educating the voters aboutÂ this issueÂ rather than trying to stop the voters from even hearing about it. [...]</p>
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