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	<title>Comments on: Dirty energy lobbyist-turned-Governor Haley Barbour to champion ‘Do Nothing’ stance in big Senate climate hearing Tuesday</title>
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		<title>By: Alev</title>
		<link>http://climateprogress.org/2009/07/06/dirty-energy-lobbyist-turned-governor-haley-barbour-to-champion-do-nothing-stance-in-big-senate-climate-hearing-tuesday/#comment-121127</link>
		<dc:creator>Alev</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>While its main text is not specifically relevant to the upcoming elections, an Appendix entitled ‘The Conscious Voter’ most definitely is relevant. Its three pages include an account of how Connecticut voters were hoodwinked by a smiling John Rowland, in spite of the fact that his opponent William Curry had made Rowland’s corruption well known during the campaign. Rowland was exposed and punished — but only after he won the governorship. The Rowland case illustrates how inattentive voters are vulnerable to candidates with style but no substance.”</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While its main text is not specifically relevant to the upcoming elections, an Appendix entitled ‘The Conscious Voter’ most definitely is relevant. Its three pages include an account of how Connecticut voters were hoodwinked by a smiling John Rowland, in spite of the fact that his opponent William Curry had made Rowland’s corruption well known during the campaign. Rowland was exposed and punished — but only after he won the governorship. The Rowland case illustrates how inattentive voters are vulnerable to candidates with style but no substance.”</p>
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		<title>By: Chris Winter</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris Winter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Baerbel wrote: &lt;i&gt;&quot;I always wonder how folks like Barbour can be elected to public office at all. How ignorant can voters be to ignore his past -- and most likely current -- connections and still think that he’ll just have their best interests in mind?&quot;&lt;/i&gt;

Indeed. This recalls to me something Ralph Nader mentioned in his book &lt;i&gt;The Good Fight&lt;/i&gt;. My review of the book describes it this way:

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&quot;While its main text is not specifically relevant to the upcoming elections, an Appendix entitled &#039;The Conscious Voter&#039; most definitely is relevant. Its three pages include an account of how Connecticut voters were hoodwinked by a smiling John Rowland, in spite of the fact that his opponent William Curry had made Rowland&#039;s corruption well known during the campaign. Rowland was exposed and punished &#8212; but only after he won the governorship. The Rowland case illustrates how inattentive voters are vulnerable to candidates with style but no substance.&quot;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Baerbel wrote: <i>&#8220;I always wonder how folks like Barbour can be elected to public office at all. How ignorant can voters be to ignore his past &#8212; and most likely current &#8212; connections and still think that he’ll just have their best interests in mind?&#8221;</i></p>
<p>Indeed. This recalls to me something Ralph Nader mentioned in his book <i>The Good Fight</i>. My review of the book describes it this way:</p>
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&#8220;While its main text is not specifically relevant to the upcoming elections, an Appendix entitled &#8216;The Conscious Voter&#8217; most definitely is relevant. Its three pages include an account of how Connecticut voters were hoodwinked by a smiling John Rowland, in spite of the fact that his opponent William Curry had made Rowland&#8217;s corruption well known during the campaign. Rowland was exposed and punished &mdash; but only after he won the governorship. The Rowland case illustrates how inattentive voters are vulnerable to candidates with style but no substance.&#8221;
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		<title>By: David B. Benson</title>
		<link>http://climateprogress.org/2009/07/06/dirty-energy-lobbyist-turned-governor-haley-barbour-to-champion-do-nothing-stance-in-big-senate-climate-hearing-tuesday/#comment-96185</link>
		<dc:creator>David B. Benson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;b&gt;Richard Pauli&lt;/b&gt; --- Borderline?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>Richard Pauli</b> &#8212; Borderline?</p>
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		<title>By: Baerbel</title>
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		<dc:creator>Baerbel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I always wonder how folks like Barbour can be elected to public office at all. How ignorant can voters be to ignore his past - and most likely current - connections and still think that he&#039;ll just have their best interests in mind?

Barbour, his would be voters, and all of the senators could do with a lesson in critical thinking as proposed in Greg Craven&#039;s new book &quot;What&#039;s The Worst That Could Happen? - A Rational Response to the Climate Change Debate&quot;. This should even become required reading before anything in climate legislation is voted on. The website-link above goes to Greg&#039;s homepage and provides more information.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I always wonder how folks like Barbour can be elected to public office at all. How ignorant can voters be to ignore his past &#8211; and most likely current &#8211; connections and still think that he&#8217;ll just have their best interests in mind?</p>
<p>Barbour, his would be voters, and all of the senators could do with a lesson in critical thinking as proposed in Greg Craven&#8217;s new book &#8220;What&#8217;s The Worst That Could Happen? &#8211; A Rational Response to the Climate Change Debate&#8221;. This should even become required reading before anything in climate legislation is voted on. The website-link above goes to Greg&#8217;s homepage and provides more information.</p>
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		<title>By: Richard Pauli</title>
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		<dc:creator>Richard Pauli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pretty damning.  It is important for history to record the names of those who most deserve blame. 

Unethical by any definition, deserved infamy, borderline criminal for such species sabotage - thanks for calling them out.  

If those with power cannot resist the corruption, then they deserve a truthful record of their actions.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pretty damning.  It is important for history to record the names of those who most deserve blame. </p>
<p>Unethical by any definition, deserved infamy, borderline criminal for such species sabotage &#8211; thanks for calling them out.  </p>
<p>If those with power cannot resist the corruption, then they deserve a truthful record of their actions.</p>
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